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Monday, April 04, 2005
Phones replacing also watches
"Youngsters don't have a watch anymore today. If they want to know the time, they look at their mobile, which never leaves them..."
I'm not a youngster, but I haven't had a watch for several years, as my phone and my Windows PCs show time.
"However, sales of more profitable middle-to-top range watches are booming, it added. While overall volumes are dropping, revenue has picked up."
I guess the status of having an expensive-looking watch picks up here.
Yet: "Today people no longer tend to to offer a nice piece of jewellery for a wedding anniversary or another event ... Consumers prefer high tech presents, opting for a plasma screen television rather than a trinket..."
Yahoo! News - Watchmakers cast nervous eye on mobile phone challenge
I'm not a youngster, but I haven't had a watch for several years, as my phone and my Windows PCs show time.
"However, sales of more profitable middle-to-top range watches are booming, it added. While overall volumes are dropping, revenue has picked up."
I guess the status of having an expensive-looking watch picks up here.
Yet: "Today people no longer tend to to offer a nice piece of jewellery for a wedding anniversary or another event ... Consumers prefer high tech presents, opting for a plasma screen television rather than a trinket..."
Yahoo! News - Watchmakers cast nervous eye on mobile phone challenge
