I love watches -- always have. They are the only functional piece of jewelry that I have worn and I love looking at them at the store and online. But the truth is, I haven't purchase one in many, many years and don't plan on it. I have a clock on my microwave and oven, in my living room, in my car, on my cell phone, and on my computer. There's even one on my XBox 360 screen. I simply don't need another time piece. It's too bad really; watches can be beautiful things.
I've been thinking about this recently. I found this article today and if you do the poll, you'll see that most people agree with me. I think things will flip-flop again in the future as soon as they can shrink cell phone electronics into a normal sized wrist watch. I know the screen on a watch isn't big enough to web browse or look through your calendar, but some people really do just use their phones to talk. Combined with quality voice features and a wireless headset, a wrist phone could call you and tell you your appointments and contact information. You can already use your cell phone to send reminders to your phone via voice.
2 comments:
There are two reasons I do not wear a watch.
1) My wrists are so thin that most of them end up being "Crooked" on me. It is hard to explain, but unless the band is plastic or leather, they are either too tight or too loose.
2) My wrists are so HAIRY that the metal bands end up pulling the hairs out of my arm as the watch moves. NOT a good feeling.
I agree with the metal bands -- I will never buy another one. But the rubber/plastic or leather bands are ok. I just feel almost weird now wearing one knowing I have so many other time tellers all around me. It almost seems like overkill.
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