Post your watch! - Page 24

On September 16 2011 03:27 mentallyafk wrote:
watches are becoming extinct. no need for them now that everyone has cell phones

On September 15 2011 23:40 sVnteen wrote:


wtf dude
why is a tank on it
why would there be a tank on a watch ?

On September 16 2011 07:26 rems wrote:
Need to get a new watch to go with my black suit and tie. Im very charmed by the FOSSIL's, but am in doubt as to what kind of strap i should get. Should i get one with the leather strap or the black steel?

I've been looking at them for over fifteen minutes now, like them a lot!

On August 31 2011 02:39 Cybr wrote:
My first mechanical watch, they're fascinating micromachines



Seagull ST-25 movement.
Hard to photograph spherical glass!

On September 16 2011 07:26 rems wrote:
Need to get a new watch to go with my black suit and tie. Im very charmed by the FOSSIL's, but am in doubt as to what kind of strap i should get. Should i get one with the leather strap or the black steel?

I've been looking at them for over fifteen minutes now, like them a lot!

On September 16 2011 06:51 CubEdIn wrote:


Really?
Just like fur became extinct when cotton clothing was invented?
Or how mp3 players/ipods became extinct when cell phones could playback mp3s.
Or how digital cameras became extinct when they fitted a piece of s**t with a lens on a cell phone?

Please. Just because something can serve more purposes, doesn't mean it does it well.
Plus, I love my watches a fkton more than I do my cellphones. I lose/break a cell phone every year and I don't even think twice about it when it happens. If I broke one of my watches I'd be sad.

It's about soul and style my friend. You'll understand when you're 80 and people will still be wearing watches.

On September 16 2011 12:07 RibsNGibs wrote:


Well, fur is pretty much extinct around here (I see it skiing sometimes, though it's really rare - synthetic layers work fine).

And mp3 players/ipods seem "mostly" extinct except for the itty bitty nanos that you might want for exercising with where a phone would be too bulky to be practical.

Digital cameras aren't extinct because cell phones have terrible cameras, but even so, you definitely see way, way fewer cameras than you used to (go to some touristy landmark - sure, there are cameras around, but some very large percentage of people will be clicking away with their phones instead).

In the same way, watches are basically going extinct. They perform 2 functions: telling time, and being a fashion accessory. They tell time worse than a phone does, since a phone is continually synced, any everybody carries a phone anyway, so really it's just a fashion accessory. That being said, I do own a watch - the cheapest waterproof watch I could find, for telling the time when I'm on the water kitesurfing. :D But I think it's just like mp3-players/iPod. Only really necessary when the larger form factor or fragility is a problem.

For sure, they won't go "really extinct", because some people like the way they feel or look, but they are no longer necessary - just a way to look snappy like cufflinks or whatever. Sport watches will live in the way that iPods live as a smaller, lighter alternative when you don't want to carry your phone.

On September 16 2011 11:02 Chaoz wrote:


That looks absolute amazing. Where can I get one and how much? I can't read the Chinese site of the manufacturer. Can't find it on their English site.