[Lord Dave]

I have to agree with Thork.  Obsolete implies its function is no longer useful but it still works as a fashion statement and it does perform a useful function: tells time.  It may not do more than that but so what?  A device that performs only one function very well isn't obsolete, its just simple.

[Rushy]

Is Hamilton a well recognized brand in the UK?

[Thork]

Not as much as in the US.

I'm aware they used to provide for US forces in the 2 world wars, but its not something British people really know much about. It is also a mid-range brand. It isn't Rolex or Breitling. People aren't likely to have owned one, (like casio or swatch), nor heard of them because they are an exclusive brand like a rolex.

I actually hadn't heard of them. I was looking at Victorinox watches (they make swiss army knives of course as well as Swiss watches) but I'd seen a lot of reports about them having ropey timings where the second hand doesn't hit the digit perfectly and that would piss me off. The hamilton actually has 4 ticks per second so it looks very smooth. I think Rolex have 9 ticks per second as a comparison. Most cheap watches are one tick.

Anyway, I was looking at other brands and yanks were raving about Hamiltons and I figured they looked cool so I got one.

[xasop]

Watches are fashion accessories. Didn't you buy an ugly-ass hawaiian shirt for like eighty bucks?

You can also spend less on cheap booze and still get drunk just as easily.

Are earrings obsolete? They perform no function other than as an item of jewellery that looks nice. How is that different to a watch?

Try reading SexWarrior's post again.

[Pongo]

Look at them, eschewing the norm and displaying 10:09. That's a watch with some fucking edge to it.

[Thork]

People buy watches with happy faces. No one wants a grumpy 7:20 watch.

[Pongo]

I'm just saying, it's not displaying 10:10. They showed their unbridled commitment to being rebels. Damn impressive.