So I got tired of checking my phone every two minutes, right? Figured maybe a watch would help. Started digging around, saw all these fancy smartwatches, but man, my old trusty match watch was just sitting there looking kinda lonely.
Actually Trying Both Out
Grabbed my dusty match watch first. Wind it up – click, click, click. Okay, simple. Tells time. That’s it. Done. Put it on. Light. Forgot I was wearing it after ten minutes. Checked the time – it worked. No surprises. Felt kinda… calm, actually.
Then, the smartwatch. Unboxed that shiny thing. Charged it overnight because battery was dead outta the box. Woke up, strapped it on. Immediately started buzzing. Notification hell. Messages, emails, some app telling me to breathe. Felt like my wrist was yelling at me. Tried to ignore it, kept buzzing.
Living With Them
Wore the smartwatch for a whole day. It tracked my steps – cool, I guess? Except I had to wave my arm like crazy walking to the kitchen just to wake the dang screen up to see steps. Tried the heart rate thing while drinking coffee. Shot up to 110. Yeah, worrying about the watch reading stressed me out more! Battery died before dinner. Felt naked without the buzzing… weirdly.
- Match Watch
- Stayed on wrist 3 days straight, zero thought.
- Checked time fast, no fuss.
- My old leather strap felt nicer than rubber.
- Nobody noticed it.
- Smartwatch
- Charging daily. Always at 20% battery panic.
- Screen lit up randomly at night like a mini flashlight.
- People kept asking “Hey, what does that do?” Gotta explain.
- Stopped wearing it outside after day 3. Too much hassle.
Seriously, needing to charge a watch felt wrong. Like my shoes needing a USB cable. Found myself turning off features just to save juice. What’s the point then?
The Real Deal
Kinda clicked after a week. That match watch? It’s not fancy. It tells time. Reliably. Quietly. Looks like a watch.
The smartwatch? Felt like a tiny broken phone glued to my wrist. Always needing attention, updates, charging. Overcomplicated stuff I never used.
If you wanna be glued to notifications, maybe you like that buzzing prison. But me? Realized I just need to know the time. Quick glance at my wrist. Done. Freedom. Put the smartwatch back in its box. Got my old watch fixed up with a new band instead. Cheaper than buying a “smart” brick.
Sometimes simple ain’t stupid. It’s just simple.
