Comments on: Are Kids Getting It All Wrong This TIME?!

By: Nancy Domenichelli

Nancy Domenichelli — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:50:21 +0000

Nope, I rarely wear a watch. Only do on those occasions when reaching for a cell phone to check the time isn’t practical (like at the MRA conferences). My 22-year-old daughter never wears one, either. However, her 16-year-old sister just got a battery replaced to her Fossil and loves it for the fashion statement.

By: Colleen Moore Mezler

Colleen Moore Mezler — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:07:33 +0000

Well, I do wear a watch. I think I wear it because it is a fashion statement!?!? I like my braclets and watches. Although, I have to admit I don’t really look at my watch very often. Maybe I don’t need to wear it after all? Now you have me thinking Merrill!!

By: Janet Savoie

Janet Savoie — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:29:51 +0000

I love watches. I collect them but I tend to wear just a few of them. My very favorite is an antique watch my husband bought me in France. I had read about the decline in watch sales some time ago due to young people using phones as their timepieces. To me it is sad, as watches are beautiful pieces of functional jewelry. And i love jewelry too!

By: Kelly Heatly

Kelly Heatly — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:52:55 +0000

I’m with you, Sheldon. I also have a good internal clock, but I need as much help as I can get with time management. Having a clock on your wrist is the most aggressive and invasive way to remind yourself what time it is and how little time you have to complete your next deadline/be at your next appointment. I also have a sports watch for the “sweaty wrist” factor. For all you non-watch wearers, what do you do when you’re in a meeting and there’s no clock on the wall? And, how else do you politely and subtly get rid of someone who is wasting your time than to glance at your watch?

By: Sheldon Nidetz

Sheldon Nidetz — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:07:00 +0000

Wow — I feel like someone needs make a “timely” stand for the other side. I have worn a watch practically all my life, and feel somewhat naked without one. Perhaps it’s an offshoot of participating in various sports that are time-related. Actually, the watch I wear most of the time even has a stopwatch, so that it is handy for tracking my workouts. I usually take 2 watches when I travel, one a “dress” watch and the aforementioned sports watch. I also have a family heirloom watch that I wear for special occasions, as well as a few specialty watches. I don’t wear much jewelry, so perhaps watches are just my accessory of choice. The funny thing is, I have a pretty good “internal clock” so perhaps I don’t need to wear/rely on a watch as much as I do, so perhaps it is a security blanket. I will have to consider, though, putting it into my pocket if I ever need the suggested icebreaker!

By: Steve Schlesinger

Steve Schlesinger — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 16:54:01 +0000

No watch here and have not worn one for the past 4 years. Don’t need to know what time it is on my wrist - with cell phones, PDAs and other assorted electronic devices, the time is always close by. Plus, it is a nice way to say hello to someone - hey, do you have the time? Now, I will say that I have been thinking about getting a watch lately but more for the desire to have a fine piece of craftsmanship, a Franck Mueller - now this is not just a watch but a piece of art. We will see - my guess is that this boy’s wrists will be bare for quite some TIME!

By: Ed Sugar

Ed Sugar — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:01:12 +0000

Nothing like being called out by Merrill. I happen to be in Noel’s camp, as I do not wear a watch. I must of cracked a half dozen watch crystals by the time I was 13. Until I graduated college and during my first years as a taxpayer, I usually concentrated on one particular timepiece: the clock on the wall. Having one strapped to my wrist never seemed to make things go faster. During my business career and personal international travels I have always found the current time to be rather ubiquitous. Today there few home appliances, communication devices or gadgets that do not have a timepiece. Last week, it took my wife and I two days to change all the clocks and timepieces in our home. In the last three years, I have lost a wallet, a cell phone, memory chips, as well as numerous $20 bills in slacks that went to the dry cleaner. But I have ever been late, missed a flight, or a business meeting because I lost track of the time. By not wearing watches, Noel and I will always be able to sincerely use the #1 icebreaker “Excuse, do you happen to know what time it is?

By: Noel Lesniak

Noel Lesniak — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:41:53 +0000

Guys and Gals…I haven’t worn a watch for well over five years and haven’t missed it and tend to get to events/meetings/etc. earlier than most…so try it…you might like it…note that I often go out with out my handy/etc. and still don’t need the watch…after all the car has one too…I do have a great watch that means a lot to me…and it has great real value…however, it stopped every few years and had to be fixed…and the price gets very high when it became a collectors item…when in got to $300 to get what was really a very simple part I opted out and haven’t looked back since…Noel