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I myself, and many of my friends, fall into that category. I realize for some that a mechanical watch may be a fashion icon or status symbol but for most, it's utterly useless. It tells time and my phone already does that.


Ironically, when you get your phone out to check it, you're doing exactly the same as people did 100 years ago with pocketwatches,

Pocketwatches were replaced by wristwatches the instant it became possible to do so.




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