Pros/Cons of Wearing a Watch

[Nolerama]

I sometimes wear a metal watch. It's my bling.

I'm expecting more Cons than Pros for wearing one.

What do you all think?

 

[Ken Morgan]

i've got six nice watches sitting in a drawer. I don't need them anymore, got my cell phone.

 

[BLACK LION]

G-shock watch takes a beating. I dont mind wearing it but I dont wear it all the time. I am not a fan of metallic watches. I have a 500.00 bulova chronograph that I purchased in 2001 and I have worn it 5 times.

 

[Omar B]

I always wear a watch, even when I'm sleeping. I've got a certain type I like too, they have to be completely stainless steel be automatic and have a black face (easier to read).

 

[terryl965]

I am with Ken Morgan on this one

 

[Nolerama]

Lol. Okay, I get that wearing a watch is a choice...

But what if you're wearing one and find yourself in an altercation?

 

[Jenna]

Caught in an altercation with nothing but a watch for defence?? Use the laser function, surely?

 

[jks9199]

Caught in an altercation with nothing but a watch for defence?? Use the laser function, surely?

Q seems to have failed to provide that option on my watch.

I wear a watch so that Ican tell the time , time different things, find South, and more.

I wear a cheap watch, especially at work so that I don't mind (as much!) when it gets beat up... whatever the reason.

 

[7starmarc]

Caught in an altercation with nothing but a watch for defence?? Use the laser function, surely?

I don't need a laser, but I would like the magnetic bullet deflector option, please.

 

[Stickgrappler]

hello:

obviously your watch is not one of your first options for self-defense. with that said, if you are going out to fancy dinner, you may wear your expensive watch to show off, but imagine if it somehow got busted up. depends on how fancy your watch is and expensive it is vs you survived the incident.

i wear a watch to keep track of time for the most part. a few years ago i bought a watchband that had a strap that allowed you to grab to finish off a choke. before using it, i gave it to a friend. totally forgot about it until this thread. "defenseband" i want to say is the name. developed by a GJJ student IIRC.

have to look into it again.

~sg

edit:

http://www.spiderti.com/dband/DBandFrameSet.html < defense band

 

[Andrew Green]

Lol. Okay, I get that wearing a watch is a choice...

But what if you're wearing one and find yourself in an altercation?

Use the light on the watch to blind them of course.

 

[just2kicku]

Pro- if it has a stop watch you can time your 100 yd dash escaping an attacker

Con- if they get you to the ground, they might chop off your hand to get it (that would suck)

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I collect, restore, and wear vintage American mechanical wristwatches from the 1940's. I also have a few modern Swiss and German mechanical wristwatches, and a 1953 Omega Seamaster bumper wind. I don't wear them much at the moment, but I go back and forth. I do not own or wear electronic watches.

 

[seasoned]

Lol. Okay, I get that wearing a watch is a choice...

But what if you're wearing one and find yourself in an altercation?

Self defense is almost like a come as you are party. I can defend with or without one on. As far as any defense value, I don't think they have any. IMO

 

[Omar B]

I collect, restore, and wear vintage American mechanical wristwatches from the 1940's. I also have a few modern Swiss and German mechanical wristwatches, and a 1953 Omega Seamaster bumper wind. I don't wear them much at the moment, but I go back and forth. I do not own or wear electronic watches.

I hear that man. Batteries in watches seem pointless to me. I always saw it as a flaw if it needed a battery if there's such an elegant solution as an automatic mechanism. Though I don't know much about the inner workings of it I think it's spectacular work.

 

[JadecloudAlchemist]

I wear two types of watches:

1. Is Tenorikuma and it is the manager who's name is Latte.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenorikuma
And Picture:
http://shop.sanrio.jp/image/cmdty/0/443972s3.jpg

2. I have a special watch it is called a Tenchi watch:
http://qi-journal.com/action.lasso?...rch&-layout=Main&-response=SpecialDetail.html

It shows the flow of Qi in the body during the hours. So I can say when it is a certain time I can say it is Lung time or Small Intestine time.

 

[girlbug2]

When I learned to tell time,
I stopped listening
When I started watching numbers
I could no longer see
The world around.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

I hear that man. Batteries in watches seem pointless to me. I always saw it as a flaw if it needed a battery if there's such an elegant solution as an automatic mechanism. Though I don't know much about the inner workings of it I think it's spectacular work.

I was green before I knew what it was...

 

[Deaf Smith]

You can wear a watch and it be more usefull than most watches.

For a watch is a watch is a watch... unless:

http://davos.wsj.com/photo/06PWbSyehp85T?q=Asthma

And a cell phone is a cell phone is a cell phone unless:

http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/31/carryguard-pepper-spray-disguised-as-a-cellphone/

But a Glock is still just a Glock!

Deaf

 

[Flea]

Pro: You'll always know what time it is.

Con: You'll always know what time it is.

Not that I have a big aversion to punctuality (don't confirm that with my mother!) but I've found that when I always know what time it is I can never really relax. As a result I've purchased and lost well over a dozen nice watches over the years because I never want to wear them. The latest casualty was a $10 thingie with a stopwatch function that I bought for the purpose of dog training. I even lost that one. Before I managed to teach Fido what he needed to know. :uhyeah: So I guess that would be two votes against watches from the both of us.