[Mick]

Originally Posted by Bruze

Why does anybody still wear a watch?

Between my phone and the clocks in my vehicles -- which actually work, unlike 50 years ago -- I'm never without the current time. I have a clock in every room of the house, including the bathroom.

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

The only times in the last 20 years I have worn a watch was when doing shore excursions on a cruise. Your late coming back, if your on your own and the ship will leave you. When I'm not using the watch I pull the stem out and that stops the watch. The battery in my old Timex is about 15 years old and if I set the time it still works perfectly. I'm not impressed by expensive watches that 35 yo Timex still works well if I use it.

I agree with you about under normal circumstances a clock of some sort is available. I do not carry a cell phone, but our vechicle and just about every electronic/electric thing has a clock.

Originally Posted by Tikiman

I wear a watch damn near every day. I'm wearing a watch right now. It's a habit.

Originally Posted by Datawiz

Wear a mechanical watch. Problem solved.

Originally Posted by aerovette

My watch is rechargeable. My phone has a clock, and I can always say "Alexa, what time is it?"

Originally Posted by Unsuspicious

My daily beaters are solar (Casio Tough Solars and Ecodrives), I don't wear any of the mechanicals regularly enough to keep them going so they have to get wound up and set for occasions I want to wear them (those that have winding anyway), I got tired of the battery changing so have been selling off the battery watches, mostly skagens.

Actually, I've heard people argue both ways with no clear answer- does pulling the crown on a battery quartz stop battery drain? Or is it still ticking and using up battery and the hands are simply disconnected?

The battery is for this clock: