It's safe to say that no one needs a watch to tell time anymore. There's still plenty of reason to wear a watch: status symbol, style, and sometimes a watch is good if you're working out.
I found this ranking of luxury brand watches interesting. http://www.chronocentric.com/watches/brands.shtml
Most of the prestigious watch brands are in Geneva. I think they have a convention every year there and they do a yearly ranking of each watch brand.
pardon this ugly man's ignorance oh beautiful one, but is there a reason why the dial thingies are all on the left side? is this watch supposed to be worn on the right side for left handed ppl?
first part, bad comparison. A watch's essential funtion is to tell you what time it is. A shoes basic function is to protect your feet. However, you can substitute a watch's funtion with other things around you. I don't know how you can substitute a shoes funtion. Second part, you prove my point exactly. It's a style/image/cosmetic thing. And yes, if i have an interview i wear my nice watch, full well knowing that it's a piece of jewelry for cosmetic purposes. THirdly, I think your point about the watch on a job interview is a more traditional view. I'm not sure if the same standards hold as strongly today as they have in the past.
Cube dwelling city slickers maybe, but not real men... there are still places in this country without cell coverage where if you leave your phone on, the battery runs down in no time because it uses so much energy searching for a signal. Not to mention, cell phones aren't exactly rugged. My watch is a tool, not an accessory... and I use frequently: About the only thing I haven't used is the water resistance beyond a rainy day or a hand washing. (Plus, it makes me look like a bad-ass. )
I don't wear one for a few reasons: I live an active lifestyle, and dislike having to continuously take on and off a watch. If I wore a watch, I would want to get multiple timepieces for different occasions and settings. However, I'm also somewhat of a minimalist. I dislike having multiple things which fulfill the same purpose, so I see it as somewhat wasteful to have multiple watches, and I typically use my cell phone/desk clock/car clock/etc to tell time. On an average day, I'm probably not out of throwing distance of something that tells time for any more than 30 minutes, and that's being generous. I also work in an industry that leads me to having a fairly large volume of phone calls, text messages, and emails, all of which I need access to on my phone, so I'm usually checking it hourly (at minimum) anyway. Coincidentally, my profession is one where I would say status (or at least the illusion of it) is very important, and I've never had any issue with not wearing a watch.
I wear this watch every day http://www.movado.com/Details.aspx?Id=watchesmens&watchType=Mens&watchCode=&watchId=605903&page=17
I always a watch except when my battery dies and I'm too lazy to get out and get it replaced. When I was in college, I used to lose them every 4-6 months, but I've managed to keep this one for 15 years now. Surprised nobody played up this angle:
No, it's a new-age military style watch where the location of the dials is irrelevant. It increases the aesthetic appearance of part of the watch facing away from the body and staring the rest of the world in the eyes. Instead of the usual jarring, protruding dials --- it's smooth, curvaceous and hints at your thirst for the unknown with it's lack of practicality. Here's one of the greatest actors of all time sporting it with a form fitting shirt: Spoiler I'd like to upgrade to a more classical look in the distant future, along the lines of the U-51 Rattrapante. Spoiler
