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I love my dumb watches

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Re: I love my dumb watches

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Post by zeroCalories »

watwut wrote: post #15
ThrowawayR2 wrote: post #3

Not sure he researched his options well enough. The Garmin watches that use a MIP display only require a charge about once a month, probably even less if you turn off the Bluetooth, which gives him the other thing he wants, no distracting messages relayed from the phone. Battery life is potentially even longer for the models with solar charging. I also find the reasoning in " Why track your sleep at all? If you’ve ha…

My cheap dumb watch requires battery change once in 4 years and counting. > also find the reasoning in "Why track your sleep at all? If you’ve had a crap night, you’ll wake up tired." weird. That's the equivalent of saying "Why track your blood pressure at all? If you've had a problem with high blood pressure, you'll wake up with a stroke These are not nearly comparable. If you have issue, regular blood pressure meas…

Yeah I tried these health trackers for a while, but I got super irritated by having to plan around them. It's objectively not a big deal, but last time my Garmin died I just put it down and never picked it up again. Been living with a Casio on the wrist uninterrupted for years now, and whenever I think about trying on the Garmin again, I don't want to because I would need to charge it first. At least with a mechanical watch it's ready to go whenever.

Re: I love my dumb watches

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Post by helterskelter »

Citizen makes great dumb watches. They're built well, reasonably priced, and completely solar powered. Promaster is maybe the best dumb watch you can get for that price point, you just need to put a sapphire glass in it. I wish they'd do a "Promaster Pro" model though, with a higher frequency quartz crystal and magnetic resistance. That would be asymptotic with perfection.

Re: I love my dumb watches

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Post by zeroCalories »

zetanor wrote: post #30

I've received many compliments for my Rolexes, and only ever a question about my Pebble. Nobody has ever expressed any interest in my Apple Watch.

A rolex is jewelry, meant to be flashy and catch the eye. Pebbles and apple watches are some of the least interesting things you could put in your wrist lol

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Post by wenc »

Great, but I like my Apple Watch for its one killer features: not tell time, but tap to pay. I gave up wearing my Tissot watch for this.

This genuinely saves me time and adds fluidity to my day. Tap for subway. Tap to for vending machine. Tap for restaurant bill. Tap for shop purchase.

I genuinely don't look at my phone not much, so it's always deep in my winter coat pocket. Fishing it out takes 2-3 seconds each time.

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Post by throwuxiytayq »

zetanor wrote: post #30

I've received many compliments for my Rolexes, and only ever a question about my Pebble. Nobody has ever expressed any interest in my Apple Watch.

My watch monitors my long-term heart rate trends across lifestyle and medication changes. I get enough compliments and interest from my wife.

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Post by ctjr »

throw0101c wrote: post #21
zer0tonin wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a watch. It's an item that literally has one single job: tell the time accurately. It goes without saying that it should do a pretty good job at this and be accurate.

Define "accuracy". What, if anything, in your life needs to be done with-in ±5 minutes? If the analog minute hand "should" be on 2, but it's closer to 1 or 3, how many things will fall apart in your life?

Catching a train.

Re: I love my dumb watches

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Post by javier123454321 »

throwuxiytayq wrote: post #36
zetanor wrote: post #30

I've received many compliments for my Rolexes, and only ever a question about my Pebble. Nobody has ever expressed any interest in my Apple Watch.

My watch monitors my long-term heart rate trends across lifestyle and medication changes. I get enough compliments and interest from my wife.

And think about it. EVERY SINGLE person that died before 2015 never wore an apple watch. Coincidence? I dont think so.

Re: I love my dumb watches

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Post by ougasi »

robthebrew wrote: post #2

"a few seconds a day" why is that accuracy even needed? Sure, if you work with computers (that can tell time too), or are a mariner without GPS. But otherwise, just live with it.

Of course, that inaccuracy isn't a problem for most uses.

But for me, having an accurate watch reduces cognitive overhead and mental noise: I never worry whether the watch is wrong, and I never wonder about the last time I set the watch. Combine good accurary with a 10 year battery or solar and we're in full zen mode.

Re: I love my dumb watches

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Post by NikolaNovak »

I love that everybody can enjoy watches differently :-).

There are people thay get a rolex. And good on them and they certainly send a message O:-)

There are people who like obscure Soviet watches, or hyper expensive ridiculously over complicated modern marvels, or just a few solid units from citizen and Seiko, etc etc.

I have a nice citizen blue angels navihawk with a tremendously useful ;) circular slide rule - but have much more enjoyed finding cool weird little Chinese semi-brand-name watches. Most of them will have a Seiko movement anyway, but without the brand / prestige surcharge. They're really the only jewelry / vanity thing I do - I have ten copies of same t-shirt because it's comfortable and fits me well, but I also have a watches for every occasion to match when I want to "dress up", and dozen of them cost me as much as that single citizen.

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