I haven't worn a watch in a few years now. I've got the time in my truck, on my cell phone, my pager. GPS ... I realize that in a survival situation I won?t be able to rely on these. But why do I need to tell the time? Unless I?m meeting someone / making radio contact ? I?m wondering, what is(are) the use(s) for a watch? <img src="/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

You can find directions using a watch (provinding you know where the sun is). Also in survival situation maintaing a cilvilized structure of life is very important. Having a schedulle will keep you organized and busy. Devoting certain amount of time to certain tasks would assure that everything is done.



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For starters you can use it as a compass (anologue watch) if you learn how.
If you travel across time zones, you can work out your longitude. (again if you learn how)
If you know your walking pace, you can work out distance traveled. (or other speed)

You might actually need to know the time for some reason. You dont have to estimate from the sun, and you can tell the time at night.

If you have a radio and you are in a disaster, you can listen to the 3 oclock news when its 3 oclock, not wasting batteries listening to the radio all the time.( or any other important broadcast)

There are heaps of reasons and these are a few than flew into my head.
But it is your choice.

Yikes! Just don't wear it like Christopher Walken did...

Also keep in mind that the time on your cell phone is broadcast along with the signal. When the signal is working the time on most cell systems is from a GPS and nearly perfect. If the signal is not working ... you may get no time on your cell phone.

As mentioned, GPS time is about the best (most accurate) you can get, but you have to turn on the GPS to get it and that sucks precious batteries power.

When I envision most survival situations the car is not there too. Or, if it is, it may not be functioning correctly.

When I'm in the outdoors I use my watch to schedule my time, to make sure that sunset doesn't catch me unprepared for nightfall, and even to make sure I get up early enough to get in a good day's work.

Hahahahhahhaha "...the way your father saw it, it is your birth right..." LOL

I gave up on wearing a watch, I always manage to break them.

Iuse my watch constantly while hiking. It becomes my "odometer" and helps me keep track of my location. It must be said that I can also get along without it and that I also have GPS and all the assorted other goodies. However, knowing how long it took me to walk from one point to another helps when I walk back. I know in advance if I can get back to a particular spot before dark or should I stop enroute for the night.

Take a watch and pay attention to it. Very useful tool.

I also use it to schedule radio things like contacts (check in at 2:00 etc) and to listen to short wave broadcasts.

My greatgrandmother told me she could judge a man by his shoes and watch. There is a very subtle message you are sending to some individuals ' I don't wear a watch because I am not concerned with promptness or comittments.' Silly? Maybe, but so are ties and lapel buttonholes. Just show up at a job interview in designer jeans and $200 athletic shoes vs another candidate in a cheap, but clean suit and tie.

I think my problem is I have real skinny wrists so regualr mens watches are all too big. I need to find a manly looking womens watch to get the smaller size <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />