Of watches

I've been wearing a Breitling Chronometre Aerospace titanium for 9 years. A
brilliant piece of kit that has (uniquely) lasted the course. I was in an
Emporium in Belfast today and had occasion to man handle the latest
incarnation of same. My gob was well and truly smacked. I believe my arm
was actually lighter wearing the watch than without, by some quirk of Alien
Physics. Amazingly light and well crafted timepiece, compared directly to
the best offered by Tag, Rolex, Omega et all. Do people actually like
watches that weigh half a kilo?

 

No. That's why I've not worn a watch for the last 8 years or so.

 

When I wore a watch I had one of them stainless steel go underwater till
your ears burst thingys that weighed a ton.

Now I use my phone to see the time.

 

No

I have a pocket watch that occasionally serves as a communication device.
I'm used to a wrist free of gadgets and if I wear a watch now, it feels
very wrong.

 

Yeeeees.... of course my phone now has to be a PDA thing that also weighs
about half a kilo

 

Well I'm kinda with you and Cab on this except the Aerospace is so
unintrusive and I have an aluminium Swatch that weighs about 10 grammes too.
I looked at the latest Tag and Rolex's, incredulous with the weight of the
fucking things I asked to see the lightweight/titanium versions. There
weren't any.

 

There is that. Now my trousers keep wanting to fall down.

 

I bet you've not missed a train either

 

Blackberry Pearl.

HTH.

 

Braces.

 

I'm not really sure why but that's probably just me.

I look at my watch a great deal, I'm not sure if the battery on my phone
would last. That and the incessant unlocking would be a PITA.

 

I have just been gifted one of the same and am eagerly awaiting it's
return from a full refurb and service.

Actually, yes. But I'm looking forward to not doing as well.

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Heh, actually, no. I figure that there are so many different ways
of ascertaining the time, that I really don't see the point of
having a watch on my arm. I'm also very blasé about time.

Funnily enough, I was chatting with my neighbour about this
yesterday. When he was a nipper (born circa 1930), he remembers
that people used to find out what time it was by watching when the
trains ran past his village.

 

what piece of shit phone doesn't display the time unless it's
unlocked?

 

Good point. My phone does show the time locked but I have to prod it.
And get it out my pocket.

Time trouble? Why not have our small and unobtrusive "time on your
wrist". One quick glance and you know the time! No more getting a
fucking lighty up thing out of your pocket.

 

Or what if you're on the train and it's approaching the speed of light..?

D.

 

It'll never catch on.

 

Almost all of the phones made by Nokia.

The difference between having a phone that does all kinds of tricks
and looks good and a decent watch is that everyone knows the person
wearing the watch was stupid enough to buy it because you don't get a
free watch upgrade every year.

I'm dreading the phone call telling me how much my TAG is going to
cost to repair. I've had it about 10 years without any problems bigger
than a battery change so shouldn't complain too much but I'm expecting
a bill of at least £250.

 

Ace inna going to like that answer

 

WTF?
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