Are Watches Being Made Redundant By Mobile Phones

I remember a time when you were a nobody if you didn`t have a good quality watch strapped to your wrist, but there is a feeling that those have gone now and gone for good, particularly with the advent of the smartphone. Now I am not saying by any means that we are seeing the complete demise of the watch but there is no doubt that a smartphone can do anything a watch can do and lots more besides.

I think it is right that there are now more mobile phones in the UK than people and 99% of the population would never think of venturing outside their house without their trusty smartphone in their pocket or their hand. If you surveyed a large section of the population and asked them what is the most important item to remember to take out with them the majority would say their mobile phone.

One of the functions that a smartphone can do is give you the time of day, and it can also give you the time of day in any part of the world you care to mention!! It can also provide you with an alarm, a calender, a diary and somewhere where you can store notes. Mobile phones now look so sleek and cool now, the colours are great and of course you can take photos of them including the obligatory selfies, and you can instantly upload your photos to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or send them directly to your friend smartphones. You can also create videos and upload them directly to all the social media channels.

So where does this leave the humble watch which basically tells the time for you? I think you will agree that if someone has to choose between either a smartphone or a watch that a very large percentage would plump for a smartphone. But there is still a place for watches, be they the classical watch or the designer watch. There are some super looking and innovative watches out there, including Guess watches, Casio watches, Police watches, Calvin Klein watches, Sekonda watches, Citizen watches and Ice watches to name but a few, and some labels are still a status symbol with many.

Many people like to check the time quickly and easily with a watch and they can be very much a jewellery item piece as much as any other. Some people don`t feel dressed without a watch on and they would never go out the house without their watch.

So in summary there is certainly still a place in society for a watch, but its overall status has been somewhat eroded by the ongoing dominance in every strata of society and in every country of the mobile phone.