What time is it? Watches and horology

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DethBeard in reply to @Stonehedge

do you even watch, bro?

Your argument for not dropping £2k on a spendier smart watch is basically saying "why buy an auto when a quartz does it better, for cheaper?".

A £20 Casio keeps better time and has more functions than a £20k Rolex

edit: that was meant to be more 'wink-wink' in on the joke, but re-reading it it may come over a little antagonistic.

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Regal in reply to @DethBeard

The problem with four-figure smartwatches is they depreciate like mad and are fully obsolete within five years. That's why they make no sense (as much as Apple would like us to buy a new £1000 phone every 24 months).

Buy a Rolex and in five years it's worth at least what you paid.

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hugo7 in reply to @Regal

It's not even about holding value.

A >£2k smartwatch will probably not work in 5yrs and will almost definitely not in 10yrs.

All you can hope is the hardware is decent quality and that there will be some version of Linux you can put on it to keep it running.

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