Regular watch. I like watches so I have a collection (mostly cheapos). I don’t want to give that up, I don’t see a point in a smartwatch (except maybe for counting steps), and I don’t want to have to recharge the thing frequently.
No watch at all - I check the time on my phone and I don’t see the point in saving a half second here and there checking notifications on a smart watch.
I’ve gotten really into Grand Theft Auto San Andreas for unwinding after a long day. Something about the low poly graphics while I can just be a menace in the game feels right.
Played it on my switch a few months ago after many years, still holds up beautifully. The radio stations are spot on and, just like you said, the low poly graphics (even on the DE) are so easy on the eyes.
Regular watch, mostly because I hate having one more device to constantly charge up. I liked my Pebble Steel back in the day because I only had to charge it like once a week, plus I think it looked really good. I now have a Huawei GT2 Elegant that I used for a while, now only use it as a fitness tracker when I work out. Daily driver is a Gucci Tornabuoni because it’s cute and comfortable but it’s almost useless for telling the time, it’s just a fashion piece.
No. I prefer to not wear any watch. I dislike having something heavy strapped to my wrist.
And I dislike accidentally looking at clocks when I didn’t specifically query the clock time; it screws with my perception of the passage of time, causing unpleasant dissonance.
Also I work in food, which means washing my hands above the wrist every half hour at a minimum, and wrist jewelry gets in the way of that.
And I’ve never been mugged, partly because I aggressively look like someone not worth mugging, and strapping multiple hundreds of dollars to my wrist is counter to that.
My good old Timex Ironman has survived tons of physical abuse over the decade or more ive had it, and it’s battery only needs my attention every few years. I doubt a smart watch would improve either of those scenarios.
Plus, I don’t see any value added to my life by having phone features on a smaller, harder to read screen. If I want to use phone features, my actual phone is less than a foot from my wrist.
I’ve had my g shock for 12 years and just now I’ve started wearing a smart watch. only thing I’ve used it for is heart rate, sleep, step counter, precise time, and easily accessible stopwatch.
Having an easily accessible stopwatch with a flick of the wrist and 2 pushes is MUCH faster than looking at then unlocking the phone, navigate to the page that has the clock application, and scrolling to the stopwatch function.
I’ve started to be more cognizant of my health, and having a bio monitor makes me feel I’ve accomplished something today. Big numbers go BRRR. WEEKLY STREAKS GIVES ME THE GOOD BRAIN CHEMICALS.
I enjoy something with wrist presence, and without something there, it just feels wrong. So why not have something there that’s accurate, useful, and fashionable.
I've always worn a watch. I got myself a smartwatch when my kids kept insisting on texting me, while I was cycling home - usually while I wasa half way up a hill. Much better than rummaging to get my phone only to find it was some bit of nonsense.
Subsequently bought an Apple Watch 4 which I still have today and wear daily. I find it very sndy for reminders, as a fitness tracker and like the Apple Maps haptic direction prompts
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