My phone tells me the time and can communicate with people, lets me access the Internet, and has games. And it doesn't evenb irritate the shit out of me when I need to type on a keyboard.

[–] SuperSpecialNickname@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

There is something special about a watch (especially a mechanical one) that a phone can't fulfill. It's a tiny machine operated by gears and that's just so amazing. When you get a watch where you can see the movement it just ticks the right boxes. And there are some really beautiful, amazing watches which don't require selling your house.

[–] dream_weasel@iusearchlinux.fyi 1 points 7 months ago

Which unfortunately means every time you pull it out you can get on lemmy, if you have a new email you can read and reply to it, you can play a quick bullet game of chess... Etc etc. Phones are great, but they are also finely tuned distraction boxes.

I'm trying to wear my watch more.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 months ago

I cant remember the last time I wore a watch, either.