• Pilk@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Do you wear a wristwatch?

    If so, is it because you use it, out of habit, as a fashion thing, something else, or a combination of the above?

    Mine keeps breaking and I’m thinking of just replacing it with some jewellery (simple chain bracelet?) on that side to fill the void.

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      I wear my Apple Watch mainly to track exercise and a bit out of habit. I don’t really use the watch that much though outside of tracking workouts, so recently decided to buy a cheap Casio watch (this one as it was on sale) when I just want something on my wrist as a fashion thing.

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      Yep, I wear an analogue watch every time I leave the house, and use it to know the time quickly. It also looks pretty, because I like my functional things to be decorative if they can be, but it’s primarily functional.

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      I do. I used to wear one all the time as a kid so it’s partially out of habit. I don’t like having to pull my whole phone out just to check the time when I can do it causally on my wrist, and I have a smartwatch but the screen never turns on when I want it to.

      I bought an automatic Steeldive watch off Aliexpress that’s pretty good and one of the cheapest solar watches from Citizen I could find. Solar watches are great, they’re so light and require almost no maintenance.

      I’m not into watches for the fashion so I find so many of them incredibly ugly for everyday wear

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      I don’t wear a wristwatch at all, or bracelets. I hate the way they feel. Generally just check my phone for the time.

      #justmillenialthings

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      I have a older style garmin (that’s small and has an actual working watch face so it doesn’t look like a fitness tracker). I mainly wear it for the tracking and stress/HRV tracking but the watch bit is handy when I’m in meetings or dealing with public transport or trying to put down the phone. I lived happily without a watch for many years but since I got it I’ve worn it all the time. If it broke I’d probably go without again until I found something I like that fits.

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      When you say “breaking” what do you mean? Stop working? Crack the screen? The band falls off?

      Yes, I wear a garmin. It counts my steps, tells the time, records shit. Before that I wore an analogue.

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        It’s got a separate second hand that keeps falling off with bumps, and the rogue hand gets caught in the hour and minute hands. Fixable but doesn’t seem to stick. And it makes me realise I barely ever look at it to tell the time, I just feel naked without it.

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          Ok, so it’s shit. Get a decent watch like a Lorus. They are Seiko’s cheaper range but built to last.

          You’re not using your watch because it’s disappointing you.

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            It was good back in the day, but I think it’s just old now. It’s been through a few battery replacements and had the glass replaced once. The Horse don’t seem to make watches with separate second hands anymore, so I wonder if it was a known issue.

            I’ll make sure to check out Lorus.