Pardon me, but do you have the time?

Aaron said:
My clothes dryer is at least 25 years old, no exaggeration. No bells and whistles... I'm determined to use it until it dies.

I never thought this watch thread would last so long.
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That's an impressive clothes dryer. I bet if you balled-together all the dryer lint it's generated, it would fill a house.

The watch thread has been kept alive by Koop's recent fascination with collecting every Casio G-Shock watch ever made. Prior to that, Wolf showed his collection, I showed my collection, Hectic made some interjections, and that was it.
 
It's probably cliche to say, but true that they don't make stuff that's built to last like that anymore. The old dryer had a companion washer that gave us 20 good years. The new one we replaced it with is already giving me problems. Spin cycle issues
 
Aaron said:
My clothes dryer is at least 25 years old, no exaggeration. No bells and whistles... I'm determined to use it until it dies.

I never thought this watch thread would last so long.
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This.

I think mine is 17. (Old enough for Koop to date.)


I take some of my work clothes out of the dryer before they are completely dry, and put them on hangers. I can avoid ironing some of my stuff that way.

If I set the buzzer, I don't always hear it if I'm upstairs. (Laundry is in the basement.)
 
JHDK said:
Invictas catch some shit online for their many homage models to other brands but I think they have some very nice and reasonably priced watches. Seiko also sells a lot of movements to them so the internals will be pretty solid.
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One of the reasons why I like some Invictas watches. Some of have a similar look to Rolex, which is one watch I will never afford. I already have couple Seiko watches, plus I would like to own silver with gold trim and blue dial face.
 
memebag said:
My point is why do you need a timer on a watch if you have a phone?
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What happens if you don't have access to your phone, in your pocket or if it dies? Then the watch will come in handy.
 
Wolf said:
What happens if you don't have access to your phone, in your pocket or if it dies? Then the watch will come in handy.
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Unless it also dies or you don't have access to it. If I don't have a watch, meh. Not having my phone is a crisis.
 
They invented smartwatches for the very reasons you guys are claiming are unnecessary. Based on their popularity, it appears that many people disagree with you.
 
scotchandcigar said:
They invented smartwatches for the very reasons you guys are claiming are unnecessary. Based on their popularity, it appears that many people disagree with you.
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Smartwatches bring your phone to your wrist. If your watch is not a smart watch, it is redundant and useless. But if that is what turns your crank, don't let me stop you. Enjoy.
 
I bought a style of watch I always wanted last year after some dark times. Then I bought another, then another. I've been banned from buying anymore. Plus I don't have the money. I hated wearing watches because I would sweat all over them. Now I love them. I don't have to pull that greasy phone out of my pocket. I also wear a cheap casio for camps with kids that constantly want to know what time it is. It's time to shut your pie holes is what I tell them. Also a friend recently left his $4,000 watch in his car on its way to the tire shop. He was so scared.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Smartwatches bring your phone to your wrist. If your watch is not a smart watch, it is redundant and useless.
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A smartwatch doesn't do half of what a phone does, but people use them anyway, so that they don't have to constantly be holding a phone in front of their faces. That's the utility of a watch, plus it's part of a person's wardrobe.

Do you have a problem with women wearing earrings, bracelets, necklaces, or rings on their fingers? Then why can't a guy wear a watch?
 
scotchandcigar said:
A smartwatch doesn't do half of what a phone does, but people use them anyway, so that they don't have to constantly be holding a phone in front of their faces. That's the utility of a watch, plus it's part of a person's wardrobe.

Do you have a problem with women wearing earrings, bracelets, necklaces, or rings on their fingers? Then why can't a guy wear a watch?
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I wear a watch. I just don't see the point of a timer on a dumb watch for anyone with a phone.
 
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