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Originally Posted by JinnKai
Will, this is not 1950.
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HOLY SHIT! Are you serious! That means I have to go back and get my parents into some sort of social.. date! 1.21 gigawatts! Oh god the Lybians found me!
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Originally Posted by JinnKai
Cell phones are ubiquitous and (I think) changed the expectation about men of 'our generation' wearing watches. It almost makes less sense to wear a watch and carry a cell-phone.
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The watch, as I said above, is man-jewelry. It's the same thing as wearing a shirt with a collar. No one NEEDS a collar.
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Originally Posted by JinnKai
I don't like watches because they're ugly, heavy, and leave me feeling off balance like I'm going to tip to one side.. even with a cheapo plastic one.
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So the first thing you think of when you see
this is "ugly"? And you think ALL watches are ugly? That's kinda hard to buy.
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Originally Posted by JinnKai
Are you talking "40 something" or "20 something"? Generational stereotypes about wealth change, and I think that the time we're 40 somethings, watches will not be a sign of wealth.
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We're both 20 somethings and live in 2008. For both men in their 20s and 40s, a watch is a status symbol.