How much has wrist watch sales dropped since cell phones became popular?

[Ns1]

I would expect the low end watch market to die. I expect no change in the high end watch market (at least not from cell phones)

 

[dighn]

I don't wear a watch. Nor any jewlery. I personally find such practices to be pointless.

I do use my mobile phone to tell the time. But, I stopped drapping my body in fancy metals well before mobile phones came about.

a watch is not like typical jewelry; it's engineered and not merely crafted, so it's got this innate masculine appeal. and it's pretty functional.

 

[ViviTheMage]

My cell phone replaced my watch.

me too

 

[Bacstar]

My watch battery died about a month ago, and I haven't gotten around to getting a new battery yet. In the meantime, I've been using the cellphone.

 

[Colt45]

Pretty well the only time I wear a watch now is when I'm going camping in the boondocks or so, where I won't have the phone

 

[AznAnarchy99]

People dont look at my phone the same way they look at my Rolex.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

I'm sure there's been a drop. My watch is more of an accessory than anything.

I don't know much about it myself but I don't think dive watches are going away anytime soon, so there's always going to be a market for them.

Also, military watches are in style now but the true military watches were also pretty damn functional and reliable.

 

[alien42]

Pretty well the only time I wear a watch now is when I'm going camping in the boondocks or so, where I won't have the phone

a phone is now a flashlight, camera, watch and compass, almost the ideal camping multi-tool.

 

[Specop 007]

I had to fly to San Fran 2 weeks ago on business. Sat next to a guy with a nice Movado.

A good watch stands out now more than ever in my opinion.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

a watch is not like typical jewelry; it's engineered and not merely crafted, so it's got this innate masculine appeal. and it's pretty functional.

Beyond the first 20$ it is just typical jewelry. The rest is just an excuse guys use to wear jewelry.

 

[Reckoner]

I work with pc equipment all day so the watch stays home.

 

[dighn]

Beyond the first 20$ it is just typical jewelry. The rest is just an excuse guys use to wear jewelry.

you can't even get a decent mechanical watch for less than a few hundred bucks. if you go into the multi-k range, than yeah I agree.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

you can't even get a decent mechanical watch for less than a few hundred bucks. if you go into the multi-k range, than yeah I agree.

Again just an excuse to wear jewelry.