What is a relevance of a watch for you?

I bought my first watch 55 years ago. Hundreds of watches later none have been a personal statement and all have been used to tell the time.

I just like watches.

Something to enjoy.

It was a tool for work till I retired,now it's a piece of art to stare at and enjoy

It is an artifact of the 20th Century that lets me know how late I am.

For me watches are a functional tool, that also have a bit of style.

I think if we're being honest most people on here value a watch more for than just telling the time.

For me watches are fashion statements and something I really enjoy having and looking at. If I wanted something useful, I would only wear a smartwatch.

I go with the Ticker above 👆🏻 I like watches so much. The awe of the technology, the art of the dial. A machine what gets us so to drool over 🫠,discussions about what movement etc. Ofcourse telling time is the prime function, but the statement is so much more.

I’m in the style camp. I like watches as an accessory. There I said it😜. Matching outfits and just really enjoy their beauty.

I like purpose. There has to be a use case for a watch and I need to imagine all the situations where it will get time on my wrist.

Tissot Telemeter? Yeah, I might need to estimate the distance of enemy ordinance at some point. Sign me up!

I need to know the time. And I like colors and shiny things. Watches fill all three of those needs.

A watch to me is a mechanical marble of engineering and a cool looking time piece, added that I love the precision and ticking noises of em as well. Some pieces though have more sentimental/personal value to me, specially ones passed down/gifted from people I love.

You sound crotchety like me lol 😂 I’m only 62 but getting crusty as I get older 😜

I have been wearing them all my life and in short I just like them.

Yeah but they’re still cool to look at . I never wear watches for other people , always for me .

Sorry but I'm not buying the comments claiming that it's purely functional, "to tell the time". No one would buy anything other than a Casio F91W or something similarly priced if that were 100% true ;).

For me it's part style and part fascination on how an automatic movement works.

Something that can be passed down generations that will hold up the test of time and has meaning to it. A way for my children and my children children to remember me.

An accessory that I enjoy looking at, wearing, reading/learning about, and something I like to match to my style for the occasion. It is functional but only to an extent. It’s a hobby. Not something to be taken super seriously. It would not change my life in any meaningful way if thieves stole my collection. They’re just material goods at the en rod the day.

It's mechanical art, outfit accessory, a way to tell the time, a link to the past, all of those things and more.

Technology is how, art is why. A watch is both.

Wise man.

My first real watch was a 1992 Seiko Diver's, 150m back then, that I received as an engagement present - you know, she gets a ring and I get a watch that still runs after 30 years. Since then I have added many more Seiko Diver's, plus others. I am always punctual, but I just love the fact that a tool style watch has form and function in a robust design.

Worn one pretty much continuously since the mid 1980's, so integral part of me. Sleep in one every night too.

Never even thought about it,or myself as a collector or hobbiest until fairly recently (2013?, When I first noticed such a thing as watch videos on YouTube).

Good question, will require much contemplation, off to have an existential crisis 🤔 😂👍

For me it's like something that I would like to pair it with depending on what I'm wearing and where I'm heading. Like some watch will go with casuals and some to create an impression on a business meeting.

Again depending on where I'm traveling, maybe something more tough and low maintenance if it's a trek or outdoors compared to a conversation starter for a leisurely vacation.

To me its a challenge to make the most for the least. Since I love to build things its a cheap hobby to have compared to boat building. Now i'm working on GMT's until its warm enough to finish my boat.

It is jewelry. I use it as a time telling tool for sure, and at work it’s a necessity for me. I own around 20 and each one puts a different feeling in my head as I wear it. I don’t think most folk recognize or care what we’re all wearing on our wrists but I care what’s on mine. They do make a statement, though not to others so much as back to me. It’s never a particularly large or even interesting statement but it’s a statement. Watches are evocative and if I’m wearing my G-Shock, or my Brew, or my Tudor, or my Moonswatch they each evoke a different feeling, same as any article of clothing or accessory does. If I have a football jersey on, or a plain white tee, or a burgundy polo they each send a signal. I don’t think my choice in clothing or watches define me but to say it means nothing just seems naive.

It is the accessory for men, completes any outfit and functional.

My main timekeeping device, and a precision instrument. I am a tool watch guy and for me, I have a watch on my wrist that suits my specific purpose, like a chronograph to time things or a GMT to keep track of more than one timezone. Also, I hate the fact that if you use a mobile phone to keep track of the time, then you have the inconvenience of having to pull it out of your pocket each time you want to know the time. With a watch, it takes a split second to look at your wrist, as opposed to the time it takes to pull it out of your pocket.