From: ant on
Mxsmanic wrote:
> Jim Ley writes:
>
> > It's getting near impossible to find anyone with a watch
> > these days, it's another thing the mobile phone has killed.
>
> I'm not sure I see the connection. How have mobile phones killed
> watches?

Apparently (and this still surprises me) mobiles have replaced the old fob
watches. People actually pull them out and look at them to ascertain the
time, rather than looking at their wrist. I have NO idea why.

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From: Miguel Cruz on
"ant" <yusuf_ali778(a)yahoo.fr> wrote:
> Apparently (and this still surprises me) mobiles have replaced the old fob
> watches. People actually pull them out and look at them to ascertain the
> time, rather than looking at their wrist. I have NO idea why.

The functions performed by a mobile phone are a superset of those
performed by a watch (i.e., phones do everything watches do, and a whole
lot more). So the case for carrying a phone is much more compelling than
for a watch. And the case for carrying both is diminished.

miguel
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From: Mxsmanic on
Miguel Cruz writes:

> The functions performed by a mobile phone are a superset of those
> performed by a watch (i.e., phones do everything watches do, and a whole
> lot more). So the case for carrying a phone is much more compelling than
> for a watch. And the case for carrying both is diminished.

I use my watch much more than I use a phone, so I continue to carry a
watch. Also, the watch is accurate, whereas the time on the cellphone
is not.

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From: JohnT on

"Miguel Cruz" <spam(a)admin.u.nu> wrote in message
news:spam-2C38FC.10325013082006(a)localhost...
> "ant" <yusuf_ali778(a)yahoo.fr> wrote:
>> Apparently (and this still surprises me) mobiles have replaced the old
>> fob
>> watches. People actually pull them out and look at them to ascertain the
>> time, rather than looking at their wrist. I have NO idea why.
>
> The functions performed by a mobile phone are a superset of those
> performed by a watch (i.e., phones do everything watches do, and a whole
> lot more). So the case for carrying a phone is much more compelling than
> for a watch. And the case for carrying both is diminished.
>

I don't need a mobile phone so I carry one very rarely. I do wear a watch
when I go out.

JohnT


From: Mxsmanic on
barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes:

> Because mobile phones mostly display the time, so if one is carrying a
> mobile phone it is not necessary to wear a watch.

In my experience, mobile phones keep poor time, and even if the
display shows the time, it doesn't show the seconds. And you still
have to pull it out of your pocket, whereas a wristwatch is instantly
accessible.

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