My Watch Just Died

[Old TexMex]

Here's a watch story. After I got sober 13 years ago, I went back to work, and I bought a wristwatch.(I'd sold my Rolex a year before)....
It was an old wind up Caravelle. With a little crack in the crystal. I paid 12 dollars for it. I showed it to my best friend, and he said "See there Jimmy, now that you're sober you can afford nice things."

 

[reddogge]

I'd rather walk out the door without pants than my watch and pocket knife. I don't own fancy watches because I abuse them. I buy cheap Timexes, the black dial with Indiglow button and tritium hands and dial. They work great in a deer stand in the dark.

Next time someone without a watch asks me for the time I'll tell them to look at their cell phone.

 

[britbike1]

My vote is for a pocket watch

I stopped wearing wrist watches in the navy 50 yrs ago cause they kept getting bumped against the bulkhead hatches and broke. Went to a pocket watch then, Bulldog if I remember, about $2 in the ships stores. I've been using pocket watches ever since. Now have a Accutron dress watch from 1987 and a H-D made in japan for about 20 yrs. They have two things I like, 1st I think they add a bit of class and 2nd they slow you down and make you pause and give you a chance to think. Give a cheaper one a try for a while people might think you are smart. Ha Ha. Just be sure to buy jeans with a pocket watch pocket.
JMHO

 

[the ringo kid]

My old Timex Expedition just died, again.


I've replaced the battery a coupla times already and it's dead again. I think this time, I'll get a replacement watch.
I got it back when I worked in warehouses and factories. It was a good bang around watch.
It's starting to show it's age.

I have a Garmin gps watch. It's rechargeable and it'll last about a week per charge. If I use the gps, it lasts just about a day.
I figure I can use that until I get a replacement for the Timex. It's a bit too chunky for an everyday watch.


Since I don't work in factories and warehouses anymore.
I'm thinkin' of getting a Seiko 5 Sports Watch.

It's an old fashioned analog watch. Self winding, no battery, shock resistant and water resistant to 100 meters.
Since I don't need a bang around watch anymore, I figure I'll get something a bit nicer.
I've got it at the top of my Amazon.com list and if anyone asks me what I want for Christmas, I'll know where to direct them.

Dagnabit!!!!!!!!!!! you jinxed me-my Timex-Expedition just died yesterday-battery replaced twice. Last time battery replaced-the light stopped working. Im suing you in small claims court-for a $35 dollar watch because im so distraught im losing a 10 yr old friend.

Seriously, ill be replacing it in less than 2 hours.

 

[vytoland]

needed a new watch about a year ago.....went to walmart and got an analog timex...easy to read white face...black hands and numbers for $25......it will last longer than i will.....

 

[snubbyfan]

Dagnabit!!!!!!!!!!! you jinxed me-my Timex-Expedition just died yesterday-battery replaced twice. Last time battery replaced-the light stopped working. Im suing you in small claims court-for a $35 dollar watch because im so distraught im losing a 10 yr old friend.

Seriously, ill be replacing it in less than 2 hours.

Same thing here, after the last battery replacement the light quit working.
I've got my Garmin GPS watch that I've been using since the Timex quit.

We can always solve this the old fashioned way.
Tomahawks at 20 paces.

 

[OLDSTER]

Watch

On the left is my 50th birthday gift from my wife. I wore it for 15 years until I learned it needed to be cleaned. $285.00 later, I put it away for my son upon my demise. On the right is my second Wal-Mart Timex in 5 years at about $20.00 a copy; keeps perfect time, battery operated, and when it dies, I just replace it

 

[Muss Muggins]

I've got the Seiko 5 Military. I like the dial. I didn't wear it much while I was working, because the band got in my way, but since I retired, I wear it more often. I used a Dakota digital carabiner clip watch while I was working, and I've still got one. Very handy, with lots of functions . . .

 

[Ron M.]

