You know… wasn’t it just in the last ten years that people have been commenting on how they like not having to strap something to their wrist every day, and about how they like checking their notifications when they have a good moment to, not when some machine is demanding their attention? Wristwatches were only invented about a hundred years ago. Smartphones are basically a return to pocket watches (with some added benefits, in that they’re also pocket agendas/notebooks/etc.). I sell handmade jewelry whenever I get a season’s worth of product made (not very good about keeping it as a steady side business), and I’ve noticed an uptick in interest in wearing bracelets, precisely because people don’t have to worry about the jewelry scratching a wristwatch anymore.
Personally I’m not that interested in smartwatches, not for the gadgety reasons, but because the material in most watches gives me an allergic reaction. Actually, that’s how I got into jewelry making, making myself pieces made from hypoallergenic glass beads. If I were ever to wear a watch again, I’d probably have to make my own strap for it.
If you’re someone who always liked wearing a wristwatch, then maybe a smartwatch is for you. But there seems to be a fair amount of people who are more than happy not to have to wear any watch at all.
