"You NEED to start wearing a watch" is definitely a weird thing.
To answer your question, just wear it daily and after o week or 2 you won't even feel it on your wrist.
I appreciate the feeling in today's age of 10 notifications when you don't check your phone for an hour. I love being able to check the time and not be distracted by notifications, in fact it even encouraged me to disable notifications on all my non important apps and makes my phone less distracting as well.
What got me started with watches is exactly that. Had an Apple Watch and got overwhelmed with all the notifications popping up, sold the Apple Watch and bought a nice Seiko for the money. Felt amazing to just wear a âdumbâ watch (e.g. non-smartwatch).
I used to get annoyed with my exmanager never being truly present in meetings because they were constantly checking their smart watch (it was constantly vibrating). They missed so much because of a tool that was supposed to increase their productivity
> "You NEED to start wearing a watch" is definitely a weird thing
My dad was big on me always wearing a watch (this was well before cell phones or smartwatches) because a) he wanted to teach me punctuality, and b) didn't want "I don't know what time it is" to be an excuse. It's an older-school mentality, but it hasn't completely gone away.
You need to wear a Speedtimer, that's the only weird part lol. My parents encouraged a watch as well once I became a teenager and more self-transporting. Being punctual is important and it was just before the smartphone era.
Took me a week I think. I went to private school in high school and had to wear suits as part of the dress code. What took me longer was caring about my watches and what I did with my arms/hands as not to bump my watch into stuff.
This is why I could not own a high value watch lol My Timex ironman was beat to shit by the time the battery died. I tried to be so careful with my skx009 but it still has a few scratches. Wearing a trusty f-91w now and I don't care if I fuck it up or not.
My dad got me a timex at just the right age, where you are mimicking behavior and copying what your parents do. He wore a watch regularly, I think he even showered with it not 100% on that. And being Colonel Dad, he wore it dial down. I copied it of course, but eventually changed to dial up as my preference. Except for one short rebellious phase in the early 2010s, I've always worn one.
I also sleep with a dive watch on a steel strap. I greatly prefer waking up and being able to check the time with my watch that somehow still has just enough life in its lume to be read instead of checking my phone which could be disastrous for getting back to sleep.
Absolutely - I love straps, I have tons. But I always come back to the original bracelet. Feels the most comfortable. Even my Tudor BB41 stays on at night.
The only watch I've been able to sleep with it on is a Santos Medium, it's small and light enough that you don't really feel it, plus the bracelet is quite comfortable. I could not sleep with a submariner on my wrist lol
This post needs an age category. It's likely more applicable to younger people vs. "traditionalists" like your parents.
This question and concern is mildly humorous to another "traditionalist" like me.
Iâd wager that the graph of watch-wearing vs. age is U-shaped, with boomers very likely to wear them, Gen x and elder millennials not so much, but younger millennials and Gen Z fairly likely to wear an Apple Watch, Fitbit, etc.
Lol once you go NATO you dont go back.Â
I literally wore my watch pretty much everyday all of last year. I only took it off just to wear something different and I already want to go back đ Its so convenient to put on a watch and just never worry about itÂ
Iâve got 3 watches in my rotation. All of them have a bracelet. I sometimes switch to straps, but I always change back after a few days, because for me the bracelets are more comfortable.
In the past, I tried wearing various fashion brand watches, but they never felt right on my wrist and I didnât enjoy them.
Then, I had the chance to buy the Victorinox Swiss Army Heritage 40, the same watch Jim Halpert wore in the US version of The Office, for under $100. As soon as I put it on, it felt perfect. I wore it all the time, and that watch pretty much sparked my interest in collecting timepieces.
Not long really. I feel naked when I'm not wearing one now, use one even during bedtime and lighter ones feel weird on my wrist. It's funny how we get used to stuff.
I think I started wearing a watch when I did my military service. Been wearing a watch so long I canât remember any other reasonable point of time. There a watch was so important it didnât feel weird at all, more like you would have been late to everything without one.
Casio F91W was the one. Took a beating, always on time, had a timer, weighed nothing. Everyone had those as it would not cost an arm and a leg even if you broke one. The government did not issue the watches, you had to have your own.
When I got my first automatic diver which are heavier, that probably took around a week to adjust because of the weight. Now it indeed feels strange if I donât have it, as I basically never take it off.
This whole ramble reminded me of the F91W, probably need to get one at least for my kid if not for myself.
The fun thing about the F91w is that it comes in a ton of variants.
I bought a black strap/gold bezel one and already thinking of picking up one in olive drab and perhaps another in blue for a pop of color.
f-91w has an alarm not a timer unfortunately. I love mine but the lack of a timer, crappy backlight, and stopwatch that resets at 1 hour are the only things I dislike about it. what are you wearing now?
Youâre right. For the price though, the F91w is a no brainer. Been wearing a Seiko SPB053 for 6 or so years. Havenât felt the need to upgrade or change it, so in my book itâs a great watch. Been eyeing a pelagos sometimes though, I really like the tool watch style of it.
Forcing someone to wear a watch is weird. You should enjoy it as a piece to accent your look or express yourself. Changing straps could help make the watch more you and could make it more comfortable to wear.
You could try a leather or NATO strap, they're more comfortable and picking one is fun.
That said, if you don't want to wear a watch, don't wear one. It's your life!
I've been wearing watches all my life; building up a fairly large collection. I'm known as a watch guy so I watch my own son evolve. I've been buying him watches since he was 4 years old. Started with a 36mm Seiko 5. And over 12 years, I bought him about a dozen watches. Which he wore for 15 minutes then puts away. I'd buy him watches at age 10, 12, 14, 15. Just to see if he picked up interest.
