One of our loyal readers recently sent me an article about how some people now wear watches solely as jewelry and don?t even bother to set the time since they now rely on their cell phones for that. Well, as an employee of WatchTime, that idea surely burns my biscuits, so I got to thinking about all the places and situations in which wearing a watch is the superior choice to glancing at a phone, and came up with the following Top 10 list.
1. On a crowded train or plane. New Jersey rail commuter that I am, there are few things that bother me more then catching an elbow to the ribs as some guy digs in his pocket for a phone to check if he is going to be late to work that morning. With a simple flick of my wrist ? clad in something slick like the Hamilton Ventura below ? I can show him a touch of style and class, and also check the time, without bruising him in the process.  

2. At the Movies. Before every movie, theaters run an entire public service announcement telling patrons not to be annoying with their cell phones and ruin the movie for those around you. Me, all I have to do is glance down at a well-lumed watch like the Bell & Ross BR 03-92 model below and voilà ? I know how much time before the movie starts without generating ill will and evil stares.

3. In places of religious worship. No matter where you worship, nobody likes to see someone staring at a glowing cell phone screen in a sacred place, but a quick glance down my arm lets me know the time without...