'Cause I don't have a cell phone to keep in my pocket.
My wife has an old flip phone she keeps in her purse but I ain't gonna go in after it.

Spock, beam us up...and hurry!

 

[BAM-BAM]

Spock, beam us up...and hurry!

You know the designers of the flip phone took their inspiration from the old Star Trek communicators.......... cus when they were kids it's what they imagined the future to be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So 30 years later they built it...................................

 

[snubbyfan]

You know the designers of the flip phone took their inspiration from the old Star Trek communicators.......... cus when they were kids it's what they imagined the future to be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So 30 years later they built it...................................

And ya don't butt dial.

 

[walkin jack]

My first Timex Expedition lasted for 10 years almost to the day I think I paid 30 bux for it. Those were 10 very active years too. Immersed in salt water frequently and for extended periods of time. 3 trips to the wilds of Northern Ontario Canada for the week long fly-out fishing trips. Chopping fire wood. Paddling a canoe. Working with wood building furniture, Playing handball. Not to mention working shift work in a Chemical manufacturing plant.

When it went belly up I bought another one and I didn't mind that this one was about 37 bux. That's still a good looking, indestructible watch that kept perfect time for about $3.50 a year. if and when this one goes I'll have another one before the sun goes down.

 

[the ringo kid]

Same thing here, after the last battery replacement the light quit working.
I've got my Garmin GPS watch that I've been using since the Timex quit.

We can always solve this the old fashioned way.
Tomahawks at 20 paces.

Heh heh, I bought a Timex Expedition for $40--late yesterday. I cant possibly get lost in any woods with this one? it's got a small compass built into the wrist band.

Ill be at a disadvantage with a tomahawk, but im not bad with Chinese throwing stars.

 

[the ringo kid]

You know the designers of the flip phone took their inspiration from the old Star Trek communicators.......... cus when they were kids it's what they imagined the future to be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So 30 years later they built it...................................

I remember when one of the cellphone companies DID indeed have a Star Trek commemorative cellphone that sounded like Kirk's communicator. This was back when you had to pass all-kinds of checks to get one of these. They were around $300 or so at the time. I failed the drug check, the health check, the background check, but passed the credit check.

Only the last one is true, but by the time I made up my mind to get one-they were sold out and couldnt get any more in. So, I bought an 1870 Iron Cross 2nd class, instead.

 

[the ringo kid]

My first Timex Expedition lasted for 10 years almost to the day I think I paid 30 bux for it. Those were 10 very active years too. Immersed in salt water frequently and for extended periods of time. 3 trips to the wilds of Northern Ontario Canada for the week long fly-out fishing trips. Chopping fire wood. Paddling a canoe. Working with wood building furniture, Playing handball. Not to mention working shift work in a Chemical manufacturing plant.

When it went belly up I bought another one and I didn't mind that this one was about 37 bux. That's still a good looking, indestructible watch that kept perfect time for about $3.50 a year. if and when this one goes I'll have another one before the sun goes down.

The one I just bought says the battery is a 10-year battery. I guess when this thread keeps getting bumped-and by 2026--ill be glad to let you common cheapskates (like ME) if the battery lasted that long?
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[snubbyfan]

My first Timex Expedition lasted for 10 years almost to the day I think I paid 30 bux for it. Those were 10 very active years too. Immersed in salt water frequently and for extended periods of time. 3 trips to the wilds of Northern Ontario Canada for the week long fly-out fishing trips. Chopping fire wood. Paddling a canoe. Working with wood building furniture, Playing handball. Not to mention working shift work in a Chemical manufacturing plant.

When it went belly up I bought another one and I didn't mind that this one was about 37 bux. That's still a good looking, indestructible watch that kept perfect time for about $3.50 a year. if and when this one goes I'll have another one before the sun goes down.

There's no doubt they're tough watches.
I wore mine back when I worked at the RubberMaid factory.
I described my job as crawling into an oven preheated to 450 degrees and working on it with a 20 pound impact wrench.
I've been elbow deep in grease and had daily 2nd and 3rd degree burns. Through it all the Timex kept perfect time.