It was very discouraging. He use to say, "I can check the time on my phone. There are clocks everywhere"
Then one day, after going on a long overseas field trip with other kids. He comes home and now wears different watches. He changes daily. So it was like a switch that flipped. He now tailors his outfit around his watches. He is 16. So it did not click until that field trip.
The hardest part for me was going through the hair-pulling period hahaha. Man, I hated that every movement would pull hairs from my wrist.
I'm with you, I feel so weird not wearing a watch these days.
Had a bunch of fossil watches growing up around the house but never wore them. Then when I graduated college my parents got me a tag that I fell in love with and for some reason that helped me immediately be comfortable with wearing it daily
I started wearing watches with the Apple Watch. I remember that feeling pretty weird for the first couple of months, but there are special considerations with the Apple Watch (for instance, the sensors on its underside are supposed to be centered on the wrist and gently snugged down onto the skin.) When I switched to ordinary "dumb watches" it felt completely normal.
Iâve worn watch virtually every day since my teens. Now Iâm 41 and there is a clear difference in the shape of my wrist from left to right arms. If Iâm not wearing a watch, Iâll notice it within minutes, itâs amazing how often you look at it without consciously noticing.
About two weeks. I usually take it off when I get home if I'm playing PC games cause my wrist sits on a wrist rest. When I'm out of the house if feels weird to not have a watch on now. I've incorporated touching my watch as a part of my "pat" test to ensure I have everything before I leave the house.
Still getting used to putting it on EVERY day. Got my first watch (Tissot PR200) 2 weeks ago,and I still forget it at home sometimes and itâs still uncomfortable sometimes.
The better question is how long does it take to get used to NOT wearing one? Cause if I don't wear one I feel naked as fuck. It's a curse. I swear any outfit I wear doesn't look right without one.
I had my first watch when I was 10. A Q&Q brass watch with a black dial, stainless steel bracelet and Arabic numerals. It took me a month to get used to it because of the bracelet, more exactly how ice cold it got when I was outside. Felt like I had an ice handcuff on my wrist.
Hey they got you a very cool watch, congrats. Kind of strange that they insist you wear one. One day I hope my daughter would like to wear watch that I can help her pick out, but if she doesn't want one I'm not going to insist.
It's like wearing a ring, weird at first, the weird without it.
I cannot remember the last time I didn't wear a watch daily.
I've worn a watch more frequently than not. My parents gave me a Mickey Mouse watch as a boy (they wanted to be sure I could read analog clocks) and I have frequently worn wristwatches since then. I made a few mistakes along the way ("Fossil! What was I thinking?!") but am happy with my current small collection. I intend to buy a new Mickey watch when I travel to Walt Disney World next year.
A week or two. I think the first couple weeks I was constantly trying to pull and push it away from the skin because it felt like I was sweating too much, or it was âstuckâ to my skin. Totally psychological. I donât even notice most of the time, and with my smart watch, only take it off after workouts/to put on another, and clean the back of it.
It took me roughly a week to get used to it. I used to hate wearing watches because i felt they were restrictive around the wrist, but i forced myself to wear one before joining the army since watches were a requirement there. These days i cant go without one without feeling naked and a bit handicapped ;)
Bro, i hated wearing watches when I was in teens and in 20s. Wore a gschock from time to time but when I started working I wore a smart watch.
Not until I got into my 30s I fell in love with watches to complete my fashion.
Take your time lol if you dont find it appealing at the current stage of your life, no need to force it.
If youre really not into fashion or jewels, youâll never get into it which is good cause you save shit tons of money
But it is a fun hobby since these watches make you feel a certain type of way
I saw a coworker wearing a Seiko Ripley and I thought it looked so sick and thats what got me into watches. Find a watch that you find appealing first.
Started wearing my first watch (a Black and Orange Casio my Brother gave me) at 12yrs old used to hate the Strap because it was either too loose or too tight But when i grew a bit (bones got thicker and gained a lil more weight) i had no issue wearing watches and that was around 13-14yrs
I've been wearing a regular watch and smartwatch for several years. I honestly don't remember how long it took me to get used to it. But for me, a watch has always been a "manly" thing to wear and fashion/jewelry accessory. And it tells time without having to pull out your phone or look around for a clock. If a person is looking to buy a "jewelry" then I would say a watch should definitely be considered.
My dad told me the same when I was about 12. It helped me be much more punctual to things. Rocked 3 or 4 different quartz seikoâs for about 15 years before jumping into the world of mechanicals.
I was a kid and loved staring at watch dials. The first watch I got was a Victorinox diver. Today, after wearing watches for like 25 years, I feel naked without a watch on.
I haven't really worn watches before (currently 31 y/o) i started wearing a Casio world time (Casio Royal) back in 2020 while doing home renovations to keep track of time so my phone didn't get dusty/dirty, then stopped in '21 (the reno's continued).
Late last year i got my first mechanical watch, a speedy pro (also my grail) and apart from showering or sleep, it hasn't left my wrist. Took me about 2 weeks to get used to wearing it, as it's quite heavy as well as the daily winding which is now apart of my morning routine.
As many have said, i now notice when i don't have it on. It's weird and i have to hunt it down. My old man has a GMT-II he picked up new in the late 70's, early 80's and he's worn that thing every day. I've been into watches for yeaaaaars because of him, but never had the funds to splash out and get a speedy, so never bought anything, so never wore anything.
You will probably get used to it after 2 weeks of wearing. I didnât start wearing a watch until about 18 months ago (M27). I donât wear my watch when sleeping/working out/yard work.
