Chris Kavanaugh said: 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.
Actually I agree with that sentiment. And it may be why I don’t wear a watch.
We all judge a man from his clothes & accessories. But what if he doesn’t have/wear any? It is a little disconcerting for the observer and he has to use other means to judge. Perhaps he will listen to what I have to say. Perhaps he will question me to get to know me better, and that’s good isn’t it? Or maybe I’m just dull/too poor to buy stuff/…
More and more these days we must go beyond our observations and preconceived ideas. Travel, emigration, cultures intermingle, our younger generations challenge the set standards we must look beyond appearances to distinguish friend, foe, ally, innocent bystander…
All this said and done, I might ask for a watch for Christmas!
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