What time do you wear?

I mean this as a serious question. Why do people wear watches? I haven't worn one since 1982 so I'm kind of clueless as to why people strap them on their wrists. Do other people really need ready access to what time it is or is something else going on?

The obvious answer is to know what time it is. However, the reason a majority of watch enthusiasts have a fascination for fine time pieces has to do with the fact that they are addicted to the meticulous mechanical complexity and intelligent design by many of the top producers like Jaeger Le Coutre, Audemars Piquest, Girard Perregaux, A Lange & Sohne, Patek Philipe,etc who produce limited pieces per year....not mass-market quartz junk. These watchmakers are true artisans with a critical eye and an immense attention to detai dating back over 500 years ago. The same can be asked as to why people still listen to vinyl or why people restore vintage automobiles?

Time flies when I listen to music!

There is a time and place for everything. This is a right thread in the wrong place!

Onhwy61, good question.
For me, it is to know what time it is. For my job, during the week I have to know what time it is all the time. Certain things have to be done at or by a certain time during the day or they cannot be done that day (or ever). And I could get myself in a world of hurt by having my watch/clock set back 15mins and me being caught by that. That's why I have a clock on each one of the four computer monitors I have on my desk (and there are several clocks on the wall, one on my cellphone, and my office phone, and...) and I check my watch for accuracy against them on a regular basis.
On the weekends I often do not where a watch because I do not care to know the time or to think I have to know the time. My idea of a vacation is to not wear a watch or use an alarm clock for an extended period.

Is there also something else going on? Of course. Fashion. Desire. Conspicuous consumption. And to some extent, what Jla noted above - some people simply admire the technology which goes into a good mechanical watch.

Thanks for the responses to my question. I guess I've never been in a position where I really had to know the time closer than 15 minutes. Besides, there's clocks everywhere -- on the computer, TV/cable box, radio, PDA, car, etc. To each his own.