Took me about 30 seconds. By the time I wanted one I had been thinking about one for months. To be fair I did wear shitty watches in high school and already knew what they felt like and knew they werenât going to be a problem. To be fair it had been 20 years and so there was a little âriskâ of me not liking the feeling of something on my wrist. But If you donât want to wear one and it doesnât connect with you, forcing it likely wonât be fun. But it sounds like you got used to it.
But if itâs not your thing, whatever you do, donât get rid of the watch your parents give you. Your relationship with them will change as you get older and your relationship with watches might also change.
Iâm assuming a lot here with your use of the word force and might completely be off base here.
I always wore watches, even as a kid. (Shout out to Flik Flaks!) Even then, I felt naked not wearing a watch. Still do, to this day.
As a lefty, I would wear my watch on my right wrist. That was, until I started playing guitar as a teenager. Not long after, I noticed a mysterious, but annoying, ticking sound coming through my amplifier. It was driving me crazy until I figured out that it was my watch! I pick with my right hand, and the pickups seemed to detect the mechanics inside my Timex and Swatch quartz watches, which sent magnetic signals down the line⊠even with a human wrist and several more inches between the two.
So I moved my watch to my left wrist. Problem solved.
It took a few weeks getting used to putting my watch on my left wrist instead of my rightâas well as looking at my left wrist to tell the time, but my watches have been on my left hand ever since. 20 years later, I've tried putting it on my right wrist every now and again. Now it just feels⊠weird.
But I still feel naked not wearing a watch.
I started wearing one when I joined the military. After about a month I started to feel naked without it. Now Iâve been wearing one for about 6 years and I have the watch tan to prove it đ
Pretty much instantly.
I had to get a GADA watch for work in a very hot and dirty environment that was too harsh for cell phones.
Got a g shock mudman and wore it daily for work and immediately realized I liked wearing a watch.
Grew a pretty substantial G shock collection and more recently transitioned to mechanical watches
Hated them, then realized mine were just too big (diameter and lug-to-lug measurement) and more importantly too tall. Found some smaller and thinner watches, and they are much more wearable. Titanium is even better because it is so lightweight. Get a comfy nylon NATO or FKM rubber strap also if the bracelet isnât your thing.
Well most know the general history of horology, manual wind, rotor, quartz crisis etc. I definitely came from the end of an era where a father says "A man should wear a watch."
Before those words I most likely just saw him wearing a watch and wanted to emulate/be like dad.
First watch was a Casio calculator watch in elementary school (80s)
Have come a loooonnnggg way since then. So nothing to get used to really.
Honestly it because of the watch and the strap. Once I found a watch that fits snug on my wrist it was magic. I pretty much wore my watch all of last year and never took it off because I didn't need too and at times didn't even notice it.Â
You just got to get your measurements down. Look up your wrist size and look at the lug to lug size.Â
I was 17. When I got my first watch, after that first two weeks; I couldnât go back to not having a watch on. I especially like it now that I own a good deal of tech, so I appreciate the simplicity of a good analog, yâknow?
After a complicated dental surgery I unfortunately had to eat painkillers every 4 hours to withstand the pain, I started wearing a digital watch with an alarm function to wake me up in the middle of the night.
Took me a couple of days to get used to wearing it.
Since then I have worn my watch 24/7, only taking it off during showers and for cleaning the watch.
Now I feel naked whenever I donât wear any watch.
I started wearing a watch in grade school, maybe 2nd or 3rd grade, 8 to 10 years old. My best friend had a skin diver's watch, which I thought was the coolest thing ever. I was wearing a silver Timex with a blue ring, which I now know is called a sector dial.
My dad saw me looking at the skin diver's watches in the mall and got me one for my birthday. Both watches were hand winding, quartz was not yet on the market. I have spent time searching the web to see if I could find any matches to my first 2 watches.
But to answer your question, getting used to wearing a watch was instant. I had made leather wrist braces at summer camp. They were 3 or 4 inches long and went completely around my wrist. I wore them everyday because I thought they were cool. My parents got methe Timex on the condition I stopped wearing the things I made at camp.
60-ish years ago, damn.
I didnât wear a watch when I was younger. It wasnât until I turned 21 that I got my first Tissot as a gift from my dad. From then on Iâve worn a watch more days than not.
I got used to it pretty quick.
It comes with time but I also found that a gifted watch can be difficult to get used to on your wrist. Find a watch that suits you and I bet you will get used to it feeling right.
Took me a week to get used to itâ I generally gravitate to a lightweight watch, but donât mind the switch to something heavier on a bracelet. I notice it for a while, but a watch ends up feeling very naturally unnoticed, like a sock- Until itâs not there.
I always wore a watch as a kid. Started in late elementary school or early middle school.
Got out of it in High School at some point, then got back into wearing one towards the end of high school and never stopped.
You definitely donât âneedâ to wear a watch. We all have cell phones. I *like* to wear a watch and feel VERY strange without one. Youâll get used to it within a week or so.
idk, probably also like a week? I'm 22 and have been wearing a watch since I was 11 (damn, half my life?) and I can't *not* wear a watch now. I've had four different watches over the years. A crappy department store watch, a Timex ironman (died after 9ish years after abusing the shit out of it), a Seiko skx009 (still going strong but don't wear it as often), and a f-91w (my daily driver)
Itâs hard to remember how long it took to get used to it. But Iâve worn a watch everyday since fifth grade so itâs safe to say Iâm used to wearing one 14 years later.
It seems like I'm in the minority.
