TRUE, it is pure jewelry to me with no function, like a ring.
I see wristwatches going the way of pocket watches that were common 150 ( or so) years ago.
I find a watch to be a pretentious and useless item...maybe giving one the opportunity to visually say "Look at me , I own a Rolex watch." Even worse are the guys buying fake ones.
I'm not a fan of 100% useless items, especially when just used as status symbols.
I wouldn't wear a single piece of jewelry if I had a billion dollars. I'd still wear sneakers and T-shirts
I have never bought a watch, have "owned" one or two as gifts, but never really wore one for more than a few days. I wear no jewelry, gave up on a wedding band after about a week.
Jewelry just feels uncomfortable to me.
A $10 Timex would keep just as good time as some $50,000 watch ( for all practical purposes). The point is a watch has no real function anymore, it really had little use back in the 1970's.....well a bit more then. Car radios were more push button mechanical and lacked LCD displays, so maybe a watch back then....
As a last resort, I could find out the time in a foreign country ( not knowing the language) by pointing at my wrist, if I couldn't find a clock ( casino maybe ?)
A watch might as well be a bracelet.
It can get you killed also.
Well because there is really no longer any practical reason to wear a wristwatch, much like pocket watches went out of style. back in the 70's and before, there was at least some practical reason for a watch.
Do young men ( college age) wear watches now ?
I doubt many do, if you don't wear one informally, you probably don't wear one going out.
A watch really serves no purpose anymore.
