Want to disconnect from technology? Buy a watch

Have you ever grabbed your smartphone to check the time only to be inadvertently bombarded by notifications, and the feeling of stress that comes with them? Or used an app to track your mobile usage and been bowled over by the time-sucking results? Smartphones have been in the majority of Canadians' pockets for only seven years, but already many are looking for to wean themselves off a connected lifestyle and bring meaningful intention and awareness back to our online activity, a Kondo-esque approach known as "Digital minimalism." The easiest way to disconnect is a surprisingly simple strategy: Wear a watch According to market analysis firm NPD Group, 2018 saw the first increase in women's watch sales after three years of decline in the United States, while the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry reported a 6.3-per-cent growth that year over 2017 With the advent of the smart watch and other tech wearables, the old-timey watch could have gone the way of the dodo, but it's managed to hold onto its status as status symbol.

The watch is a stylish accessory that's - pardon the pun - rather timeless, and it's keeping full the hands of brands young and old alike as they appeal to new wearers After launching their Hong Kong-based leather goods brand Linjer in 2014, co-founders and partners Roman Khan and Jennifer Chong decided to expand into the watch category simply because they no longer wanted to use their phones to check the time "If you just get a watch that you wear on your wrist, you don't need to bring that stress into your life when you want to check the time" Released in 2016, Linjer's first timepiece collection was inspired by the opera house in Khan's hometown of Oslo.

Swiss luxury brand Omega has been making timepieces for more than 170 years, and appeals to novice watch wearers with new designs such as the NATO Strap Collection and updates to its iconic Seamaster. . Source