Although I don't currently own a wall clock (or watch), I often find myself wishing I had one.

Sometimes I just want one large point of reference in a room. With my horrid vision, I can look across the room at an ornate clock and know the time instead of having to get closer to the computer or microwave.

I own two wall clocks. One in the bathroom so I know how long I have been in the shower. One in the living room as decoration, but it is so loud I don't wind it anymore.
I love them!!

I have a wall clock, but it's purely decorative. I use all the stuff mentioned in the OP to tell time.

I know lots of people who still have watches though. There are some jobs where you just can't bust out your cell phone for the time, so it's handy to have a watch. I would have one if only I could find a nice (leather or metal) watch that is digital. So much easier to read.

I'm blind as a bat and only children's watches fit my tiny excuse for a wrist :-)
So I have a wall clock in three rooms, Bedroom (too blind to see anything else without my glasses), Bathroom (I don't shower w/ my glasses on) and Kitchen (the stove clock is too tiny to see without getting within 3' of it.
And I don't keep my cell physically tethered to my person, so having options is great :-)

I have clocks everywhere. Every room has one except the bathroom.

I just ordered one last night from C&B to replace my cheap ikea one that I'm going to gut for parts to repair another clock that has broken. I don't know why I like knowing what the time is.

Agreed. When your college-aged friend gets a job that involves looong meetings with others, he/she will get a watch. It's much easier to surreptitiously check the time on your wrist then on your cell phone.

Oh, and I have three wall clocks in our home. A George Nelson in the LR, an industrial second-hand one in the kitchen, and a decorative one sans battery in the guest room.

If you had a wall clock in a prominent place on the wall, you'd look at it. While I could look at the microwave to find out the time, I haven't ever bothered to since I put a nice, round clock on the wall facing the kitchen entrance. I'm also more attuned to the time now that I have a clock there that is more conveniently placed within the line of sight ... unfortunately, though, mere awareness hasn't helped me get out the door any earlier in the a.m.!

I have a wall clock in my bedroom. It all began back in the spring when for some reason my alarm clock/calendar/cell phone/only-thing-I'd-ever-used-to-tell-time decided to totally screw me up by not adjusting well to the time change. It kept jumping back and forth an hour, so I had to set the alarm an hour early and look at the wall clock (which I just set on my nightstand to begin with) to tell whether I really had to get up or could sleep. I ended up hanging it up when I redid my room, but then I knocked off the wall, and it hasn't worked since. I keep meaning to try replacing the batteries, but I just haven't. Hopefully that will work because I grew to love the white noise factor and looking at it in the middle of the night was easier than grabbing my phone.

I haven't had a watch since I was about 17 (27 now), but my mom does. I'm not much or a jewelry girl (I have uber sensitive skin) so I just never think about it. Maybe I'll get a pocket watch, lol.

I have a clock in every room in the house. In the living room, I have a 3' clock that can be seen from the kitchen as well. I'd die without it, because I don't carry my phone without me at home and I need to be out the door in the morning at a certain time.

We've got a wall clock in the living room on the wall that doesn't face the stove or microwave clocks. It's very handy when the power goes out, however, not so handy when you're trying to sleep on the couch (it's rather loud).

I have an old CRT television that I'm planning on turning into a weather station or a clock - possibly both. We'll see how that turns out!

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I really prefer an analog clock to a digital, for some reason I can comprehend the time more quickly. Probably because my dad made me wear a 'real' watch for a couple of years before I could have a digital one. Result: I only use real clocks and watches now, and like one in the bath, kitchen and living room.

I have a wall clock in the kitchen. It came in handy last night when the power went out. My microwave doesn't have a clock on it and I'm usually using the stove as a timer so if I want to know what time it is, it's nice to be able to glance up and know.

As for watches, the only reason I don't wear one is because all of our meeting rooms have wall clocks. Not having a wall clock is considered a form of torture, thankfully. Not that I'd get busted checking my cell; most of my coworkers are glued to theirs despite not having grown up with them. It's kind of funny, actually. I'm often the only one in the room without my cell and I am the generation that's supposed to be lost without them.

We have a wall clock in the bathroom. I can't imagine getting ready in the morning without one.

In the rest of the house we use the microwave, cable box, computer, or alarm clock.

I keep a clock in the shower so I know I don't stay too long - and another by the sink so I won't dawdle.

I can't imagine not having a clock in the kitchen - How would you know how long something's been in the oven?