 

[Gamecock]

I remember when one of the cellphone companies DID indeed have a Star Trek commemorative cellphone that sounded like Kirk's communicator.

Okay, now I've got to ask my tech slave (my son) if I can get Star Trek communicator ring tone on my smartypants phone.

 

[CoMF]

I'm surprised nobody's recommended a Casio G-Shock.

A little pricier than a Timex, but every bit as durable. Usually water resistant to the point of being submersible, too.

 

[snubbyfan]

I'm surprised nobody's recommended a Casio G-Shock.

A little pricier than a Timex, but every bit as durable. Usually water resistant to the point of being submersible, too.

That's the thing, for my next watch I'm looking for something stylish, shiny, shock resistant and submersible.
Something a bit more hoity toity and less utilitarian appearing.

 

[Gamecock]

Casio Pathfinder for daily wear.

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Wittnauer for dress up. Company watch for 25 years service I got nearly 20 years ago.

 

[Salty RI]

Look's like your never going to get that gun, go to the Mall and sit on Santa's lap.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I have never owned a watch that was worth what I paid for it. They all went through batteries (or broke). Even my wife told me to sell the nice jeweled watches that she bought for me when we were dating. I have a cell phone. If the electricity is off, the government attorneys are off too, and I do not need to know what time it is. Done with watches until the zombie apocalypse.

 

[CoMF]

That's the thing, for my next watch I'm looking for something stylish, shiny, shock resistant and submersible.
Something a bit more hoity toity and less utilitarian appearing.

[ame]https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B013XHV4GU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481687737&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=casio+g+steel[/ame] Something like this perhaps?

A little pricey, but there are less expensive ones in the G-steel line.

 

[snubbyfan]

Ministry of silly walks watch:

 

[Cyrano]

I've had this Seiko for at least ten years. It's my only working watch (I have a handful of non-working ones in a dresser drawer). Took it to the watch repair place and had the battery replaced. I also brought down this old Bulova Accutron. My wife had given it to me and I took it to Vietnam. It had corroded insides and they had told me a long time ago it was unrepairable. However it had a fancy band I wanted the shop to put on the Seiko. When I picked them up, the repair shop had enough parts to repair the Bulova and much to my delight, I now have two working watches. When the Seiko's battery dies, I'll have the Bulova (but no day/date) until I get the Seiko running again.

 

[medic15al]

When I started as a rookie paramedic in 1991 I purchased this Casio Calculator watch as I needed 24 hr time and drug dose calculations. I just replaced them every 3 or so years when the battery died:

I have however, lusted after this Luminox 3003 model since the same time period and got myself one when I retired:

 

[Gamecock]

Back when dial watches were all there was, I wore a Seiko.

I like the extra functions on today's digital watches.

 

[Pocchr]

I've got two watches: One is a Gold OMEGA Dress Watch that sits in my safe when I'm not out playing like 007. My everyday watch is a Citizens from Walmart. Cheap, keeps time and if it gets busted up, Walmart is open 24 yrs a day.

 

[snubbyfan]

Look's like your never going to get that gun, go to the Mall and sit on Santa's lap.

I'm thinkin' ,I can wear my Garmin watch for a while and sometime after I get a new gun and a comfortable supply of ammo, then I can think about getting myself a shiny watch.
The Garmin's kinda big and bulky but it keeps good time and lasts about a week on a charge.
Well, of course it keeps good time, it has a satellite uplink.

It's water resistant but I take it off before entering a pool anyway.

 

[CustomChevyGuy]

Okay, now I've got to ask my tech slave (my son) if I can get Star Trek communicator ring tone on my smartypants phone.

You can absolutely get that. I use most of the Star Trek sound effects for my notifications and have for many years..

Yes - I'm a Trekkie.