Although I wear a Fitbit, I am a sucker for analog watches (I have many), especially skeleton watches where you can see the inner workings. I have a weakness for moon phase watches too.
I have wanted a Dick Tracy 2-way wrist radio ever since I was a kid - and now (with a smartwatch) I have one! Plus it’s easy to hang up on all the scam call without pulling out my phone.
@carl669 This is gorgeous! I had to Google them and I kind of want one, now. I really like the limited edition one. It’s a little out of my price range, though.
@TheCO2 yeah, I can’t afford the nicer ones. none of my watches are particularly expensive. the one pictured was on a really good sale and I got 8% cash back. I’ve bought some via grey market as well
I wear a medical device that communicates with my phone which communicates with my smartwatch to notify me if my body is feeling sassy and like it might enjoy ceasing. Before that innovation was created, I was into gorgeous analogs
I’ve worn a Timex Ironman digital watch forever. They’re simple but what they do they do very, very well…until they don’t. My current watch is a replacement for my previous version which decided to quit beeping. Since I use my watch as an alarm clock that wasn’t going to work. But a battery lasts a couple of years and the watch lasts a handful of battery changes.
I wear an Omega Seamaster Perpetual for my EDW. It keeps impeccable time and really takes a beating. Yes, it cost a lot but it is dependable and I can wear it in my security sensitive work environment. No smart watches, cell phones, or any other electronic devices that can send or receive data allowed in the lab.
I’ve always been a watch person. As a kid, I had the “Running Man” watch. Because as a 6 year old, I LOVED jogging and needed a serious watch to help with my runs.
The animated runner was super rad. The big red buttons on the front were a big selling point as well. I would clip pens to the watch band and pretend they were lasers, and push the buttons to shoot.
I also remember it having a really crappy version of “Love me Tender” as an alarm tone.
After the Running Man, my Dad and I wore matching Ironman watches. The only difference was, my Dad did Triathlons. I played Atari. We set our watch alarms to go off at the same time, so when he went off to war, we could say hi to each other every day.
When the IndiGLO watches came out I had to have one of those too.
After the Y2K bug didn’t kill us, and computers started popping up everywhere, I got the Datalink watch. It wasn’t that good and wasn’t very useful. By then I had a cell phone and pretty much stopped wearing watches.
UNTIL…
Fitbits. I wore one of those for a 'bit.
Then I got a Samsung Galaxy Fit, that was rad.
Father’s day, 2019 my wife and I got matching “Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm)” smartwatches from the cellphone place, buy one get one free, cell plans and stuff. It would be cool, but it doesn’t really do much. I like the health and sleep tracking, the alerts, but it would be much better if it had better, reputable apps I could install. And they removed all the Pipboy watch faces!!! LAME!!! And if the battery lasted longer. When it dies, I might go back to wearing nothing.
@xenophod ?? I thought the Casio on top was the “running man” watch, with the big red buttons. Is the black one with the green guy on it a more recent “running man?” He’s only walking, although he looks very pleased about it. If you start running, does he run too?
After having G-Shock watches, I’m hooked. They have all sorts of options, from really cheap to holy $#%& expensive, but even the cheap ones are decent quality. I have a cheaper one for work (warehouse) that is solar charged and syncs with the atomic clock. I also have a good watch that is still not outrageously expensive that syncs with my phone and is also solar charged. Both watches are analog.
I can’t justify getting a smartwatch, and honestly, I don’t really want one.
@TheCO2 you beat me to the post. I currently have 4 different G-Shock watches(grey w/ neon green accents, navy blue, black w/ gold accents and all white) and I love each one more than the next. All are very tough and some with hints of street wear elegance. Casio did something very special when they created the G-Shock liwne and it has been going strong for a few decades now, only getting stronger. They come as simple as a timepiece with only a clock, stopwatch, timer and alarm or can have very complex functions such as altimeters, barometers and thermometers. Did I mention that I like them too…
@sicc574 I was looking for something to hold up to everyday use in the warehouse, and kept going. I do have 4, also. The first one was worn for 2 years as my all-the-time watch, but I decided to browse around online after replacing the battery, and was pleasantly surprised at all the options.