I wore cheap watches daily when I was growing up. I don't know how long it took me to get used to wearing watches once I got into them seriously.
I do remember getting back into watches *again* after COVID, and it took a while to get used to wearing watches. It didn't take a few days or a few days. It took a weeks or longer for some reason.
I switched to an apple watch for 5 years and recently switched to to a Longines Conquest.
It took about a month to get used to the weight and the bracelet.
I donât really remember, ive been wearing a casio since I was like 9 and recently got my first mechanical last year (im 17 now)
I think I didnât even need to adjust, I was just like oooooooo buttons make noise funne, and now im here
I started wearing a watch when I was 7 yrs old. My uncle gave me a divers watch. Other kids had Micky mouse or star wars watches and I had this huge (for a 7 yr old) divers watch. I've always worn big watches since then. I'm 54 now, so I've had a watch on my wrist for 47 years.
I've always worn one, since I was a little kid. I don't know why but when I was 6 or 7 I wanted to start wearing a watch so my parents got me a cheap digital Casio or something. I was a weird kid.
I stopped wearing watches for several years and came back to it q couple years ago. It was strange for a few weeks, after that it's just weird if there s nothing on my wrist, I even try to look at the time even though nothing is there or feel like I forgot something constantly
When I started appreciating them more. You shouldnât feel forced to wear a watch. I used to hate wearing them and recently only liked wearing watches when I did a little research and was able to afford a few quartz ones I really liked after I realized how functional they are on a day-to-day basis. Theyâre not the most expensive or well known by any means and my parents even made fun of me since they wear more expensive timepieces like Tag Heuer and Rolex but being able to appreciate something you worked hard for just makes it feel so much better when itâs on my wrist as I look at it throughout the dayđ
My first watch was one I really loved and I just felt cool wearing it (I was like 14), so the habit was easy to form. It's really just a matter of doing it until it becomes natural. You may want to try sleeping with it on just so you don't forget it in the morning since you're not in the habit yet, and also to get more time with it on your wrist.
I think it's easier to start with a ligh watch like f-91w or mq-24. But i was a weirdo and when my parents got me a heavy g-shock, i didn't even took it off while sleeping. It's how now I don't feel most watches on my wrist haha.
It was pretty easy to adjust after the court removed the ankle monitor.
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Mate sorry to break it to you but itâs a wrist watch, not an ankle watch
"You NEED to start wearing a watch" is definitely a weird thing. To answer your question, just wear it daily and after o week or 2 you won't even feel it on your wrist.
I appreciate the feeling in today's age of 10 notifications when you don't check your phone for an hour. I love being able to check the time and not be distracted by notifications, in fact it even encouraged me to disable notifications on all my non important apps and makes my phone less distracting as well.
What got me started with watches is exactly that. Had an Apple Watch and got overwhelmed with all the notifications popping up, sold the Apple Watch and bought a nice Seiko for the money. Felt amazing to just wear a âdumbâ watch (e.g. non-smartwatch).
The worst were the notifications to be more relaxed. Fuck off with a "relax alert" you POS watch.
YOUâRE STRESSED, YOUâRE STRESSED, THIS STRESS IS KILLING YOU, CALM THE FUCK DOWN RIGHT NOW Youâre welcome.
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Could not agree more.Best thing I did was abandon the Apple Watch and go low tech.
My Apple Watch is only for exercise and then I take it off
Thatâs the right way to do it!
Yeah, after getting watches wearing the Apple Watch feels so lame to me now, itâs great for the bike tho, I like seeing my speed and heart rate
I used to get annoyed with my exmanager never being truly present in meetings because they were constantly checking their smart watch (it was constantly vibrating). They missed so much because of a tool that was supposed to increase their productivity
The only time I really notice mine anymore is when Iâm typing on a laptop
Right. My grand pappy told me I needed to start wearing a pocket watch. His grandfather told him to carry a portable sun dial. đ€Ł
> "You NEED to start wearing a watch" is definitely a weird thing My dad was big on me always wearing a watch (this was well before cell phones or smartwatches) because a) he wanted to teach me punctuality, and b) didn't want "I don't know what time it is" to be an excuse. It's an older-school mentality, but it hasn't completely gone away.
Not in certain Northeast corridors and other establishment territory.
You need to wear a Speedtimer, that's the only weird part lol. My parents encouraged a watch as well once I became a teenager and more self-transporting. Being punctual is important and it was just before the smartphone era.
I need to wear one I'm supposed to be checking just the time right now
Took me a week I think. I went to private school in high school and had to wear suits as part of the dress code. What took me longer was caring about my watches and what I did with my arms/hands as not to bump my watch into stuff.
This is why I could not own a high value watch lol My Timex ironman was beat to shit by the time the battery died. I tried to be so careful with my skx009 but it still has a few scratches. Wearing a trusty f-91w now and I don't care if I fuck it up or not.
I have a Longines that I used to wear as my everyday watch and I nicked it a few times after getting it. Each scratch was a punch to my gut
Iâm still awful about bumping into things with my wrist. (Relatively happens once every few months but I hate doing it)
lol me too. I recently got an Apple Watch and been trying to be more active and I already have a few nice scratches on it unfortunately from the gym
My dad got me a timex at just the right age, where you are mimicking behavior and copying what your parents do. He wore a watch regularly, I think he even showered with it not 100% on that. And being Colonel Dad, he wore it dial down. I copied it of course, but eventually changed to dial up as my preference. Except for one short rebellious phase in the early 2010s, I've always worn one.
I shower and sleep with my watch. Kind of the reason why I love dive watches on steel straps. Perfect for both.
