At this point a pocket watch is mainly for style points right? Basically everyone has a phone with network-synced time built in.
When I'm at home, I rarely have my phone on me.
And it is way easier for me to look at my watch than my phone.
Also, my watch has multiple alarms, a countdown timer, and a stopwatch that I frequently use.
A phone may offer those features as well, but it isn't nearly as convenient.
I don't wear a watch for style points--I wear a watch because it is functional.
EDIT:
If you're just talking about pocket watches, you might have a point.
I missed that part, and thought you were talking about wrist watches, which is what this thread is usually about.
no, a watch is more convenient to get time
period
and it has other stuff
and does not have to charge all the time
and does not have to boot windows or whatever
and apple can;t obsolete it
These are all reasons why I still wear a watch. I now use a watch that is powered by the sun and has atomic-clock syncing, which helps me with the bus and subway schedule…but the irony is that I don’t receive the atomic clock signal well enough during the warmer months to set my watch through my east-facing windows, so I have to use a phone app to sync the watch to the atomic clock. :person_facepalming:
yeah me too
i have 2 solar atomics
a casio and a citizen
both are also analog/digital
so they have hands, plus digital window for dates, stopwatch etc
and about 10 other atomic clocks around the house
wle
it;s also my ‘avatar’ pic on this site
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You’re all good, I actually meant to write wrist watches anyway.
My situation is this:
- my apartment is small so my cell phone is never far
- my TV, Computer and Microwave all tell time
- my cell phone is my only phone and I take it with me when I go places
So I’m never more than 2 seconds away from knowing what time it is. Makes it hard for me to see a point in having a watch.
EDIT: Forgot to mention, the Android clock app has a Timer and a stopwatch and can do multiple alarms.
Not for me. If I’m at home the time is on practically every device. I take my phone with me when I go out. I’m never more than 2 seconds from knowing the time. You might beat me on the draw by 1 second but it’s not a contest usually.
The watch doesn’t need to charge all the time, is simple and doesn’t need to be replaced as often. Cool, but I already HAVE a phone and I need it despite the flaws you mention. I don’t have a landline.
Do you not carry a cell phone?
Some people are happy with just a smart phone, and that's fine.
I really appreciate having a watch though. 
There are many times during my commute when my cell phone is safely tucked away in a belt pouch or briefcase, and it is significantly faster and more convenient to look at my watch. Where I live, there are places in my commute and in my non-work routine where it is wise not to be displaying my phone, or risk dropping my phone. In certain other circumstances, it is less conspicuous to check the time on a watch than to use a phone for that purpose and reveal one isn’t paying attention to someone “important” during that moment. In those circumstances, it is nice to have a watch.
do i have a cell phone?
yes
how many times do i check the time a day?
probably 100 times
sorry do not want to have the cell phone out that much
i just like watches
you do not
Just got this citizen avalon today
Very nice Fossil wrist sundial, I remember I’ve seen that like what, 20 or 25 years ago?
Writing this makes me feel like a caveman 
From the time I’ve seen this I always said, the only tattoo I’d ever get was a working wrist mounted sundial like that Fossil 
Looks amazing, where did you get it from?
The Citizen eco drive with radio control can’t be beat for functionality.
I have mixed feelings about Rolex. I love the brand reputation, I hate the price gouging. Back in the 90s you could get Sub’s any day of the week for $3k. Today, that won’t even get you on the waiting list.
Used to be a saying.
Want Wrist Jewellery…. get a Rolex. Want a proper watch that will keep good time…. get an Omega.
Both have succumbed to stratospheric pricing and exclusivity, but you can still get a vintage Omega for a reasonable price.
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I purchased my Submariner new in 1980 for $900.00. It’s been my primary timepiece for some forty years and still looks great and keeps excellent time. I’ve worn it on countless underwater adventures and in the construction of untold job projects. You get what you pay for IMHO.
No regrets.
Another fine timepiece in my rotation is my Vintage 1971 Omega Speedmaster.
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EDC 99.9% of the time: Casio ProTrek PRW-3000B, replaced polariser to fix the negative LCD it came with originally. Alti, baro, compass, sunset/sunrise etc., solar charging, syncs to DCF-77 and other precise time over radio services. The extra functions are nice to have but the extremely precise timekeeping (even when sync fails, this particular specimen only drifts about a second per two weeks) is what keeps this watch on my wrist all the time.
For dressy situations that I fail to avoid there’s Casio LCW-M100DSE, this one also syncs to radio and has solar charging, though it’s not nearly as good at keeping the time between syncs as the ProTrek, drifting almost a whole second per day.
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Yahoo auction, this model was only released in japan in the early 90s
where did you get the wrist sundial!!>???
i have one from amazon that is not so nice, but i think it was about $20