How many people still wear watches these days when they gave a clock on their cell phone? Is an expensive Rolex still desired by many?
I wear a Breitling and ignore the dam phone.
I’ve seen a couple of people wearing watches, but they’re fancy. Directors and such.
I have one, a Sub, I’ve been wearing everyday for 18 years. Still works and has never broke or stopped. Never sent it in to be serviced either!
“Is an expensive Rolex still desired by many?”
It’s a really good question. It’s interesting how technology has changed so many things that were/are considered luxury items. Most average automobiles made today have markedly better safety features, better performance, and luxury items/features that put to shame a Rolls Royce from 40 years ago. Even a cheap phone that sets its time via the network is more accurate than a Rolex.
I should add i have several high end replica Rolex watches.
These are very nearly perfect copies.
I would never wear a real Rolex.
And i loath carrying my cell phone around as if its a sentient parasite.
Apple took over the watch market.
That was just after they took over smart watches. So they are on top of the watches genre.
They even run an electro-cardiogram and send the PDF to your cardiologist. And the can tell if you’ve slipped, fallen and attempt to make sure you are back on your feet with accelerometer.
If you do you revive, the watch notifies emergency services and your emergency contact.
I wear a Timex wristwatch. In fact I have 4 Timex wristwatches for a variety of occasions. They take a licking and keep on ticking.....
Looks like strong global growth in Swiss watch sales since 2000. In 2018 the Swiss watch industry had its best first quarter ever in the US market.
http://www.fhs.swiss/eng/statistics.html
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/swiss-watches-america-is-back-business-news
For me, growing up before cell phones means that wearing a watch is such a habit that I feel not properly dressed if I do not have one on my wrist. And yes, I do use my watch to tell time instead of fishing my cell phone out of my pocket.
For me, growing up before cell phones means that wearing a watch is such a habit that I feel not properly dressed if I do not have one on my wrist. And yes, I do use my watch to tell time instead of fishing my cell phone out of my pocket.
Never could wear much of any jewelry - tried several watches when I was younger and they sat on my dresser. These days, the time is available to the microsecond w/o a watch - even my car clock is more accurate than any watch.