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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:03 PM
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Poll question: Do you wear a watch?
Why? Why not?
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nickinSTL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:04 PM
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1. why? I always have
it drives me nuts to not know what time it is.

(I'm also one of the most punctual people on the planet)
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MemphisTiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:05 PM
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3. Same here
it's like not wearing pants if I don't have my watch on, and I detest people being late
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:05 PM
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4. You know, it's funny
I always wear a watch and it also drives me nuts to not know what time it is.

But at the same time, I'm also one of the least punctual people on the planet.

I guess I use my watch to know how late I exactly am... :shrug:
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:04 PM
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2. No my cell phone has a clock on it.
But I never wore a watch before the advent of cell phones either.
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Reverend_Smitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:07 PM
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5. Always
but I'm the person who shows up 5 minutes early to any place I go
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Napoleon Dynamite Donating Member (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:07 PM
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6. Never.. I don't like the tan lines I get
There are clocks everywhere anyway.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:07 PM
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7. I almost always wear one...Why?
I want to know what time it is, silly!

The only places I don't wear it are: In bed, in the shower, doing dishes...


:hi:
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ulysses Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:08 PM
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8. yup.
digital Casio. Tarzhay special.
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:08 PM
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9. A Rolex Presidente' if you don't mind.
:sarcasm:
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:43 PM
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16. 18kt Daytona for me please
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:49 PM
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19. My my. I'll get some pictures.
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Rainbowreflect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:31 PM
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10. I can't wear one. Every time I wear a watch it stops.
My grandmother had the same problem.
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:32 PM
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11. always, except to bed...
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:32 PM
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12. I use my cell phone
no need for watch
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:34 PM
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13. Hmm, as a retiree all my appointments are...
ones I'd rather avoid. I seldom wear a watch.
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Tyler Durden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:40 PM
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14. one of 3 21 jewel SEIKO series 5 automatics.
BEAUTIFUL self-winding, day-date with a crystal back. One for everyday, two different styles for dress.

They keep perfect time, are shock, water and magnetic proof, oyster case, the "Japanese ROLEX."

A watch to leave to one of your kids. I give them to relatives' kids as graduation presents.

However, if I'm feeling old fashioned, only one of my 19th century WALTHAM pocket watches will do.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:43 PM
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15. 24 hrs a day, same watch, it's damn near 30 yrs old
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youspeakmylanguage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:45 PM
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17. An old-school Casio G-Shock is the way to go...
I have a retro design in silver (rare). I love it to death, even if it's a big hunk of ugly plastic.
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:45 PM
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18. Never. My wrists are too slim.
But I am very punctual. If I'm going to be somewhere where I won't otherwise have any access to the time (radio, other people, etc.) I will carry a watch in my pocket, if I currently have a working one.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 02:50 PM
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20. rarely - it's uncomfortable
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:10 PM
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21. Almost never
I don't wear rings or bracelets either - don't like stuff on my hands.

Now, if I could ever find a vintage woman's sterling Cartier tank watch (sapphire cap on the stem), that I'd wear.

If I'm traveling, I'll pack one in an accessible pocket in my carryon...
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rbnyc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:14 PM
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22. Used to always--now almost never since...
...baby was born. It scratches him. :(
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Left_Winger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:23 PM
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23. I like my pocket watch...
as it belonged to my grandfather, stills works like a champ although it is mechanical and must be wound daily; and I also have my cell phone.
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:27 PM
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24. Always have one with me
But wear it as little as possible.

I hate having anything round my wrist, so whilst I'll wear a watch walking to work, it gets dumped on my computer even before I start making coffee once I get into work.

I have a couple of pocket watches too - but one can't really wear those from day-to-day.
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DeposeTheBoyKing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:29 PM
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25. Yup - I'm like the White Rabbit
Always running about checking my watch. Clocks and calendars are all over my house. The only time I don't wear a watch is during law school exams and the bar exam; I took it off and propped it up on the table (for some reason it freaks me out to feel the watch on my wrist as I write under pressure).
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Saphire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:29 PM
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26. I am allergic to metals. Like the band, or the back of the watch.
Although gold doesn't seem to bother me, I can't afford it.
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Patiod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:42 PM
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29. Paint it with clear nail polish
I got a lovely Brighton tank watch as a gift, and I do wear it once in a while.

It made a watch-shaped welt on my wrist, but then I painted it with several coats of clear polish, and no problems. Have to repeat sometimes as it peels off, but no more welts.
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:30 PM
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27. Only at work.
I need to take pulses and do respiratory rates. Other than that, I find them annoying.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-05-05 04:32 PM
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28. I stopped wearing one about 6 years ago.
a) Because it bothered me.

b) Because clocks are everywhere. (at work, in the car,at home, on my cell phone)
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