Given this sub is dedicated to traditional watches, your answers are going to be very heavily biased towards traditional watches - ask the same question in a smartwatch based sub and I don’t doubt you will find a similar bias in that direction.

Personally, I wear traditional (primarily mechanical, but some quartz in both analog and digital) watches.

Currently I have no real in interest in smartwatches - they are a gadget I just don’t personally see a big appeal in, so haven’t tried.

Alongside that, as someone with an interest in watches anyway, I enjoy the watches I currently wear, and don’t really want to swap them out for something else.

The one feature I do like the sound of is access to Google maps on my wrist, but the rest I am happier just using a phone for.

40s, and analog; digital watches have their use, but shouldn’t be standard on anyone’s wrist but a kid learning to tell time. As far as smart watches go, I can’t figure out why anyone wants to be THAT connected to their phone.

30yo in a white collar industry, I never wear a smart watch. I do wear my fibit charge on my dominant hand since it looks more like a bracelet than a watch just to track steps. Otherwise, 100% traditional watches on my off hand.

I used to have a Sumsung Gear years ago, but (1) it got water damage within the first year from swimming (despite being rated for swimming) and (2) I like not getting notifications to my wrist now. My phone can wait or someone can call if they need me immediately. I’d consider a garmin for swimming laps or running, though.

I bought the Apple Watch about eight months ago after my beater watch (a Seiko 5) was running way too fast and people were quoting me silly money to regulate it.

For me the jury is still out on it. I like the notifications, the ability to read messages and reply (with dictation) and some of the complications. Accessing my calendar is very handy as well as using Siri (mainly to set up timers or turn on and off lights in the house). The ability to answer a call is neat, but unless I’m wearing earpods then it can be difficult to hear the caller if I’m somewhere noisy. Apple Pay is neat but several years of taking my phone out is a hard habit to change.

On the downside, the battery life means I need to remember to pack a cable (and use it) if I’m away for more than a night, navigation on the watch using Google Maps is hit and miss, I found I had to turn off a lot of the notifications from a tonne of apps (otherwise you get interrupted continuously), I cannot start a WhatsApp chat as there is no watch app (iMessage isn’t used very much in the UK) and I don’t have any interest in the health functionality. Even if I did want it to track my activity, the fact that it cannot detect and automatically start and stop a workaround means that I have to do this all manually - which is really irritating.

I’ll keep the watch until it no longer gets software updates and re-evaluate then.

That said, I’m coming to the conclusion that I don’t really need a beater watch (as my G-Shock can handle that situation) and more a nice everyday casual watch.

If I go down that route, I’ll probably get an Omega AT on a two-piece NATO strap.

No smart watch here. I’m in my 40’s. I’m not important enough to need one. I think when you’re talking with someone and they look at their wrist it’s ignorant and distracting. I’ll know I’m not getting my steps in when my pants don’t fit. And I’ll know who called when I check my answering machine.

Because this is r/watches and not r/apple, I think it’s safe to assume that most people here wear analog watches at least primarily, if not exclusively.

36, The Apple Watch inspired me to buy a real analog watch, because I realized that I really despise the AW at my core. I was going to a wedding and thought to myself it was the absolute last thing I wanted with me. Nowadays I have a Garmin that I wear for workouts and activities where I don’t want to damage an expensive watch. Analog watches the rest of the time.

Smartwatch for exercise only. Otherwise, always a g shock or an analog

I’ve had two “smart watches”. A Fitbit and a Garmin. The Fitbit, while being more accurate for most things never gets worn. The Garmin I’ll use for running sometimes. But as watches or smart watches not so much. The battery dies and you have to keep them charged which can be annoying at times. Even a mechanical watch I know I can quickly get set up and not have to worry about it.

The other features of a smart watch weren’t worth it or were distracting to me. Notifications etc. maybe an Apple Watch would change my mind. But for the most part a Casio Royale does everything I need it to and then some, it’s lighter and I don’t have to worry about the battery.

While I prefer an analog mechanical watch the benefits of a smartwatch are too large to overcome for me. The only time I wear any of my mechanicals are when I dress up now.

21 only analog watch

I’m 25 and only use my analog watch. It’s way more stylish and being mechanical I don’t have to worry about the battery dying. I have a smart watch too I bought for fitness tracking but it just wasn’t worth it to me and the battery sucked.

Is there an option for digital? I don’t really do smart watches, but I have a bunch of G-Shocks, (digi and ana-digi), sundry other Casios and a '70s Accurist LED.

As for analogs, I wear a Tag Monaco, Rolex Oyster Perpetual Milgauss, Omega Seamaster, Tissot PRC200, Citizen Eco Drive GMT, Seiko SNK, Timex Mk. 1 Chrono, and a Sugess Top Time Deus homage.

I’m 31, I have a Fitbit, but I only use it when I’m working out or playing tennis. My phone is always going off, I don’t need my wrist buzzing as well. Besides, if ever a notification comes up that needs dealt with, I’ll do it on my phone. I prefer the look of a dedicated watch, and a smartwatch is just another thing to forget to charge, at the end of the day.

I am old and prefer analog all the way. Fashions come and go. Some things are timeless, and that’s why. Have you ever commented on someone’s apple watch? No… I didn’t think so. Have you ever commented on someone’s speedmaster? Yes? Me too.

Twice I was gifted smart watches and twice they got forgotten in a drawer after one week.

I don’t want to charge a watch every day. I don’t want a watch that glows. I don’t like the way they look. Outside sports, they don’t offer me any useful functionality.

It really has nothing to do with wearing analog watches. I’d rather wear nothing than wearing a smart watch.