There's one thing I really hate: it's people who don't wear a watch when they
go to the cinema. They rely on their phone to tell the time, and every time
they check there's an unpleasant flash of light that disturbs the people
sitting next to them or in the row behind.
I assume that people don't wear a wrist watch in the cinema because they don't
wear a watch at all. Young people today think that a smartphone replaces
everything in their lives. I can see their point, but a clunky mobile phone is
a bad replacement for a slick phone on their wrist. A phone needs to be charged
every 24 to 48 hours, whereas my watch only needs a new battery once a year. I
wear a Casio Wave Ceptor, the watch in the picture above. I've worn a digital
watch since I was 16. I forget when I bought my first radio controlled watch.
Was it 30 years ago? Or 40 years? It was as soon as they were commercially
available. I just remember that they used to be expensive, but the price
dropped fast. The important thing is that the time is always correct.
I rarely check the time when I'm in the cinema, usually only when the film is boring.
I also have to press a button to turn on a light, but it doesn't disturb anyone.
The light is smaller and paler. Apart from that, when I press the button my hand is
over the watch, so the person sitting on my right sees nothing.
I wear my watch on my left wrist. It's possible that
the screen wouldn't be covered as well if I wore it on the right.
Some people with more class than me prefer an analog watch. Many men even
treat watches as jewellery and have many at home to choose from. Do you
remember the scene in
"Doctor Strange"
when Stephen Strange stood over a box of wrist watches to decide which one to
wear? They were all expensive watches. I'm cheap, when it comes to watches. I
only have one watch, and it only cost me $50. It's adequate for me.
Maybe it's different for women. For me a watch is something practical, for
women it's a fashion accessory. All I can say is that there are hundreds of
attractive watches to choose from, both digital and analog.
I've challenged friends who sat next to me using their phone to check the time
in the cinema. None of them accepted my criticism. Most said,
"I don't need a watch". One girl even said,
"Only old men wear watches".
If you're reading this post, please take my words seriously. If you don't have
a watch, buy one. And remember to put it on when you go to the cinema.
