I've worn a watch ever since I turned seven and went to school; an event where it became necessary for yours truly to be on time instead of just being taken to the kindergarten by the folks. It was just another tool for me, though, so when I was in my early teens I wore a cheapo won-at-a-mall-lottery watch, even when the glass chipped and it looked butt-ugly. As for bands, I used to have leather-band watches. Unfortunately, my sweat seems to have some slightly acidic properties, so I wore them out pretty fast (it might have helped if I had taken my watch off for PE, but back then I didn't think about that unless we were specifically told not to wear watches). In junior high I switched to metal bands and haven't gone back. As for wearing, the only places where I take mine off are in the shower, in bed, when swimming and when performing at the Medieval Market (though I compensate by wearing a bitching bracer
). Because of my complexion, I don't tan, so I don't even worry about tan lines.
The one I am wearing now - and have done so for a good number of years now - is an analogue Citizen Eco-Drive, a solar-powered watch. It was a bit more expensive, but it looked and felt good around my wrist, it's sturdy, it had the one extra feature I wanted (showing the day of the month), and apparently it has a life expectancy that far exceeds a battery-powered watch's. I've never been happier with a watch: there's no need to change batteries so there's no worry of the watch suddenly stopping. And contrary to my fear that it might start slowing down because of lack of sunlight, such a thing has yet to happen. I also own an old pocket watch with chain and all; it belonged to my great-uncle Arvi, who bought it in the 1920s when he became a farmer. It's a rare and beautiful thing, so I don't wear it. But I do enjoy taking out from time to time and just looking at it. It even works still, albeit one has to wind it up first.
As for wearing a watch: I'm right-handed so I wear my watch in my left wrist. Curiously, I've heard of people wearing it differently: I wear mine the face facing outside, i.e. on top of my wrist, but I've heard people wearing their watches on the inside of the wrist, on top of the bit where goths cut themselves. And after the mind-blowing revelation about people taking a crap standing up... how do you wear yours?
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