I've just received a most generous offer from Amazon of a £15 discount if I buy a watch priced at £75 or more. The only problem is that I don't wear a watch, I don't need a watch and I'm not convinced that many people need one.
Perhaps a watch says something about the wearer. But if you need a watch to say something about you, maybe that's all there is to say...
I stopped wearing a watch about 30 years ago. I was on a journey through Israel with a journalist from the Yorkshire Post and noticed his wrists were watch-free. I asked him why and he explained that you were almost always near a clock or some other means of telling the time — there was no point. I thought about it for a few days and decided he was right. The watch went. And the sky didn't fall in.
Now, with the ever-presence of mobile phones, laptops, iPads etc, who really needs a watch? Don't just save £15. Save £75 or more. Watches are a waste of time.
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