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[madbaker]

The Wall St. Journal mentioned that wristwatch sales were lagging - that the only age range consistently buying them were people over 50. So, a poll:
[Poll #909920]

Comments

[wyterayven.livejournal.com]

Depends on where I am....

At work there is a wall clock conveniently located so I use that. At home I use the computer that I am on most of the time...or the tv, or the clock on the stove.

Out and about, I used to wear a watch, but I am alergic to metals, and the buckles eat me alive, so now I use a cell phone. If I had a pcket watch I would likely use that, or maybe a necklace watch, if I could find one I wasnt alergic to.

I like the convenience of a watch, and that would be my preferred method.

Well,

[learnteach.livejournal.com]

At work we all go by the wall clock--it's a school. And there's bells. And stuff.

But otherwise, all the computers show a time (internet mediated, easily good to less than a second!) and my phone/PDA does too...

But Time IS an Allusion...

[mastersantiago.livejournal.com]

A pocket watch or my cell phone.

[seamoose.livejournal.com]

Do NOT give me that last option if you want a real answer...

For me, I just keep an eye on my environment, if there is a wall clock, or computer clock, or desk clock, I will use those. But I always have my pocket watch, and often my cell phone, so those are backups or for outdoors. Never a wrist watch, though. I broke too many of them over the years, so I just don't bother.

[wingedcorset.livejournal.com]

Before I had a cell phone, I just kinda looked and/or asked around to find out the time. I've never really been able to wear a watch. *shrug*

Such Much?

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

A Wristwatch. Or so I'd like to think.

Since I've been wearing a wrist brace, I can't wear a watch on my left wrist -- and it just doesn't feel right on the right side (Or so I say. There's also the possibility that I'm not coordinated enough with my left hand to manipulate the buckle and strap around the right wrist. The truth probably lies somewhere in-between.).

As long as I'm not wearing a watch, I always have the cell-phone with the clock-function in my shirt pocket.

I'm slowly weaning myself from the brace. I've got to remember to start picking up the watch in the morning, again.

Re: Such Much?

[fionnbharro.livejournal.com]

Bonus points for identifying the Quote in the Title.

No fair Googling it.

[hrj.livejournal.com]

My answer (cell phone) was a bit arbitrary as it's very contextual. When there's a computer in front of my face (which constitutes a fair chunk of the day), I use the computer time display. At work when not in front of a computer, there are usually wall clocks in view and I'll use those (although they typically provide a +/- 5 minute accuracy). But if I'm out and about and need the time, I'll look at my Treo. The only reason I counted it as "cell phone" rather than "PDA" is that back when I had both as separate items, I'd use the phone rather than the PDA for the time.

a pocket watch

[finickynarcane.livejournal.com]

I use a pocket watch. I can't wear a wrist watch. It used to be because I killed them rather quickly. Now it's because my wrists are "delicate".

[mad-duchess.livejournal.com]

Ok, so I answered watch because I wear one almost every day BUT in reality, I only look at it if there is no other visible clock in the room (computer, TV, stove, etc) or if I question that other clock's accuracy.

(Second) BUT I almost never check my cell phone for the time although I carry that almost every day too (because it would involve digging it out of the bottom of my purse).

(Third) BUT whenever I go to Disneyland I see numerous watch displays with loads of new styles--Perhaps they're all being bought by people over 50, but I doubt it. And the Mouse is a pretty savvy business man--he does not waste money producing things that don't sell like hotcakes.

[albionwood.livejournal.com]

1. Looking at the sky;
2. Wall clock etc;
2. Asking passing strangers.

1 is because most of the time it doesnae matter much - I just need to keep track of daylight. 2 is the wall clock in the kitchen, which is mainly useful for noticing that I just missed the best part of The Daily Show. 3 is what I do in town when I'm supposed to be somewhere at a paticular time.

Actually #1, by a large margin, should be "Ask the wife."

[blkeagl.livejournal.com]

Cell/PDA (they're the same thing) or computer when I'm sitting at it.
Car clock when I'm in the car.
Pocket watch when I wanna carry it.

Never had a wristwatch I really liked although I occasionally use one when SCUBA diving. Even there, I usually just use the dive computer.