what's the appeal of wristwatches?

>>18486750 (OP)
One of the few forms of jewellery that's widely seen as socially acceptable for men.

>>18486750 (OP)
Its a white people's thing you wouldn't get it

they're neat

>>18486752
Then what is the appeal of jewellery?

>>18486750 (OP)
So you know what time it is?

>>18486760
Smartphone
Or a cheap digital watch, but I made this thread specifically on /fa/ just to hear what can be wrong with it.

>>18486757
It creates visual salience and can be a signifier of wealth and social status.

>>18486750 (OP)
hobby that needs no skills. just read a blog and consoom. show of wealth for idiots who think people give a shit about watches.

>>18486765
What if you are unable to access your phone in a situation

>>18486750 (OP)
I wear a wristwatch so that I don't have to pull out my phone like an NPC normalfag smartphone addict every time I need to check the time. Imagine doing the whole song and dance of sticking your hand in your pocket, doing a weird pose if you're sitting down, pulling your phone out, gawking at a stupid slab of glass, just to check the time, when you can just discretely turn your wrist towards yourself, glance at your wristwatch like a man, and get on with your day, all in a matter of a couple of seconds.
>>18486765
>b-b-but why buy expensive watches
Because they can. Stop being envious of people with money, like a jealous, resentful commie.

I wear Timex btw.

>>18486750 (OP)
It's spelled apple

>>18486827
i would wear the shit out of timex except it tiks loudly

>>18486765
>Smartphone
People switched from pocket watches to wristwatches for a reason, and a checking the time in a smartphone is way clunkier than it was with a pocket watch. (Since the latter were small and smooth, carried in easy to access vest or coat pockets, and usually on a chain that made it easy to pull out, unlike a modern phone that you usually have to wrench out of a pants pocket with your fingertips.)

>>18486782
There's a difference between watches as a hobby and just having one or two decent-looking ones to wear, though.

>>18486752
even garishly large wrist dinner plates?

i mog you chuds get felted

>>18486962
Depends on the perspective of the viewer, I suppose. Personally I don't wear watches or jewellery apart from my wedding ring as I find it superfluous.

>>18486827
>timex
Based
>class traitor
Not based

>>18486962
Among young normies, a garish dinner plate is MORE acceptable than an understated 34mm watch if anything. Watch enthusiasts are obsessed with small diameters (in part because 90% of them seem to have tiny wrists) but regular people buy gigiantic mallwatches and think nothing of it, and see anything under about 40mm as about the equivalent of wearing a fedora.

>>18486782
>hobby that needs no skills.
I'd like to see you try and disassemble, clean and lube a 16mm ladies' watch movement without losing your shit. Then of course you are probably an amerishart with sausage fingers and a sledgehammer is a tool way too precise and finnicky for you.
>>18486827
This.

>>18487055
>Among young normies
Right, because their opinion matters. The watch that looks best on you depends on your wrist size, wearing something that looks ugly on you because someone else told you to is idiocy and insecrity.

>>18486757
It makes you look richer than you are

>>18486963
I think you're supposed to wear those on your wrist, not your hoof

>>18486750 (OP)
>>18486765
if you had to ask....

>>18487125
Yeah, but the quote was "widely seen as socially acceptable," not "looks good." I wear watches that are reasonably sized for my wrist (which is luckily relatively big, so 40mm on me looks like 34mm on the average r/watches poster) and don't go anywhere near tacky fashion watches, but that doesn't mean it isn't socially acceptable to wear those abominations, tons of guys do and if you're under 40 and not rich you're probably more likely to get shit from your peers for wearing a tasteful watch than a huge gaudy one.

>>18486750 (OP)
I see very few people wear actual watches, I mostly see smartwatches and mostly women wear them.

>>18487277
Smart watches are gay as fuck. They look like cheap plastic children's toy watches.

>>18487282
Some of the Samsung ones are decent looking. I put an aftermarket bezel and a decent strap on my first gen Galaxy Watch and it looked like a real watch, haven't worn it in ages since it's pretty damn obsolete now. (Which is the real problem with smartwatches IMO.)

>>18487282
they're also actually functional rather than a lame attempt to inflate how other people see your wallet.

>>18487287
Right, so you put the phone in your pocket and you put another, tinier phone on your wrist. Not only that, they are ugly because they try to imitate a real watch poorly, and it only ends up accentuating the fact it's not a real watch.
I deliberately wear mechanical watches and have bought an e-reader to avoid getting distracted by my phone. This is a huge advantage of a wristwatch that is just that.

>>18486750 (OP)
they let you tell the time and give a nice accessory to an outfit as many women and men see excessive jewelry as homosexual.

What I dont get is people who spend a lot of money on a watch but then get a shitty watch

Like rolex, there are two good rolexs. the 36mm explorer and the yacht master 2. Yet there are people who spend tens of thousands getting shit like day dates. Why? It's a rolex, get a rolex, get the yacht master 2 and if you cant afford that get something else. Like, you want a diver get a fifty fathoms, but then dont buy a fucking blancpain anything else. etc.

>>18486963
nigga did you shave your hand hahahahahahhaha

two best rolexes btw

>>18487508

>>18486782
In my opinion, it’s a way better way of displaying wealth, unlike those super loud obnoxious cars some rich people drive. Women don’t care if the car goes vroom, they care about how much it cost because they want to gauge how much they can mooch off of them.

