I have been wearing Swatches since 1986. I was in the seventh grade when this started. They're comfy, they don't catch on my hirsute arms, and they can be worn in the shower. They also let me know what time it is inconspicuously, last a decade, and only cost $40. It's an analog face on a digital time keeper. I still perceive time as the circles on the analog face -- I need to see the arms pointing at angles, the divisibility of wedges, time in pieces of eight (7 and a half minutes). 60 is a ridiculously divisible number: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30. Digital displays for watches hide that relationship, remove the visible value of timing out. I dispute the "anachronistic fashion accessory" notion. Reaching into a pocket to get the time is the anachronism. I can see whether I'll catch the train even though I haven't reached the parking lot yet -- my arms swing and show me time. I can tell you what time it is while we're taking off or landing and cell devices must be sheathed.