I love pocket watches and have a small collection that expands and contracts dependant upon where my interest is focused at any particular point.
Also - I sometimes suffer from joint pain that radiates from my wrists up my forearms making even a loosely worn wristwatch uncomfortable. This is why I occasionally wear a watch on my right wrist. There are times when both sides are affected and that's when I usually use one of my pocket watches - attached to a leather or lace strap and slipped discretely into a trouser pocket. I can tell the time quicker this way than fiddling with a mobile telephone. In any case, its nice to have them ticking away in your pocket.
This is my birth year Smiths - which to be honest doesn't keep great time so isn't worn very often. Its also a big, heavy old thing:
However the Mondaine quartz, a small and discreet piece is of course very accurate. Probably the most practical: