r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Sep 4, 2017

Is there some kind of law that says men's watches must have a dial the same diameter as Jupiter?

What is this gaudy nonsense?

My dad and granddads had watches you could actually wear without worrying about distorting spacetime or attracting orbital detritus

Show thread_trampeltierSep 4, 2017

@cypnk
The law of stupid design and the marketing behind.

I'm happy with my old (small) watch. If I'ld like to have an 7" thing on my wrist, I'ld tape a phone on it

Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖Sep 4, 2017
@_trampeltier Same. I have a Seiko that I've been happy with, but it's got a whole bunch of scratches on the face and bezel and the strap is a bit dirty. I thought I'd get something else for when I'm with company, but I guess I'm gonna wearing this
Show thread_trampeltierSep 4, 2017
@cypnk
I have a couple of Swatches and an automatic Sector, but I can't (often) / don't like to wear a watch at work on my job now. Even in private I rarely wear a watch now. Almost just on holiday or rarely when I go out.
Show threadr҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖

@_trampeltier I wanted to avoid looking at my phone all the time so I needed a way to tell time without it. The phone really kills the mood in private conversations. It's like an energy vampire

Also, I went camping in the woods recently and my phone was off for peace and quiet and to save the battery for an emergency (not that it mattered since I had no bars most of the time)

I'm pretty lazy with "gadgets" too so I wanted to avoid anything with batteries I might need to change

Sep 4, 2017 at 11:31pmWeb