I fell for digitals as a kid and finally bought my own, a Casio DW-200 Marlin multi-alarm 200M water resist. That watch still works but is no longer water tight so it sits on my dresser. I wore it for 24 years with a couple of battery and band changes.
Someday I’ll get it fixed but parts are very expensive and hard to find.
I got a DW-5600E G-Shock about 2004 and I’m still wearing it. One new battery, one new watchband. Those older Casio watches are like the older Mercedes diesel cars. They just work, and they keep working.
I really like the high end MRG watches, and some of the Casio Cockpit series but just can’t justify spending $$$$ when the $50 G-Shock just keeps working and working…
@duodec I wore digital for years, but decided it was time to go back to analog. It humors me when kids can’t read my watch. It also impresses me when they can.
An Apple 0 or 1, whatever the earliest was. I bought it for a son. He loved it. Gradually fancier models came along. Eventually I bought him a new one and he “handed up” the original to me.
I love the way it nudges me every hour to get up and move around. Also have found the exercise program very motivational. Have lost a little weight and just generally feel better.
And I’d promised myself when I retired that I’d never wear high heels, panty hose or watches EVER again. I’ve kept 2/3 of the vow.
@tweezak just came here to say the same thing. I have a solar eco drive. My second one. First one stopped charging after many years. Had to put it under a lamp at night to get enough juice in it. Finally caved and got another.
My Fitbit, which is halfway to a smart watch. It does what I want amazingly well, and tells me if I should bother answering the phone or checking my text messages. My sister got an Apple watch for Christmas and she says it’s terrible at doing everything the Fitbit did. She has to check three different apps to get the same information. I warned her.
I like my Apple watch, but aesthetically it leaves a lot to be desired. I wear it because it’s useful, but my preference is for vintage analog watches with automatic movement. I’ve thought about wearing one on the wrist that doesn’t have the smartwatch.
@ahacksaw I think it was the solar face stopped charging the battery. It was very confusing. Their customer service kept insisting it didn’t have a battery. I just gave up and bought another one.
@ahacksaw Not as far as I know. He’s never mentioned anyone saying anything. I’ve never noticed anyone noticing it. Plus he can leave the smart watch behind when he goes into restricted areas and still know the time. They won’t let them take phones or laptops or anything smart in some of the high security areas he works in.
Yes, I am a dinosaur, but I still wear a watch for the convenience of knowing the time. No fashion statement for me, and I don’t want/need any additional “smart” features.
Yes, I could pull my phone out of my pocket (usually), but that’s the very reason most men moved from pocket-watches to wrist-watches a century ago.
I can go analog or digital, but my one necessary luxury is the glow feature for checking the time in the dark. When I am in a movie theater, I need to know whether I am close enough to make it to the end of the film, or need to breakdown and take a bathroom break.
I’ve been wearing watches for 20+ years. I currently wear a Garmin smartwatch, and while I mostly agree with the killer feature list in the write-up, those of us who do outdoor activities and workouts also find value in stuff like GPS tracking, real-time pace info, real-time heart rate info, and status info like Body Battery.
But I also have a soft spot for the fashion/utility mix of expensive-ish analog watches. There was a short time where I wore one of those on my left wrist and a fitness device on my right, but it just didn’t make a lot of sense. I’ve sold all but one now.
It takes my Garmin a couple hours to charge (every 7-10 days right now in my low-activity season), and it’s weird to be without it. I’ll still look down for the time or when I hear the a notification from my phone across the room. I understand how some people prefer to be truly disconnected, but when I shower without mine, there’s a small part of me that wonders if I got a message or other useful notification. But I’ve also pared down my notifications so I only get important stuff.