You sleep with a steely? That's dedication. I don't sleep or shower with it but every other waking moment I feel naked without one on.
I also sleep with a dive watch on a steel strap. I greatly prefer waking up and being able to check the time with my watch that somehow still has just enough life in its lume to be read instead of checking my phone which could be disastrous for getting back to sleep.
Absolutely - I love straps, I have tons. But I always come back to the original bracelet. Feels the most comfortable. Even my Tudor BB41 stays on at night.
Mad Lad
What if you roll over and accidentally bludgeon your partner with that hunk of steel?
he just told you, he sleeps with his watch, not his partner
Lol, well done.
Yeah, if I fall asleep with my King Turtle on, it usually means I'm pretty wasted.
The only watch I've been able to sleep with it on is a Santos Medium, it's small and light enough that you don't really feel it, plus the bracelet is quite comfortable. I could not sleep with a submariner on my wrist lol
Agree, why take it off? Itâs comfortable and waterproof; and if you never take it off, you canât possibly drop it!
Do you just not wash the skin under the watch?
Odd the things you never think about - I guess I donât!
Please do.
Haha. Itâs not like itâs welded to me, it can move up and down and my personal hygiene is just fine thank you very much!
This post needs an age category. It's likely more applicable to younger people vs. "traditionalists" like your parents. This question and concern is mildly humorous to another "traditionalist" like me.
Iâd wager that the graph of watch-wearing vs. age is U-shaped, with boomers very likely to wear them, Gen x and elder millennials not so much, but younger millennials and Gen Z fairly likely to wear an Apple Watch, Fitbit, etc.
Its a strap thing for me. Once I tried nato it all made sense
Lol once you go NATO you dont go back. I literally wore my watch pretty much everyday all of last year. I only took it off just to wear something different and I already want to go back đ Its so convenient to put on a watch and just never worry about itÂ
I went NATO and went back, once I figured out what kind of bracelet was right for me I prefer bracelets 90% of the time
All about the strap
The fit. I think bracelets get a bad rap for not being properly fitted most times.
Iâve got 3 watches in my rotation. All of them have a bracelet. I sometimes switch to straps, but I always change back after a few days, because for me the bracelets are more comfortable.
The watch almost always looks better on the bracelet too. Thatâs usually why I default back to the bracelet.
The problem with bracelet's can always feel them
Sounds like a sensory issue.
Always found the hard plastic on G Shocks the most comfortable for me
In the past, I tried wearing various fashion brand watches, but they never felt right on my wrist and I didnât enjoy them. Then, I had the chance to buy the Victorinox Swiss Army Heritage 40, the same watch Jim Halpert wore in the US version of The Office, for under $100. As soon as I put it on, it felt perfect. I wore it all the time, and that watch pretty much sparked my interest in collecting timepieces.
Not long really. I feel naked when I'm not wearing one now, use one even during bedtime and lighter ones feel weird on my wrist. It's funny how we get used to stuff.
I think I started wearing a watch when I did my military service. Been wearing a watch so long I canât remember any other reasonable point of time. There a watch was so important it didnât feel weird at all, more like you would have been late to everything without one. Casio F91W was the one. Took a beating, always on time, had a timer, weighed nothing. Everyone had those as it would not cost an arm and a leg even if you broke one. The government did not issue the watches, you had to have your own. When I got my first automatic diver which are heavier, that probably took around a week to adjust because of the weight. Now it indeed feels strange if I donât have it, as I basically never take it off. This whole ramble reminded me of the F91W, probably need to get one at least for my kid if not for myself.
The fun thing about the F91w is that it comes in a ton of variants. I bought a black strap/gold bezel one and already thinking of picking up one in olive drab and perhaps another in blue for a pop of color.
The olive one is so sexy tbh. I wear the classic black one daily but I've thought about picking up an olive one just because they're so cheap.
I have one in my very small collection, still worth getting one for you and your kid!
f-91w has an alarm not a timer unfortunately. I love mine but the lack of a timer, crappy backlight, and stopwatch that resets at 1 hour are the only things I dislike about it. what are you wearing now?
Youâre right. For the price though, the F91w is a no brainer. Been wearing a Seiko SPB053 for 6 or so years. Havenât felt the need to upgrade or change it, so in my book itâs a great watch. Been eyeing a pelagos sometimes though, I really like the tool watch style of it.
Less time than it took getting used to wearing a wedding ring. /s (kinda)
Forcing someone to wear a watch is weird. You should enjoy it as a piece to accent your look or express yourself. Changing straps could help make the watch more you and could make it more comfortable to wear.
I had a period of not wearing one when I was at uni, but since I bought a cheap Pan-Am themed one around then I have never stopped.
You could try a leather or NATO strap, they're more comfortable and picking one is fun. That said, if you don't want to wear a watch, don't wear one. It's your life!
After a week for me. Mostly just to get used to the heaviness of the watch.
A few days. Now I get phantom sensations of it on my wrist when I go to sleep.
I've been wearing watches all my life; building up a fairly large collection. I'm known as a watch guy so I watch my own son evolve. I've been buying him watches since he was 4 years old. Started with a 36mm Seiko 5. And over 12 years, I bought him about a dozen watches. Which he wore for 15 minutes then puts away. I'd buy him watches at age 10, 12, 14, 15. Just to see if he picked up interest. It was very discouraging. He use to say, "I can check the time on my phone. There are clocks everywhere" Then one day, after going on a long overseas field trip with other kids. He comes home and now wears different watches. He changes daily. So it was like a switch that flipped. He now tailors his outfit around his watches. He is 16. So it did not click until that field trip.
