Do You Wear a Watch? The Debate

Nov 10, 2008 @ 4:17pm

sashas wearing a watch but i really doubt she wears one in real life.jpg Natalie: Have you noticed all the press watches are getting lately? I feel like I’ve seen at least three or four round-ups in the past month alone.

Brett: So..?

Natalie: But who still wears a watch? I mean, isn’t that what cell phones are for?

Brett: I wear my watch every day!

Britt: Well, I used to always wear my dad’s watch, but lately I forget to put it on in the morning.

Natalie: Because you can just check the time on your cell, right?

Britt: Right. And I’m always late anyway.

Brett: But watches are a thing. They say something about the owner, and they’re necessary.

Natalie and Britt: But they’re not.

Brett: Well yeah, but there’s something amazing about pulling up your shirt sleeve and checking your time on your watch. I mean, if someone walks up to you on the street and asks for the time [Editor’s note: Natalie swears no one ever asks her for the time, Britt and Brett say “all the time.”], it’s so much cooler to look at your watch instead of your cell phone.

Britt: But I think men should wear watches.

Natalie: But why? Why men and not women? We all have phones.

Brett: (Cuts off Britt) Because watches are to men what handbags are to women.

Natalie: Guess I missed that memo.

Britt: I just think it’s sexy when a man has a watch on.

Natalie: Missed that one, too. I think they’re from another century practically. And too heavy.

Brett: They’re about nostalgia - I think about my dad, my uncle, my parents’ friends. They’re just about tradition, the thing you always give and remember, and you wear it forever.

Britt: We should probably put this on the site..

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 4:22PM

I absolutely love watches, but I never wear one. So I admire them from afar! And yes, I agree, Watches are sexy on men!!

posted by louis

Nov 10, 2008 4:24PM

I LOVE watches. I also don't always have my phone in reach. But the wrist, it's always there.

That and it's just like another piece of jewelry.

I think watches and handbags go hand in hand. oops, pun. Oh well.

posted by hannah

Nov 10, 2008 4:32PM

Like no one wears watches anymore, at least that I see. It's all about the cell phones. I like them on men though, and I think the right one can look great for a women too.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 4:40PM

I have 3 watches; one for any occasion. Even though I can't actually tell the time and none of the watches have numbers on, I'd feel lost without one on. It's an easy accessory with a big impact.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 4:40PM

i wear my watch everyday. i love it. its so much easier looking at your wrist then having to dig for my cell phone in my purse.
and watches on men are super sexy. dont know what about it is... it just is :)

posted by iximisspiggyixi

Nov 10, 2008 4:48PM

I have a very simple silver watch, not anything fancy, but I would feel absolutely lost without it. Like someone else said, I hate having to dig through my purse for my phone just when I want to know the time.

posted by houseofstyle

Nov 10, 2008 4:48PM

I wore one for my grad school interview and law school interview and never since even though i love them...maybe i will start again- thanks guys!

posted by abby_kate_lee

Nov 10, 2008 5:02PM

I think men should wear watches. They add a touch of sexiness to a man. You get the idea that a man is like "I'm professional, time is important, and I don't waste time". A watch can also add a touch of sophistication to a woman. I think I should start wearing one again. I feel like I doofus when someone asks me for the time and I have to dig in my purse to look at my cellphone!

posted by LauraMilli

Nov 10, 2008 5:03PM

I love mine but stopped wearing it when I stopped working in an office (don't know why). Now I only wear it when I'm going to be flying and can't turn on my cell phone.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 5:17PM

i used to hate wearing a watch but i kept getting trouble at work for checking the time on my phone. plus all the clocks in my university are all wrong!

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 5:24PM

I always see Irina K with a watch on her wrist in backstage pictures, and i think its so totally cute on her. But i know that its not for me.
All me should def wear them tho.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 6:00PM

Watches and earrings are the jewelry pieces I wear daily. It gives anyone an air of sophistication.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 6:28PM

I wear a bunch of vintage wind-up watches and always get compliments from watch connoisseurs. Now that I've been wearing watches, I definitely look out for fellow watch wearers!

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 6:35PM

I wear a men's watch everyday...I actually never take it off. I'm a big girl, almost 6 feet tall and corresponding weight, and wearing a men's watch makes my wrist feel dainty and small. Its also easier to sneak a peek at your watch when you're talking to someone than it is to pull out your cell!

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 6:40PM

I wear one occasionally. I own one, but it is a hassle to put on. However, it makes me feel mature and dainty and I love it.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 7:30PM

i wear an oversized gold stainless steel Swatch watch that i am obsessed with...i get compliments practically every day from both men and women. i bought it well over a year ago but it was just featured in last month's InStyle...which is ironic bc i bought it in the hopes to have an original piece that i wouldnt see on every other girl and her mother. i think watches say a lot about a person - they are timeless and sophisticated.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 7:40PM

I have a movado and I can't really even tell time with it. Watches are just an extra accessory that are a little bit functional (I use my cell phone, too). I think they are nice but I don't wear one everyday.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 7:59PM

I have so many watches, I'm somewhat of a collector. My favorite is a gold Cartier Tank made in the same year I was born. I purchased it as a graduation gift to myself. I also have a Hugo Boss watch that is anchored on silk cord that wraps around my wrist several time. I also have an automatic men's Swiss Army that is pretty chunky. I wear them probably four days out of the week.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 8:01PM

I have a men's swatch watch, and I get compliments on it from everyone, a lot from guys. I think it impresses them to see a relatively petite woman with a huge mens watch.
I also bought it cause I was tired of not being able to check the time during exams and such, and like many others have said, it's far quicker to check time on your wrist then hunt down cellphones, plus I think it just gives a person a more sophisticated air to them.
It's funny there's a post about watches, I was just debating getting another, smaller watch... hmm.

