The Surprising Psychological Effects of Wearing a Watch

My casio makes me feel like bin laden

Wearing my G-Shock makes me feel like a contractor. So I agree.

My Casio makes me feel like a mercenary

I am a basic nobody who doesn't get out a lot, but when I do I insist on rocking a nice watch. It's my little way of telling myself that I am worth it.

The irony is, a tool watch like a Submariner is no longer a "worker's watch".

true, my casio calculator watch makes me feel like a true drug dealer.

I got myself an automatic watch last year and I love wearing it. There's something about having this little analogue, mechanical piece of fine technology on your wrist; sometimes I just like to look at it working, marvelling about the ingenuity of this little apparatus.

This man and I live in a different world

I’ve been wearing my dads Rado Diastar Automatic for the last 20 years since he passed away,

I wear an "old school" mechanical watch because it's a single function device. Basically I'm "giving the finger" to this overcomplicated, digital culture that is constantly running at faster and faster speeds. It does one thing...and something about that is rather elegant.

I have a super boring job and it can get depressing BUT I always feel better when I take a few seconds and look at my wrist watch! Thank you, Tag Hauer and Bulova!

Not in Brazil. Put on a watch like that, and just feel scared of getting mugged or kidnapped.

A £10 Casio F-91W is all you really need, but there's a big difference between need and want.

This is the best 'trust me broo' I've heard so far thank you.

I have worn my Timex Expedition for over 3 years now. I love it because it's straightforward, simple, but also tells me the date of the month. It helps me feel a bit rugged and adventurous. It was also a gift from my parents, so it has a lot of sentimental value especially now that my mom has passed.

This is basically an advert for selling watches. Women like a nice looking watch but most don't know much about them, so putting on an expensive watch is probably not going to impress her. And if it does then she is thinking about the wrong thing: money.

My late father's 1972 gold J W Benson is my ultimate dress watch. His once cherished possession deserves to be with me whenever I am dressed up in my best.

I purchased a $25 sport watch in 2020 and I have used it in super important events these 3 years. Travel to Europe, went to dates with it 😅, learning to drive… etc I still have it and I love it.

My 60s mechanical Flica watch holds a bittersweet significance for me. It was my paternal grandmother's, a woman I never knew. She worked at the Geneve Flica factory before the quartz crisis and passed away when my dad was only 12. Her watch is the only link I have to her, and its ticking hands remind me to treasure the time I have before it too runs out. My dad gave it to me the day I got my technical degree as a touristic guide. I find talking about the watch and its history is a great way to connect with other watch enthusiasts and somehow sometimes it starts amazing and deep conversations about other topics with fascinating people.

Narcissists are the easiest people in the world to sell to. You just have to play to their pathological insecurities which is exactly what this presenter does. The guy in this video is the best sales man I've seen in years.