I haven't worn a watch in decades. I'm on my time and have been for years. I do have a couple of interesting watches. I have a Novus made by national semiconductor circa early 60's. It's the first LED wrist watch ever made. I also have an Omega Chronostop that I bought in Singapore a long time ago. I have no clue if they have any value but they're both kind of interesting. The Novus has a ruby lens and you have to push a button to see the time in little red lights. The chronostop is made to be worn with the watch face down. The dial is set so the 12 is toward your hand and it's a stop watch.

Any watch fans out there?

fltsfshr

 

I have a watch and probably look at it fifteen times a day. I feel naked without it.

gary

 

^ This. I'm lost without it even thought I have the time on my phone. I love the ad for the new James Bond movie where Daniel Craig asks Q what the new watch does. Answer? "It tells the time."

 

Oh, and my watch is a Seiko Titanium. Looks like stainless steel, but light as plastic.

 

I also haven't worn a watch in probably 20 years. Before I travel, I buy a $10 watch for the trip. I usually leave it attached to my camera bag. By the end of the trip, it's all beat up, banged up, probably has a bad strap and I throw it out. It also gives me the ability if I need it for a hike or something to have it nearby.

On a side note, I have some superhuman ability to know the time without looking at a watch. I'm usually within 15 minutes, so for a simple 'What time is it?' it's fine. For an 'I have an appointment in x minutes, will I make it', I normally check my phone or radio to be sure. It bugs the hell out of Cindy.

 

Same here.
Levi

 

Don't leave home without my watch.

Timex. Plain and simple.

 

I used to work at a metrology shop and we had a time calibrator (it measures how accurate a watch is). I was always amazed at how accurate Timex watches were, at least compared to things like Omegas and Rolexes (we had an employee who had those types of watches). Even against Japanese watches like Casio, Timex were the most accurate overall. Can't beat the price, either.

 

Seldom wear any of my watches unless I want to "dress up" which is rare. There are things that tell me the time everywhere all over the place. My car, my phone, my microwave, clocks all over the house. Time keeps on ticking, ticking . . .

 

Tag Heuer is my dress watch which I never wear cause I never dress. Luminox is my sport watch. Had a Rolex and sold it years later for more than I paid for it.