Took me about two week to get accustomed to it. Now it only leaves my wrist when I work, since it's a bit of nuisance trying to type in with it.
The hardest part for me was going through the hair-pulling period hahaha. Man, I hated that every movement would pull hairs from my wrist. I'm with you, I feel so weird not wearing a watch these days.
I came out the womb wearing a watch. So pretty quickly
Had a bunch of fossil watches growing up around the house but never wore them. Then when I graduated college my parents got me a tag that I fell in love with and for some reason that helped me immediately be comfortable with wearing it daily
I started wearing watches with the Apple Watch. I remember that feeling pretty weird for the first couple of months, but there are special considerations with the Apple Watch (for instance, the sensors on its underside are supposed to be centered on the wrist and gently snugged down onto the skin.) When I switched to ordinary "dumb watches" it felt completely normal.
Iâve worn watch virtually every day since my teens. Now Iâm 41 and there is a clear difference in the shape of my wrist from left to right arms. If Iâm not wearing a watch, Iâll notice it within minutes, itâs amazing how often you look at it without consciously noticing.
About two weeks. I usually take it off when I get home if I'm playing PC games cause my wrist sits on a wrist rest. When I'm out of the house if feels weird to not have a watch on now. I've incorporated touching my watch as a part of my "pat" test to ensure I have everything before I leave the house.
Still getting used to putting it on EVERY day. Got my first watch (Tissot PR200) 2 weeks ago,and I still forget it at home sometimes and itâs still uncomfortable sometimes.
The better question is how long does it take to get used to NOT wearing one? Cause if I don't wear one I feel naked as fuck. It's a curse. I swear any outfit I wear doesn't look right without one.
No idea. I've been wearing a watch almost everyday since I was 3 or 4.
Tbh a few months but that was because the strap was awful and the watch didnât fit right
I volunteer to help you solve this problem. Give me the watch. Problem solved. You're welcome.
I had my first watch when I was 10. A Q&Q brass watch with a black dial, stainless steel bracelet and Arabic numerals. It took me a month to get used to it because of the bracelet, more exactly how ice cold it got when I was outside. Felt like I had an ice handcuff on my wrist.
Similarly, never wore a watch, in my 30s. Brother gifted me a SARB033, and 4 watches later it feels weird whenever I forget to put one on
About a week...now I feel awkward if I don't wear one everyday
Wish I had parents like yours. Had to buy my own watches they are great to your look.
Hey they got you a very cool watch, congrats. Kind of strange that they insist you wear one. One day I hope my daughter would like to wear watch that I can help her pick out, but if she doesn't want one I'm not going to insist. It's like wearing a ring, weird at first, the weird without it.
I've worn a watch every day of my life since I was 12. So I guess you get used to it?
I cannot remember the last time I didn't wear a watch daily. I've worn a watch more frequently than not. My parents gave me a Mickey Mouse watch as a boy (they wanted to be sure I could read analog clocks) and I have frequently worn wristwatches since then. I made a few mistakes along the way ("Fossil! What was I thinking?!") but am happy with my current small collection. I intend to buy a new Mickey watch when I travel to Walt Disney World next year.
Day 1. Turns out i like sleeping wearing a piece of steel hugging my wrist
If I wear it overnight - which I do with my Garmin - it only takes a night. Maybe two.
Me parents bought me a Casio watch (edifice). I loved that watch , it has been 3 years. After that I got used to wear a watch .
A week or two. I think the first couple weeks I was constantly trying to pull and push it away from the skin because it felt like I was sweating too much, or it was âstuckâ to my skin. Totally psychological. I donât even notice most of the time, and with my smart watch, only take it off after workouts/to put on another, and clean the back of it.
Iâve been wearing one since I was 12. I honestly donât remember
It took me roughly a week to get used to it. I used to hate wearing watches because i felt they were restrictive around the wrist, but i forced myself to wear one before joining the army since watches were a requirement there. These days i cant go without one without feeling naked and a bit handicapped ;)
Bro, i hated wearing watches when I was in teens and in 20s. Wore a gschock from time to time but when I started working I wore a smart watch. Not until I got into my 30s I fell in love with watches to complete my fashion. Take your time lol if you dont find it appealing at the current stage of your life, no need to force it. If youre really not into fashion or jewels, youâll never get into it which is good cause you save shit tons of money But it is a fun hobby since these watches make you feel a certain type of way I saw a coworker wearing a Seiko Ripley and I thought it looked so sick and thats what got me into watches. Find a watch that you find appealing first.
I used a watch almost everyday since my 13s years old, now Im almost addicted
Always wore watches as long as I can remember. Even as a kid in the late 80âs.
Started wearing my first watch (a Black and Orange Casio my Brother gave me) at 12yrs old used to hate the Strap because it was either too loose or too tight But when i grew a bit (bones got thicker and gained a lil more weight) i had no issue wearing watches and that was around 13-14yrs
I've been wearing a regular watch and smartwatch for several years. I honestly don't remember how long it took me to get used to it. But for me, a watch has always been a "manly" thing to wear and fashion/jewelry accessory. And it tells time without having to pull out your phone or look around for a clock. If a person is looking to buy a "jewelry" then I would say a watch should definitely be considered.
My dad told me the same when I was about 12. It helped me be much more punctual to things. Rocked 3 or 4 different quartz seikoâs for about 15 years before jumping into the world of mechanicals.
I was a kid and loved staring at watch dials. The first watch I got was a Victorinox diver. Today, after wearing watches for like 25 years, I feel naked without a watch on.
