Who does NOT wear a wrist watch anymore?

I haven’t worn a watch since the 90’s. Between my pager (then) and my cell phone (now), another time displaying device would be redundant.

I haven’t worn a watch since … if I can remember correctly … the 1970s.

I don’t wear a watch, I do wear a FitBit.

Over 30 years ago my wrist watch battery died. But at the time I worked at a place where there were clocks everywhere and everything we did had to be time stamped. And there were bells at the start and at the close each day. So when I was away from work I felt by not wearing my watch I was freed from the tyranny of time.

I wore one until I lost mine. I had to get used to not looking at the time, but now I’ve grown accustomed to just looking at my phone. I was given a new watch not too long ago, and I haven’t worn it.

I once loved watches and bought new ones regularly, but I worn one in years. Occasionally when I have to dress up for something I put one on but it feels totally alien on my wrist and I can’t wait to get it off.

I feel buck naked without one on.

Same answer as the Elephant. I have a nice collection too, but now they’re yet another thing smart phones have killed.

After going about 10 years without one, I bought a Pebble Time Round a few months ago. I don’t really use it to tell time. Rather, it has been useful for managing my busy life (notifications, etc). I find that I take my phone out of my pocket far less often.

I have a Fossil Big Tic watch that I dearly love. It’s part of my left arm that happens to tell time if I’m not in the car and my cell phone’s not handy.
This Big Tic is my second. I bought the first on a trip to Las Vegas about 15 years ago at the – you guessed it – Fossil outlet store. I’ve worn it daily since.

On the same hand, middle finger, is a ring I bought in Hawaii about 17 years ago at the – you guessed it – flea market. I have never removed it. Taken it off on rare occasion, but never removed it.

Since there is no reason to carry a cell phone all of the time and occasionally there isn’t a clock nearby, yes, a watch is still worn. Not only is it a quick way to check the time, it’s a back-up source when the need arises.

Since my cell is the only phone I have (no land line) and it’s with me all the time, even at home, a watch isn’t really necessary for me.

I got out of the habit while working as a Diesel mechanic. Touching a hot battery wire to ground through a metal watch band will leave you with one hell of a burn around your wrist. And catching a ring on a cab grab bar can rip your finger right off.

I don’t wear a watch.

I haven’t worn a watch since my last job, about 35 years ago.

I have two and on occasion will wear one (usually when dressing up) but most of the time they sit in a drawer.

I wear a cuckoo clock across my chest & recreate the scene from Alien every hour on the hour, works best if i’m wearing a vest & a pained expression, doesn’t Hurt though

I just saw a photo of a friend of mine who is on FB. She’s a woman in her 70’s and the photo was of her hand and three other lady friends, probably in a restaurant, doing the “hand over hand” thing. All four ladies were probably in their 70’s. All four wrists had watches on them. I was thinking how from that generation, they wore watches and it’s a hard habit for them to break. From the younger generations, we have phones and just glance at the phones, either for other things or for time telling.

No, I don’t. Time is everywhere now. In the car, on our phones or computers.

@jca, I don’t think that it’s a matter of the older generation finding wearing a watch a hard habit to break. A fair amount of this group don’t own a cell phone to refer to for the time. Perhaps that is what you meant.

The SO wears a watch because his breaks are scheduled and timed, and a cell phone is not allowed to be carried while working because of the job that he does. One young niece, bless her, sports a Rolex watch because, I can only assume, is a sign of social status.

While the use of wristwatches has lessened, there is still a need/desire/preference to wear one. I fall into the last category. It’s just easier to glance at my wrist vs. pulling the cell phone out.

@Pied_Pfeffer Me too.

@Pied_Pfeffer: That’s what I meant. Younger generation(s) take for granted that we have time available on phone and older generations may think of the phone as being just that, a phone.

@jca Thanks. That makes more sense.

I have a lovely watch that I like wearing. I can check the time more subtly on my watch than I can using a phone. This can be important when I’m doing an interview or in a meeting. Overtly looking at my phone or watch could suggest that I want the person to wrap up what they are saying (and that might not be true). I can just tilt my wrist slightly and see the time. If I’m in a meeting with a superior, looking at my phone could suggest I’m not focused on what they are saying.

I don’t always have my phone easily accessible. Sometimes it’s in my bag.

I don’t, but I wish I did. I tend to destroy watches, sadly.

There’s a distinct possibility that the ‘older ladies’ are wearing watches made of gold, possibly with jewels.
When watches were a near necessity, they appear to have been a popular fashion accessory and status symbol. You’d be surprised how many gold ladies watches we run into in ‘estate jewelry’. The younger generation tends to view watches as a quaint relic. Indeed, the ‘jewelry store’ watches of my youth – think Bulova – have little collectibility today. But gold is gold, and I’ve easily gotten $125+ for gold ladies watches.

Remember that if you inherit or have responsibility for closing an estate. It seems that nearly every woman had a ‘dress’ watch at one time, and it was usually gold. That watch is often in the bottom of the jewelry box among the broken Timex’.

@Earthbound_Misfit

That’s truly the only part of wearing a watch that I miss; the ability to more discreetly check on the time.

Plus I always wore my watch with the face on the inside of my wrist so that made it even easier.

I used to be murder on cracking watch faces until I learned that little trick from a fellow camp counselor/teacher who used to have the same problem and that was his solution. Made total sense to me. And no more replacing watch crystals :)

So, I didn’t even have to turn my wrist even slightly to check the time-merely glance down.