>>18487341
I've never had one that was a whole second phone, just a bluetooth accessory. I also have always worn real watches most of the time. There are some niche situations where the smartwatch is nice though. I used a previous one while working as a mechanic and it was nice because I could leave my phone on my tool cart where it was safe and then be able to see who was calling or texting me so I could know if it was worth stopping what I was doing and washing up so I could handle my phone and answer. Later, I was in a field where everything was done in UTC time, and a smartwatch with a face like the one in my pic was by far the cheapest way to get a watch with a big easily readable second time zone display. They also have a much more intuitive and quick interface for setting timers etc. than a "dumb" digital/quartz watch while still avoiding the need to take your phone out and use it for that.

I also just don't have that phone distraction tendency that a lot of people seem to, though. I only really use mine when I've got an actual reason to, or when I've genuinely got nothing better to do - stuck in a waiting room or whatever. Maybe the whole calculus is different for me because of that.

>>18486750 (OP)
I would only wear one to flex on poorfags but I don't like flaunting wealth because that's what poorfags do so I don't wear a watch

For a time I wore a very thin light circa 1988 LCD one with a square analogue-simulated dial that had no numbers on it. For how little it weighed on my wrist, and how smol its face, it had a monumental look I liked close-up, which wasn't difficult to read for all that.

>>18487685
*it also happened to the gift my dad in practice liked best. He seriously liked its unfeeling ease of use, for those who can read dials.

>>18486750 (OP)
wrist jewelry

>>18487664
A recent meme about Zuckerberg is the 800K watch on his wrist. He's a dull fellow, who looks and sounds pretty bad no matter what.

>>18486750 (OP)
funko pops you can wear

>>18486750 (OP)

One of the only devices left in this world made for longevity.

Your $500 phones will be replaced in 3-5 years conservatively, 1-2 years if you're a consoomer.

A $200-$500 automatic watch alters your self worth, and your habits while also being a nice piece of masculine jewelry.

They're designed with longevity, to be handed down to your grandchildren, not trashed after 2-3 years.

Your first watch will make you start looking at other people's wrists, you will learn, brands, movements, and history, uncovering a secret club you didn't know about prior.

>>18486963
You got boxing mitts

>>18487508
poorlex for guys with small cocks, sorry. Should have gotten the yacht master 2 if you wanted to 'flex'
>>18487509
this is a little better because it doesnt scream that you are trying to compensate for your small cock but id still just get an explorer

>>18488291
I've got an 8 inch cock but only a four-figure bank account. If I could afford a Rolex I'd get either a classic Explorer or a basic stainless black dial OP 41 though, I don't really like any of their flashy stuff.

>>18486750 (OP)
I don't normally carry a phone cause I'm retired now and hate people.

>>18486752
what about grillz?

>>18486963
Imagine the handjobs with that pillow hand and sausage fingers.

Watches are still cool even though you don’t need them to tell time because they’re these fascinating little mechanical devices and features of Western history and culture. Time telling evolves out of the medieval monasteries and eventually becomes clocks and pocket watches and then watches and then ultimately gets put into phones. So clocks (and watches) are right up there with the combustion engine and thus classic or luxury cars. It’s just something that looks cool and is interesting from a mechanical, historical, and cultural perspective.

>>18486875
>he doesn't have his phone strapped

>>18486827
Wearing this model right now, just works.

>>18488271
>Hand it down
>Legacy
You're not a Rockefeller. No one will care and they'll wonder why they don't have $500k because grandad bought a watch instead of invested.

>>18490552
Not everyone is like your degenerate family. Most people do care about the legacy they inherit from their parents and grandparents.

>>18486750 (OP)
I unironically use the date on it all the time signing checks at work because it's quicker than taking my phone out my pocket and I'm a retard who can never remember the date.

>>18490782
Do you not have a calendar on your desk or wall? Having a physical calendar gives you a much better sense of where you are in the week, month and year than just seeing the current date in your watch or phone. Helps you mentally track your progress and plan for the future much better.

>>18486750 (OP)
it's a nice accessory with function that can complement your outfit and aesthetic. also there is the social symbol aspect. it's not that deep or complicated.

>live in third world shithole
>if I have my phone with me when Im outside, chances are it's getting stolen
>use a cheap f91w watch instead just to know the time

>>18486750 (OP)
have you been formally diagnosed with aspergers or autism, by chance

>>18486827
true. the only thing more cringe than smartphone addiction is recreationally sitting at a computer for internet/gaming/media for more than 1-3 hours a week maximum

>>18491179
What kind of a gay ass third world is that where people still steal phones?

>>18487223
friends and family have complimented me on my watch tastes, and even come to adopt it. if you get shitted on for wearing a watch it sounds like your peers are shit

>>18492394
I take it you don't travel much?

>>18486750 (OP)
jewelry for women

>>18486962
maybe large dinner plate is more comfortable to wear
good bracelets aren't cheap

>>18486750 (OP)
do you even time?

you sound like a NEET

>>18486757
Makes you feel like an important big boy

>>18487121
>I'd like to see you try and disassemble, clean and lube a 16mm ladies' watch movement without losing your shit.
having watches and doing watchmaker shit is not the same thing