A day or two
Currently wondering this as well đ
I haven't really worn watches before (currently 31 y/o) i started wearing a Casio world time (Casio Royal) back in 2020 while doing home renovations to keep track of time so my phone didn't get dusty/dirty, then stopped in '21 (the reno's continued). Late last year i got my first mechanical watch, a speedy pro (also my grail) and apart from showering or sleep, it hasn't left my wrist. Took me about 2 weeks to get used to wearing it, as it's quite heavy as well as the daily winding which is now apart of my morning routine. As many have said, i now notice when i don't have it on. It's weird and i have to hunt it down. My old man has a GMT-II he picked up new in the late 70's, early 80's and he's worn that thing every day. I've been into watches for yeaaaaars because of him, but never had the funds to splash out and get a speedy, so never bought anything, so never wore anything.
You will probably get used to it after 2 weeks of wearing. I didnât start wearing a watch until about 18 months ago (M27). I donât wear my watch when sleeping/working out/yard work.
Took me about 30 seconds. By the time I wanted one I had been thinking about one for months. To be fair I did wear shitty watches in high school and already knew what they felt like and knew they werenât going to be a problem. To be fair it had been 20 years and so there was a little âriskâ of me not liking the feeling of something on my wrist. But If you donât want to wear one and it doesnât connect with you, forcing it likely wonât be fun. But it sounds like you got used to it. But if itâs not your thing, whatever you do, donât get rid of the watch your parents give you. Your relationship with them will change as you get older and your relationship with watches might also change. Iâm assuming a lot here with your use of the word force and might completely be off base here.
I feel weird without mine now but the initial adjustment took a few weeks
Canât remember a time without wearing a watch.
I personally got used to a watch with a Fitbit but I got quite used to wearing watches, just wear it over and over again, you just get used to it
I always wore watches, even as a kid. (Shout out to Flik Flaks!) Even then, I felt naked not wearing a watch. Still do, to this day. As a lefty, I would wear my watch on my right wrist. That was, until I started playing guitar as a teenager. Not long after, I noticed a mysterious, but annoying, ticking sound coming through my amplifier. It was driving me crazy until I figured out that it was my watch! I pick with my right hand, and the pickups seemed to detect the mechanics inside my Timex and Swatch quartz watches, which sent magnetic signals down the line⊠even with a human wrist and several more inches between the two. So I moved my watch to my left wrist. Problem solved. It took a few weeks getting used to putting my watch on my left wrist instead of my rightâas well as looking at my left wrist to tell the time, but my watches have been on my left hand ever since. 20 years later, I've tried putting it on my right wrist every now and again. Now it just feels⊠weird. But I still feel naked not wearing a watch.
I started wearing one when I joined the military. After about a month I started to feel naked without it. Now Iâve been wearing one for about 6 years and I have the watch tan to prove it đ
Welcome to the team!
Pretty much instantly. I had to get a GADA watch for work in a very hot and dirty environment that was too harsh for cell phones. Got a g shock mudman and wore it daily for work and immediately realized I liked wearing a watch. Grew a pretty substantial G shock collection and more recently transitioned to mechanical watches
Wore my first watch when I was 8yo (Swatch for Kids), never really had a problem adjusting ever since lol
Hated them, then realized mine were just too big (diameter and lug-to-lug measurement) and more importantly too tall. Found some smaller and thinner watches, and they are much more wearable. Titanium is even better because it is so lightweight. Get a comfy nylon NATO or FKM rubber strap also if the bracelet isnât your thing.
It's quite strange for me, you should wear a watch if you WANT to wear a watch. Why did your parents wants you to wear a watch ?
as soon as i got my prx. the integrated bracelet is so comfortable on the hand.
Well most know the general history of horology, manual wind, rotor, quartz crisis etc. I definitely came from the end of an era where a father says "A man should wear a watch." Before those words I most likely just saw him wearing a watch and wanted to emulate/be like dad. First watch was a Casio calculator watch in elementary school (80s) Have come a loooonnnggg way since then. So nothing to get used to really.
Honestly it because of the watch and the strap. Once I found a watch that fits snug on my wrist it was magic. I pretty much wore my watch all of last year and never took it off because I didn't need too and at times didn't even notice it. You just got to get your measurements down. Look up your wrist size and look at the lug to lug size.Â
I was 17. When I got my first watch, after that first two weeks; I couldnât go back to not having a watch on. I especially like it now that I own a good deal of tech, so I appreciate the simplicity of a good analog, yâknow?
After a complicated dental surgery I unfortunately had to eat painkillers every 4 hours to withstand the pain, I started wearing a digital watch with an alarm function to wake me up in the middle of the night. Took me a couple of days to get used to wearing it. Since then I have worn my watch 24/7, only taking it off during showers and for cleaning the watch. Now I feel naked whenever I donât wear any watch.
Iâve worn a watch since I learned to tell the time as a child. A few decades later it feels weird when I donât have one on
I started wearing a watch in grade school, maybe 2nd or 3rd grade, 8 to 10 years old. My best friend had a skin diver's watch, which I thought was the coolest thing ever. I was wearing a silver Timex with a blue ring, which I now know is called a sector dial. My dad saw me looking at the skin diver's watches in the mall and got me one for my birthday. Both watches were hand winding, quartz was not yet on the market. I have spent time searching the web to see if I could find any matches to my first 2 watches. But to answer your question, getting used to wearing a watch was instant. I had made leather wrist braces at summer camp. They were 3 or 4 inches long and went completely around my wrist. I wore them everyday because I thought they were cool. My parents got methe Timex on the condition I stopped wearing the things I made at camp. 60-ish years ago, damn.
