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I wear a watch but generally don't look at it during a run, it's mostly just a data logger to me and I get to look at the data when I'm done. Same with cycling and swimming.
Intervals are slightly different, I have it programmed to beep/vibrate at me accordingly,
warm up until lap button pressed
800m at <certain_pace>, 90s rest
repeat n times
cool down
Apart from the first lap press to end the warm up I don't have to touch or look at the watch during the run. If I'm not going fast enough on the running part then the watch will beep/vibrate a certain way, and then gently beep to let me know I've sped up enough, it then beeps/vibrates when I've done the running part of the interval and I know I can recover walk until it beeps/vibrates again. Lather rinse and repeat until I'm done although I may have to look at the watch if the intervals are pushing me close and I lose track of how many are left...
For all of my other runs I simply start it and then enjoy looking at the world (or hating myself) depending on what kind of run it is and how unfit I am.