I have both digital and mechanical. I generally wear the mechanical ones every day. They are each a masterpiece of engineering. I don’t something to tell me I have a text I’m not going to read.
My former IT company gave me (i picked it out), for an anniversary, an extremely expensive analog watch that I wore for a while. It sits in a drawer. My wife won an Apple watch last year which she gave to me, since she already had one. So, I have my choice, neither of which cost me anything.
I have a few watches. From a Garmin smart watch to automatic analog watches. Lately I use the Garmin the most, but I pop on an analog watch, usually my Seiko monster, every so often.
No watch.
@ZeroCharisma this is the way.
Although I wear a Fitbit, I am a sucker for analog watches (I have many), especially skeleton watches where you can see the inner workings. I have a weakness for moon phase watches too.
@heartny Tourbillon, of course
@heartny I have a moon phase watch I bought in Germany many years ago when I worked there. Still works.
me honor no need defending
@phendrick
/giphy I see what you did there
I don’t want crap on my wrist. But if you’re forcing me, I’ll take the horribly expensive analog.
I have wanted a Dick Tracy 2-way wrist radio ever since I was a kid - and now (with a smartwatch) I have one! Plus it’s easy to hang up on all the scam call without pulling out my phone.
citizen navihawk. i enjoy complicated watches that i only have a minimal idea of how to use.
though i am considering my first smartwatch, a garmin fenix 6 or 7
@carl669 You sure that isn’t a remote control for an airplane or jet?
@Kidsandliz that’s probably in there somewhere
@carl669 I would not be surprised to learn that someone with the appropriate know-how could navigate a ship by the stars with that sucker. Wow.
@kostia or even find their way to white castle without google maps!!
@carl669 that’s fantastic!
@carl669 This is gorgeous! I had to Google them and I kind of want one, now. I really like the limited edition one. It’s a little out of my price range, though.
@TheCO2 yeah, I can’t afford the nicer ones. none of my watches are particularly expensive. the one pictured was on a really good sale and I got 8% cash back. I’ve bought some via grey market as well
I wear a medical device that communicates with my phone which communicates with my smartwatch to notify me if my body is feeling sassy and like it might enjoy ceasing. Before that innovation was created, I was into gorgeous analogs
I’ve worn a Timex Ironman digital watch forever. They’re simple but what they do they do very, very well…until they don’t. My current watch is a replacement for my previous version which decided to quit beeping. Since I use my watch as an alarm clock that wasn’t going to work. But a battery lasts a couple of years and the watch lasts a handful of battery changes.
I wear an Omega Seamaster Perpetual for my EDW. It keeps impeccable time and really takes a beating. Yes, it cost a lot but it is dependable and I can wear it in my security sensitive work environment. No smart watches, cell phones, or any other electronic devices that can send or receive data allowed in the lab.
I’ve always been a watch person. As a kid, I had the “Running Man” watch. Because as a 6 year old, I LOVED jogging and needed a serious watch to help with my runs.
The animated runner was super rad. The big red buttons on the front were a big selling point as well. I would clip pens to the watch band and pretend they were lasers, and push the buttons to shoot.
I also remember it having a really crappy version of “Love me Tender” as an alarm tone.
After the Running Man, my Dad and I wore matching Ironman watches. The only difference was, my Dad did Triathlons. I played Atari. We set our watch alarms to go off at the same time, so when he went off to war, we could say hi to each other every day.
When the IndiGLO watches came out I had to have one of those too.
After the Y2K bug didn’t kill us, and computers started popping up everywhere, I got the Datalink watch. It wasn’t that good and wasn’t very useful. By then I had a cell phone and pretty much stopped wearing watches.
UNTIL…
Fitbits. I wore one of those for a 'bit.
Then I got a Samsung Galaxy Fit, that was rad.