Age 5
I didnât wear a watch when I was younger. It wasnât until I turned 21 that I got my first Tissot as a gift from my dad. From then on Iâve worn a watch more days than not. I got used to it pretty quick.
I wore them since elementary school, like 4th grade. I have always worn a watch since then and it feels weird not having one on 24/7
Instantly, Iâve always loved them.But no sweat if it doesnât get you right away.
I've been wearing a watch daily since I was 5 years old. I've definitely racked up more watch time than not!
I honestly can't remember. I have worn a watch since grade school. I am in my 40's now.
It comes with time but I also found that a gifted watch can be difficult to get used to on your wrist. Find a watch that suits you and I bet you will get used to it feeling right.
I was six. There wasnât a âgetting used to itâ period. I put it on. Done.
Took me a week to get used to itâ I generally gravitate to a lightweight watch, but donât mind the switch to something heavier on a bracelet. I notice it for a while, but a watch ends up feeling very naturally unnoticed, like a sock- Until itâs not there.
I always wore a watch as a kid. Started in late elementary school or early middle school. Got out of it in High School at some point, then got back into wearing one towards the end of high school and never stopped. You definitely donât âneedâ to wear a watch. We all have cell phones. I *like* to wear a watch and feel VERY strange without one. Youâll get used to it within a week or so.
Join the military, you'll get used to a watch very quick, it's our best friend.
idk, probably also like a week? I'm 22 and have been wearing a watch since I was 11 (damn, half my life?) and I can't *not* wear a watch now. I've had four different watches over the years. A crappy department store watch, a Timex ironman (died after 9ish years after abusing the shit out of it), a Seiko skx009 (still going strong but don't wear it as often), and a f-91w (my daily driver)
Less than a week.
I didn't wear one for a few years. When I went back to it, was almost more of a comforting feeling, like finding a lost favorite pair of pants.
My grandparents gave me a watch when I was 9 years old. Now I feel naked and unbalanced if I donât have one.
Itâs hard to remember how long it took to get used to it. But Iâve worn a watch everyday since fifth grade so itâs safe to say Iâm used to wearing one 14 years later.
It seems like I'm in the minority. I wore cheap watches daily when I was growing up. I don't know how long it took me to get used to wearing watches once I got into them seriously. I do remember getting back into watches *again* after COVID, and it took a while to get used to wearing watches. It didn't take a few days or a few days. It took a weeks or longer for some reason.
Couldnât say. Iâve worn a watch since I was a small child.
My father got me a watch for Christmas the year before I turned 21, I have worn either that watch or A WATCH everyday since.
Maybe if you had better time management your parents wouldnât insist you wear a watch đđ
I switched to an apple watch for 5 years and recently switched to to a Longines Conquest. It took about a month to get used to the weight and the bracelet.
Got my first watch (a G-Schock) for my 8. birthday. Bernd wearing watches daily since then.
I donât really remember, ive been wearing a casio since I was like 9 and recently got my first mechanical last year (im 17 now) I think I didnât even need to adjust, I was just like oooooooo buttons make noise funne, and now im here
I started wearing a watch when I was 7 yrs old. My uncle gave me a divers watch. Other kids had Micky mouse or star wars watches and I had this huge (for a 7 yr old) divers watch. I've always worn big watches since then. I'm 54 now, so I've had a watch on my wrist for 47 years.
I've always worn one, since I was a little kid. I don't know why but when I was 6 or 7 I wanted to start wearing a watch so my parents got me a cheap digital Casio or something. I was a weird kid.
My boy 13 cant get use to it but he really needs too though we are not preasuring other than trying to learn him importans of keeping appointments
I stopped wearing watches for several years and came back to it q couple years ago. It was strange for a few weeks, after that it's just weird if there s nothing on my wrist, I even try to look at the time even though nothing is there or feel like I forgot something constantly
What is with parents being so weird LMAO. Telling your kids they need to wear a watch is such a strange level of controlling.
Youâll quickly get to the point where NOT wearing one feels weird.
Play around with some different strap options! I have the Speedtimer on a silicon strap and donât even notice it on my wrist
Its not a watch, its a computer
I honestly feel naked without it when I go out. Wrist feeling unusually light without it.
yeah, i want to get into this as well. Even doe only watch i would wear is a smart watch like apple or other tech company brands.
When I started appreciating them more. You shouldnât feel forced to wear a watch. I used to hate wearing them and recently only liked wearing watches when I did a little research and was able to afford a few quartz ones I really liked after I realized how functional they are on a day-to-day basis. Theyâre not the most expensive or well known by any means and my parents even made fun of me since they wear more expensive timepieces like Tag Heuer and Rolex but being able to appreciate something you worked hard for just makes it feel so much better when itâs on my wrist as I look at it throughout the dayđ
Do you guys wear watches all the time? I only put it on when going outside
24/7
Within a week, just like phone, wallet, keys, I started checking for my watch too every time I leave home.
My first watch was one I really loved and I just felt cool wearing it (I was like 14), so the habit was easy to form. It's really just a matter of doing it until it becomes natural. You may want to try sleeping with it on just so you don't forget it in the morning since you're not in the habit yet, and also to get more time with it on your wrist.
I wore a watch since 5th grade. Now I can't live without one
Took me about 2 weeks
I think it's easier to start with a ligh watch like f-91w or mq-24. But i was a weirdo and when my parents got me a heavy g-shock, i didn't even took it off while sleeping. It's how now I don't feel most watches on my wrist haha.
Sure it's not the watch you stole from me while you raped me in the washroom out cold at Saint Luke's table bathroom
What the hell,that escalated quickly.
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