Is it all just a matter not wanting to give up wrist time?

Sometimes I really like digital watches, mostly G-Shocks, and while I don't have one and it's been forever since I've worn a digital watch, I'd really like to get one sometimes since they have all these neat features and capabilities, and let's be honest, can really take many many times more of a beating than our beloved mechanical timepieces. But I just haven't bitten the bullet and bought any digital watches, and I finally could put into words what may be the reason:

If you like digital watches and would really like to wear one more often, do you simply not wear one because you just cannot give up the wrist time given to your mechanical timepiece?

Money isn't everything of course, but in expensive mechanical watches is one scenario something like this: I really want to wear this $100-$200 watch that has 1000 functions, but I just want to wear my mechanical watch more for XYZ reason?

It'd be interesting to see everyone's logic/thinking/responses!

Another reason I haven't bought a digital watch (I'm mostly talking about G-Shocks) is because I just know I would not wear it because then I would have to put my IWC on the dresser for a day...thus not wanting to give up wrist time of my IWC/mechanical watch for a digital watch.

Hi Francis, good questions.

I buy quartz, but only Swatches. I'm not into the features & capabilities, but I sometimes like the functional/cheerful design AND.... since they're cheap you can just buy one (= still a lot of value for money).

And after wearing a piece of plastic (I don't mean this to be rude), you enjoy a 'real' watch even more ;-)

Regards,

Bob

To me, every CHF spent on a cheap and ugly watch is one CHF too many. My lifestyle doesn't prescribe to me to buy a beater for the fear I might damage my watch. Hiking the mountains or riding my bike I take care to make sure that both me and my watch survive the excercise undamaged. Until now that went well. If I have to do things in and around the house that might be rough on the watch, I take it off. Luckily that doesn't happen often, I am a master at delegating.

Kind regards,
Paul

IWC makes the perfect "beater watch" - called the Ingenieur. I won't wear an Apple watch or Fit bit...

Well, as a disclaimer, I should say I have just as many G-shocks and Protreks as I have IWC's.

I like collecting G-shocks and Protreks. They don't break the bank, and essentially I can just buy one in a heartbeat as I see one I like. I only buy Tough-solar (ie, solar-powered) ones though.

I wore my IWC's (and other automatic/handwound watches) a lot more than I wore my Casio's. Yes, not willing to give up wrist time with IWC's have a lot to do with it. What's perhaps more important, is that I know I can just leave my Casio's near the window to have them charged up, whereas I want to wear my IWC's to wind them up kinetically.

When I do sports (swimming, bike-riding, hiking, etc.) I do tend to wear my casio's more. Yes, I have my share of Ingenieurs and Aquatimers. However, I wear them when I do sports. I once scratched a Titanium Protrek pretty severely when swimming in a pool. I was glad I was wearing it rather than my Aquatimer/Ingenieur.