Ask Slashdot: Wrist Watch For the Tech Minded 466
NNUfergs writes "Sure, my smartphone can deliver just about any piece of information I could want in under 30 seconds, but I miss being able to just look at my wrist to get the time, date etc. I've been shopping around for a while and haven't come across anything particularly inspiring. There are loads of various features that have been incorporated into watches, but you usually only see a small, specialized set in a given watch. Budget is always a concern, but I am willing to invest in a quality time piece. In short, I'm not looking for a piece of jewelry; I'm looking for a gadget to wear on my wrist. Are there any neat, fun or just plain cool watches out there for techies? What do you have?"
Wrist watch is for style, not gadget (Score:2, Insightful)
Now, I would understand if you did actually say it was for your style. There is still certain amount of glamour and style in wearing a watch, especially if it represents your other outfit and the way you act. If you are a rich guy, it's a good way to show it. Women know this and men notice it too. I would totally bang a guy with a nice stylish watch, good jeans and a tight white shirt. But as for a tech gadget? Hell no!
Just get a nice watch that represents your style. No, not the geeky type. Something that makes you look good and gives you respect from men and women. Leave the tech stuff to your mobile phone and home. You don't need to make everything in your life resolve around tech and geek stuff. For once, be fabulous!
Re:Wrist watch is for style, not gadget (Score:0, Insightful)
I really don't even understand the question.
He wants a device that simply shows you the time and date. And he wants it to be quality. But he wants a gadget for your wrist and not a piece of jewelry? Does not compute.
If you want a quality timepiece that shows the time and date, then a geek gadget is exactly what you DON'T want. You want what amounts to a quality piece of jewelry... because that's exactly what a nice, high quality, traditional watch is.
Casio calculator watch (Score:2, Insightful)
"When I was younger I flossed a Casio, calculator watch, yeah it was nasty yo. I used that, shot to head of the class, and then I went the speed of light and shot to infinite mass."
Personally, a simple Movado is enough watch for me. For everything else we have smartphones, tablets, netbooks, laptops, desktops, lending libraries, wise talking dogs, wikipedia, and oracles. Ahhh... the simple life...
Re:Wrist watch is for style, not gadget (Score:3, Insightful)
Smart phones may be "better", but they're also about ten times bigger and there are plenty of times you don't carry a phone, but would wear a watch. I used to own a Casio full scientific watch (in the '80s) and used it as such all the time.
Watches are not about telling time (Score:3, Insightful)
I once had a concierge at a 5 star hotel tell me he could always figure out a customer by observing two things: his shoes and his watch.
The watch is to men what the handbag and shoes are to women. It is the ultimate fashion accessory. It can be a sign of status like a Rolex. It can be a sign of one's interests like a Bell & Ross. It can be a sign of ones appreciation for artisan watch craft like a Breguet. The question when buying a watch is not what features does it have. Do you really think anyone spends 100K on a Breguet because it tells accurate time? It is a very traditional status symbol of style so find the one that says what you want to say and enhances you personal brand.
Mechanical. (Score:5, Insightful)
How about respect for mechanical watches? They are true marvels of engineering and work very well. Just because it's electronic doesn't make it any better.
Re:pebble? (Score:4, Insightful)
And by a curious coincidence, not only does the pebble meet each of the askslashdotter's criteria, funding for this particular project on kickstarter closes less than 24 hours after the article was posted here. Is that the foul stench of astroturf assaulting my olfactory system?
Cool idea, but really, does it need a slashvertisement?
Re:Don't post while idiot (Score:5, Insightful)
How does a phone in your pocket tell you the time?
There's a reason wristwatches supplanted pocket ones.
Re:Still not answering question (Score:5, Insightful)
Scuba diving? Watches are quite handy there, while phone cases might leak.
While working? You can angle your wrist around to see if it is nearly time for dinner without putting your tools/workpiece down, switching off the machine or crawling out from under something to unzip your overalls to reach your jeans' pocket.
In fact, it would be an idea to not take the phone to work at all if possible, I have broken 3 at various times as they get crushed in my pocket ( a colleague managed to break one of those Land Rover tough phones at work, but that was by trying to clean the swarf out of it with an air line ).
Cheap waterproof digital watches just keep on going, and you can use abrasive compound to clear enough of the scratches away to read the display. Or smear grease on it if you are lazy.
Re:Don't post while idiot (Score:4, Insightful)
There's a reason wristwatches supplanted pocket ones.
Fashion trends are cyclical.
After enough years, everything old is new again.
Re:Huh? (Score:3, Insightful)
You must be single, or have a very understanding partner who lets you bring a cell phone while making love or cuddling.
You must be single too, because if a woman ever caught you looking at your WATCH while love-making/cuddling, you probably would have been a chalk outline at a crime scene by now.