I just got this wall clock at target the other day for 10 bucks. http://www.target.com/Room-Essentials-Clock/dp/B003E6IRXE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&searchView=grid5&keywords=wood%20table%20clock&fromGsearch=true&sr=1-5&qid=1288039502&rh=price:5000-9999|price:0-1499&searchRank=target104545&id=Room%20Essentials%20Clock&node=1038576|1287991011&searchSize=30&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576|1287991011&searchBinNameList=subjectbin,price,target_com_primary_color-bin,target_com_size-bin,target_com_brand-bin&frombrowse=0

I love it! There is something to be said for having an analog clock. It is a different way of thinking about time.

an analog clock in the kitchen w/ a second hand is a must in the kitchen.

I work in a Library, and wall clocks are essential -- many of our patrons don't wear watches (or know how to read them, apparently) and they constantly ask up the time. I no longer like analog time pieces, but it's impossible to find attractive women's digital watches. I settled for a cheapo Casio (~$15) simply because it's plain, black, and petite. I hate it. I got a nicer Kenneth Cole watch for Christmas, but it's a bit too big and the digital readout requires very bright light -- useless in dim or dark rooms. I have an analog alarm clock, I can't afford to oversleep, and it is ridiculously bright. I thought the blue readout would be pretty, but I think I could read by that light! I have to cover the face of the clock at night or it would keep me awake!

I remain on the lookout for the perfect, readable, attractive, digital time pieces.

Where I live, we lose power all the time, for days on end. As the charge wears down on both my cell phone and my laptop, my clocks keep ticking away, illuminated by the firelight. When the world outside my house is silent, cold, and dark, their gentle ticking is a comfort. I have clocks in every room, and even when the power is on, it's great to be able to simply glance at the wall to know what the time is- it beats searching for my teensy cell phone!

Analog clocks are beautiful. They don't just tell time, they show its passing.

That's very nicely put, Shannon!

I must be a weird 20-something... I have two awesome wall clocks - one in the living room, and one that we got as a wedding gift... I haven't decided where to put it yet.

We have two alarm clocks in the bedroom (one for each), and another alarm clock in the family room. That one I can use with my iPod, and it's next to our pull-out couch, so it's great for guests.

And I almost always wear a watch. It's waterproof down to 165 feet, so I can dive with it, shower with it (but I don't), and work with aquariums with it.

I rarely carry my phone with me. Most of the time, it's abandoned somewhere in my house.

I've been without a watch for a year, but I admit that I miss wearing one. Pulling my cell phone out of my bag just to check the time seems so cumbersome sometimes when a flick of my wrist would've been enough.

Never had much of a need for a wall clock, though a decorative one for my mantel might be nice. So many digital clocks already in the house--on the microwave, on the coffeemaker, on the blu-ray player... And I have an alarm clock in each bedroom (including one I've had since I was 6) but somehow I always wake up about 30 minutes before my alarm goes off.

It seems like every electronic device has a clock. When the power flickers, they start blinking. Very annoying to say the least. I remember David Letterman's fix for that: black electrical tape over the blinking time.

We have an antique wall clock that requires winding. It is a little decorative since it's off several minutes each day.

i like the look. i had a wall clock that i just took down because i live quietly - no tv - and i can HEAR it TICKING all the time which is enough to drive me madd. So anyone have a recc for a SILENT wall clock?

Is anyone else seeing the irony of the first paragraph? I guess the friend wasn't among those who "always carry a cell phone at all times".

Lucky for the friend that his friend was wearing a watch.

I have two clocks in my home, a square brushed nickel Timex wall clock (though I use it as a table clock) and an old german art deco mantel clock, they both work, but the mantel clock is only right about twice a day. I actually take comfort from the very quiet ticking of the Timex. Funny, I've had almost the same conversation with some younger co-workers before. Also, just to put this out there, many people in retail and service jobs are forbidden from having cell phones with them while working, so a watch is still a necessity.

I need a wall clock in my bathroom... who showers with a cell phone?? I bought a cheap clock and it promptly filled with condensation and stopped working. Anyone know of a reasonably-priced clock that can be subjected to the unique conditions created by long showers in a small bathroom...?

It seems like every place that I look the time is there in one form or another. Cell phones will never compete with a nice easy to read wall or alarm clock. Clocks are also part of many home decor.

I don't have (or want) a cell phone and I need 4 alarms in the morning or else I don't wake up! I have 2 wall clocks, one in the living room and one in the kitchen.

I want an octagonal wall clock for my house like the last one in this set of images (scroll to the end)

http://www.pygment.com/indexhibit/index.php?/photography/paris/

I'm finding it very hard to source.

I got a wall clock a while back just on a whim and it has turned out to be something I value so much. I put it in the bedroom on the wall opposite the bed so that anytime I need the time, I just look right up there. And I like the change to hands from digital readouts. Maybe I'm weird but it relaxes me.