Father’s day, 2019 my wife and I got matching “Samsung Galaxy Watch (46mm)” smartwatches from the cellphone place, buy one get one free, cell plans and stuff. It would be cool, but it doesn’t really do much. I like the health and sleep tracking, the alerts, but it would be much better if it had better, reputable apps I could install. And they removed all the Pipboy watch faces!!! LAME!!! And if the battery lasted longer. When it dies, I might go back to wearing nothing.
@xenophod I love the little animated walking man. Which one is that?
@xenophod
Naked?!?
@Kyeh That’s the “running man” watch.
@Kidsandliz Of course!! Clothes are overrated.
@Kyeh the one with the green guy looks like the Samsung Galaxy Fit.
@xenophod ?? I thought the Casio on top was the “running man” watch, with the big red buttons. Is the black one with the green guy on it a more recent “running man?” He’s only walking, although he looks very pleased about it. If you start running, does he run too?
@djslack Oh, that must be it. So it has a little cartoon guy on it? That’s so charming!
@xenophod @djslack Okay, I googled around and finally got it - that’s Pipboy - I didn’t know that. And now you say you can’t get him anymore?
Not me but my Mom is a nurse a simple analog watch with a seconds hand was in her must haves.
After having G-Shock watches, I’m hooked. They have all sorts of options, from really cheap to holy $#%& expensive, but even the cheap ones are decent quality. I have a cheaper one for work (warehouse) that is solar charged and syncs with the atomic clock. I also have a good watch that is still not outrageously expensive that syncs with my phone and is also solar charged. Both watches are analog.
I can’t justify getting a smartwatch, and honestly, I don’t really want one.
@TheCO2 you beat me to the post. I currently have 4 different G-Shock watches(grey w/ neon green accents, navy blue, black w/ gold accents and all white) and I love each one more than the next. All are very tough and some with hints of street wear elegance. Casio did something very special when they created the G-Shock liwne and it has been going strong for a few decades now, only getting stronger. They come as simple as a timepiece with only a clock, stopwatch, timer and alarm or can have very complex functions such as altimeters, barometers and thermometers. Did I mention that I like them too…
@sicc574 I was looking for something to hold up to everyday use in the warehouse, and kept going. I do have 4, also. The first one was worn for 2 years as my all-the-time watch, but I decided to browse around online after replacing the battery, and was pleasantly surprised at all the options.
@sicc574 @TheCO2
I fell for digitals as a kid and finally bought my own, a Casio DW-200 Marlin multi-alarm 200M water resist. That watch still works but is no longer water tight so it sits on my dresser. I wore it for 24 years with a couple of battery and band changes.
Someday I’ll get it fixed but parts are very expensive and hard to find.
I got a DW-5600E G-Shock about 2004 and I’m still wearing it. One new battery, one new watchband. Those older Casio watches are like the older Mercedes diesel cars. They just work, and they keep working.
I really like the high end MRG watches, and some of the Casio Cockpit series but just can’t justify spending $$$$ when the $50 G-Shock just keeps working and working…
@duodec @sicc574 The G-Steel (GSTB400-1A) is the most expensive watch I have ever had.
When I decided on it, I was going back and forth with a watch I found on Kickstarter that was pretty similar.
@duodec I wore digital for years, but decided it was time to go back to analog. It humors me when kids can’t read my watch. It also impresses me when they can.
An Apple 0 or 1, whatever the earliest was. I bought it for a son. He loved it. Gradually fancier models came along. Eventually I bought him a new one and he “handed up” the original to me.
I love the way it nudges me every hour to get up and move around. Also have found the exercise program very motivational. Have lost a little weight and just generally feel better.
And I’d promised myself when I retired that I’d never wear high heels, panty hose or watches EVER again. I’ve kept 2/3 of the vow.
I bought my first Apple Watch just because I wanted it as a new fun thing.
The first time I took a serious fall and it noticed and offered to call for help for me I was sold. If only I could get my dad to wear one!
Simple analog. Does the job. Not a big expensive crisis if something happens to it.
The smartwatch tells me who’s calling, shows me message text, and when the meeting started. It’s dumbwatch in nearly everything else.
