Do you wear a watch?

[Anonymous]

I lost mine last week and thought with my phone and other digital clocks on devices I wouldn't miss it. But I do. I keep looking at my naked wrist thinking the watch is there. I'm in my late 40s, so it may be an age thing. My teen can't imagine why anyone would need a watch. So I guess I'll be going watch shopping soon.

[Anonymous]

45 years old. Haven't worn a watch in about 8 years.

[Anonymous]

I stopped wearing one years ago. I started taking off my last one while typing, and I eventually realized that I would forget to put it back on afterwards more often than not. Between cell phones and other digital devices, it is rare that there's not a clock nearby when I need the time. You just have to break the habit of looking at your wrist, even if you don't care what time it actually is.

[Anonymous]

My husband bought me a women's version of his watch for Christmas. (Or, if it's not exactly the women's version, they look extremely similar.) He loves his watch, and I know that's why he got me one, so even though I never use it to tell time, I do wear it as a piece of jewelry, because he likes it. And it is, to be fair, a very beautiful watch.

[Anonymous]

Every day. Feel lost without it. I think it will definitely be a generational thing (I'm 40) as it drives my mother nuts when she comes to visit that I don't have a proper clock. She doesn't like looking at the micro/cable box/etc. just like I don't like having to fish my cell phone out of my purse when I'm out and about.

[Anonymous]

Yes, a Cartier. Not totally sure it's a generational thing as both my teens wear watches too.

[Anonymous]

I just started wearing mine again after wearing no jewelry on my hands for about a year (from third trimester on). I got my wedding set re-sized, and now that I am wearing my rings again, I want to wear a watch too.

FWIW, I like looking at a device that just tells time and I don't have to dig out of my purse. I don't want to know if I got a text, just the time, thanks.

[Anonymous]

I tried going without and hated it. I am an older mom (53), but my 13 year old loves his watch and feels funny without it.

[Anonymous]

I work in an office 3 days/week and I always wear a watch on those days. I absolutely never wear one on the days I work from home or on weekends. Like some of the PPs, I have a "fancy" watch (graduation gift from college) so that may be why - I don't see the reason to wear a fancy watch on days that I'm working from home in yoga pants or digging in my garden.

It was a hard transition to make initially to not wear a watch, but I'm used to it now. I'm 43, by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just started wearing mine again after wearing no jewelry on my hands for about a year (from third trimester on). I got my wedding set re-sized, and now that I am wearing my rings again, I want to wear a watch too.

FWIW, I like looking at a device that just tells time and I don't have to dig out of my purse. I don't want to know if I got a text, just the time, thanks.

Bingo, also I get annoyed by the people who pull out their phone to check the time and then get busy checking email/texts. hello? Aren't we in the middle of a conversation? Or maybe it was too boring.

[Anonymous]

I only wear a watch when I run. (it's my GPS.) I haven't worn any other watch for like 10 years, but I still instinctively look at my wrist when I need to know what time it is. I use my phone as a watch most of the time. (and set a timer if I have to leave to go somewhere, so I'm not checking it all the time.)

[Anonymous]

No. I don't think I've worn one since I was 10 years old. I'm usually around some sort of time-showing device if I need to know the time. If not, there's always my cell phone.

I've never found watches to be particularly beautiful, and that's one of my basic requirements for any jewelry I wear, no matter how functional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Every day. Feel lost without it. I think it will definitely be a generational thing (I'm 40) as it drives my mother nuts when she comes to visit that I don't have a proper clock. She doesn't like looking at the micro/cable box/etc. just like I don't like having to fish my cell phone out of my purse when I'm out and about.

+1 Are our mothers related?

[Anonymous]

The only time I'm not wearing a watch is in the shower (36 year old here). I have several "nice" watches and more than a few sports watches. I wear a watch to bed so I can tell the time if I wake up in the middle of the night (very, very nearsighted), which drives my husband crazy

[Anonymous]

Only when I work out because it's my heart rate monitor. I stopped wearing one regularly about 6 years ago. Just recently, I've considered wearing one again, but the batteries are all dead in all of my watches and it takes effort to take them to the jeweler to have them changed.