posted by Serge

Nov 10, 2008 8:03PM

Well, I never wear watches! I love them in men, but only if ther are quit serious, It makes them look hot! But I think they're not for everyone..

posted by TyTy

Nov 10, 2008 8:06PM

Eh, I'm a man and I hate watches. I DO wear my purse everyday though, so maybe I'm all jumbled up.

posted by Rockmantica

Nov 10, 2008 8:30PM

Since I had to wear a watch (before the age of the cell phone), I have a habit of looking at my wrist for the time. Hence, I still do wear a watch everyday and if I forget to, I still look at my wrist for the time and say "Doh~!"

posted by cpayne

Nov 10, 2008 8:57PM

I don't like to wear watches personally, but I love them on men. I tried to wear one, but it is uncomfortable on my wrist. I don't wear a lot of jewelry anyway, so that's probably why I'm not a big fan...

posted by cesarcmma

Nov 10, 2008 10:26PM

I stop wearing mine when it broke because it was a really cheap one, I would consider wearing one again but it has to be a really good one which means a really expensive one.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 10:34PM

My dad absolutely adores watches, so I think it quickly rubbed off on me. I love them, and I love a big mannish one on a woman. I turned 21 recently and requested a great ESQ watch from the parents for my birthday. I like the timeless of a watch (pardon the pun).

posted by Ginge

Nov 10, 2008 11:25PM

I always wear a watch and feel completely lost when I forget to put it on. I echo what others said that it's so much easier than digging around for my phone (especially when I'm running late).

The one I've been wearing lately is silver and gold, which I like because it goes with most of my jewelry.

Right now I'm looking for a gold-tone menswear watch.
I've really been wanting to borrow my dad's Rolex on a semi-permanent basis because he never wears it; I have yet to work of the courage to ask him, though.

posted by guest

Nov 10, 2008 11:55PM

I wear my dads cartier gold tank watch, which he's had since he was 15 and doesn't use anymore because its the womens style which he said was trendy at the time. I definitely plan on passing it on to my daughter when the day comes too.
Other than that I love hearing people's stories behind their watches, guy or girl. Though my dad has the most beautifully organized watch collection ranging from panerai to rolex and so on and so forth. He keeps them in a wooden box and has specific watches for specific shirts (according to thickness of the face which designates which shirt he can wear which each one). But it's true his watch collection is what I see my handbag collection being one day.

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 12:11AM

Oh gosh, I wear vintage watches all the time but just for the look. They don't even function...the batteries have died long ago!

I do wonder what I'll say on the inevitable day someone asks me for the time. Perhaps I'll just whip out my cell?

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 12:22AM

I NEVER take my watch off. I wear it in bed, in the shower, in the pool, doing dishes... I only really take it off when I'm going to the beach. It's part of my arm, basically, I feel super naked without it, plus I have the tan line.

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 2:23AM

Ya'll make my day! I love it when you put the office convos on here! Britt I swear if we ever met we'd probably be best friends! No really! Okay I love u guys!

posted by Basia

Nov 11, 2008 5:36AM

What I love about watches is that even if you wear a little, feminized one with its hands barely visible it still shows the time so much better than any other bracelet.
Though, even if wearing a watch, I check time on my cell.

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 9:23AM

i wear a wood watch. how's that for old-fashioned?

wood accessories are my favorite. the wood watch was an upgrade from my old fossil-like silver with royal blue watch, which i used to get compliments on all the time.

posted by penneya

Nov 11, 2008 10:07AM

it's just like a piece of jewelry. does your necklace or bracelet serve a purpose? even if the battery of your watch is broken it's just like any other piece of jewelry, an expression of yourself.

posted by penneya

Nov 11, 2008 10:07AM

it's just like a piece of jewelry. does your necklace or bracelet serve a purpose? even if the battery of your watch is broken it's just like any other piece of jewelry, an expression of yourself.

posted by mpw

Nov 11, 2008 10:10AM

I wear my grandfather's watch. It's nothing fancy -- an old Eddie Bauer watch -- but I like it because it reminds me of him (plus, I think oversized men's watches look chic on a woman).

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 12:08PM

I am still waiting for my grandmother to let me wear her vintage Rolex:(

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 12:24PM

i agree w/ brett! i always wear watches--men's watches.. i steal them from my dad. the giant santos in gold is amazing, but right now i really want a calatrava. yes, theyr def. sexy

posted by guest

Nov 11, 2008 2:19PM

There's something "AMAZING" about wearing a watch? Where do you guys come up with this stuff?

posted by Pretty Young Thing

Nov 11, 2008 5:30PM

I wear men's style watches. I love the overt masculinity on a woman's delicate wrist. And men wearing watches? So sexy. But they are an elegant accessory and phones...well, aren't.

P.S.- Do you guys carry around recorders all day to catch these conversations...?

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posted by bluealvarez

Nov 12, 2008 1:29PM

When I drove to work, I never wore a watch. But now that I'm always catching trains, I never leave the house without one.

I favor big, bold (traditionally men's) watches, and the one I have right now is a navy blue number from Toy Watch.

I agree with how Pretty Young Thing put it. The accessories of traditional menswear have a quality and power allure that, for me, most women's accessories lack.

posted by guest

Nov 12, 2008 10:12PM

can anyone tell me which watch is featured in the model image above?

posted by guest

Nov 13, 2008 9:45AM

watches are definitely a thing of the past but they are still beautiful and functional and important!! they can be a really big statement while still serving a purpose.

posted by guest

Nov 14, 2008 1:09AM

the watch & jewelry from the picture is Tiffany & Co.