My wife bought me a really nice Citizen Eco-Drive. It wasn’t what I wanted - or so I thought. An exceptional timepiece.
@tweezak just came here to say the same thing. I have a solar eco drive. My second one. First one stopped charging after many years. Had to put it under a lamp at night to get enough juice in it. Finally caved and got another.
@katbyter @tweezak the battery wasn’t replaceable?
My Fitbit, which is halfway to a smart watch. It does what I want amazingly well, and tells me if I should bother answering the phone or checking my text messages. My sister got an Apple watch for Christmas and she says it’s terrible at doing everything the Fitbit did. She has to check three different apps to get the same information. I warned her.
I like my Apple watch, but aesthetically it leaves a lot to be desired. I wear it because it’s useful, but my preference is for vintage analog watches with automatic movement. I’ve thought about wearing one on the wrist that doesn’t have the smartwatch.
@ahacksaw my husband does this. A real watch (accutron) on his right and the Apple Watch on the left.
@milstarr Does he get strange looks or questions?
@ahacksaw I think it was the solar face stopped charging the battery. It was very confusing. Their customer service kept insisting it didn’t have a battery. I just gave up and bought another one.
@ahacksaw Not as far as I know. He’s never mentioned anyone saying anything. I’ve never noticed anyone noticing it. Plus he can leave the smart watch behind when he goes into restricted areas and still know the time. They won’t let them take phones or laptops or anything smart in some of the high security areas he works in.
Yes, I am a dinosaur, but I still wear a watch for the convenience of knowing the time. No fashion statement for me, and I don’t want/need any additional “smart” features.
Yes, I could pull my phone out of my pocket (usually), but that’s the very reason most men moved from pocket-watches to wrist-watches a century ago.
I can go analog or digital, but my one necessary luxury is the glow feature for checking the time in the dark. When I am in a movie theater, I need to know whether I am close enough to make it to the end of the film, or need to breakdown and take a bathroom break.
Fitness monitor.
Tell me my steps and if I’m getting cardio. Optional for that questionable sleep monitor.
K.I.S.S.
Smartwatch (Apple).
But I prefer the look of analog watches.
Agree with todays post that most smartwatch features are useless (although I will add one killer app to the list: 2 factor authentication prompts).
As a result, I went through several iterations with Martian before they gave up the ghost. Too bad.
I have now for four years used a smart watch. I like a watch to have something in common with me…
I’ve been wearing watches for 20+ years. I currently wear a Garmin smartwatch, and while I mostly agree with the killer feature list in the write-up, those of us who do outdoor activities and workouts also find value in stuff like GPS tracking, real-time pace info, real-time heart rate info, and status info like Body Battery.
But I also have a soft spot for the fashion/utility mix of expensive-ish analog watches. There was a short time where I wore one of those on my left wrist and a fitness device on my right, but it just didn’t make a lot of sense. I’ve sold all but one now.
It takes my Garmin a couple hours to charge (every 7-10 days right now in my low-activity season), and it’s weird to be without it. I’ll still look down for the time or when I hear the a notification from my phone across the room. I understand how some people prefer to be truly disconnected, but when I shower without mine, there’s a small part of me that wonders if I got a message or other useful notification. But I’ve also pared down my notifications so I only get important stuff.
I have both digital and mechanical. I generally wear the mechanical ones every day. They are each a masterpiece of engineering. I don’t something to tell me I have a text I’m not going to read.
My former IT company gave me (i picked it out), for an anniversary, an extremely expensive analog watch that I wore for a while. It sits in a drawer. My wife won an Apple watch last year which she gave to me, since she already had one. So, I have my choice, neither of which cost me anything.
I have a few watches. From a Garmin smart watch to automatic analog watches. Lately I use the Garmin the most, but I pop on an analog watch, usually my Seiko monster, every so often.
I choose - no watches at all. I can’t abide having things interfering with my sleeves all the live long day.