So I was talking to a younger dude the other day when someone walked up and asked him what time it was. He lifted his left hand, turned it over and then told the other dude what time it really was. The odd thing was that he didn’t check his watch to get the time. What he was checking was his cell phone.
Lately I’m noticing that more and more of the younger type folks are leaving their watches — if they own one — at home and doing just fine without them.
Myself, I know I get more than a little twitchy if I don’t have a watch on my left wrist. I’ve gotten used to having it there over a lifetime’s habit. On those few occasions where I don’t have a watch because it’s getting fixed, I feel rather naked, even though I’ve got a cell phone with a digital clock on it.
I think what we’re seeing is a generational shift away from watches as necessity and toward watches that are seen in the same light as a bracelet or ring — as jewelry or an accessory.
I think as our generation starts shuffling off this mortal coil, we’re going to be watching the demise of the watch.
– Richard
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