After a couple of years...
 

On Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:42:01 AM UTC-4, Hank© wrote:

I see a new job skill in his future; watch winder. ;-)

Nah...Felons in Prison make License Plates.

After a couple of years...
 

On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:41:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:42:42 AM UTC-5, BAR wrote:




That Rolex Harry alleges he owns is worth about a dozen Seiko's.

Speaking of Seiko. My mid-70's automatic works even after sitting for about 8 years in my sock draw3er. BUT I find out that it looses approx 5 min every 24 hrs. Not good so I need to send it off and have it redone. It'd probably cost more to have it reset and a new bezel installed than to buy a new one,but hey, it's mine! The pic isn't, though, but it sure is the same model.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...Watches083.jpg

Seiko story. Many years back I spent around $375 for a Seiko 'chronometer' with all the bells and
whistles. It worked for a long time, but then one day it died. I figured it would be very expensive
to fix, so I just set it aside and bought a hundred dollar Swiss Army watch.

One day I took the Seiko to the shop, thinking it would cost a fortune to fix. The guy opened it up,
looked, said I had water damage (I swam with it), and it needed a new movement.

"Oh ****," I'm thinking. "How much?" I ask. He replies, "$62".

Unreal.

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/14, 8:26 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:41:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:42:42 AM UTC-5, BAR wrote:




That Rolex Harry alleges he owns is worth about a dozen Seiko's.

Speaking of Seiko. My mid-70's automatic works even after sitting for about 8 years in my sock draw3er. BUT I find out that it looses approx 5 min every 24 hrs. Not good so I need to send it off and have it redone. It'd probably cost more to have it reset and a new bezel installed than to buy a new one,but hey, it's mine! The pic isn't, though, but it sure is the same model.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...Watches083.jpg

Seiko story. Many years back I spent around $375 for a Seiko 'chronometer' with all the bells and
whistles. It worked for a long time, but then one day it died. I figured it would be very expensive
to fix, so I just set it aside and bought a hundred dollar Swiss Army watch.

One day I took the Seiko to the shop, thinking it would cost a fortune to fix. The guy opened it up,
looked, said I had water damage (I swam with it), and it needed a new movement.

"Oh ****," I'm thinking. "How much?" I ask. He replies, "$62".

Unreal.


SEIKO makes fine timepieces. Just about any electronic SEIKO is more
accurate than the old Rolex living in my socks drawer. My daily watch is
a stainless steel Luminox. The only downside is that when it is time to
replace the battery, you have to send the watch to an authorized repair
center for a new battery and waterproof seals, and to have the insides
of the watch closed under vacuum...or something like that. Grrrrr.

I've got a goldtone SEIKO that's about 25 years old, and runs well, and
a $20 Timex with a really good "nightlight" that also is accurate.

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?



--
Sarah Palin is watching the Sochi Olympic Games from the front porch of
her house.

After a couple of years...
 

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:32:55 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/12/14, 8:26 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:41:03 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:42:42 AM UTC-5, BAR wrote:




That Rolex Harry alleges he owns is worth about a dozen Seiko's.

Speaking of Seiko. My mid-70's automatic works even after sitting for about 8 years in my sock draw3er. BUT I find out that it looses approx 5 min every 24 hrs. Not good so I need to send it off and have it redone. It'd probably cost more to have it reset and a new bezel installed than to buy a new one,but hey, it's mine! The pic isn't, though, but it sure is the same model.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...Watches083.jpg

Seiko story. Many years back I spent around $375 for a Seiko 'chronometer' with all the bells and
whistles. It worked for a long time, but then one day it died. I figured it would be very expensive
to fix, so I just set it aside and bought a hundred dollar Swiss Army watch.

One day I took the Seiko to the shop, thinking it would cost a fortune to fix. The guy opened it up,
looked, said I had water damage (I swam with it), and it needed a new movement.

"Oh ****," I'm thinking. "How much?" I ask. He replies, "$62".

Unreal.


SEIKO makes fine timepieces. Just about any electronic SEIKO is more
accurate than the old Rolex living in my socks drawer. My daily watch is
a stainless steel Luminox. The only downside is that when it is time to
replace the battery, you have to send the watch to an authorized repair
center for a new battery and waterproof seals, and to have the insides
of the watch closed under vacuum...or something like that. Grrrrr.

I've got a goldtone SEIKO that's about 25 years old, and runs well, and
a $20 Timex with a really good "nightlight" that also is accurate.

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?

Well, that $62 included the labor, so the movement was pretty damn cheap. Consumer Reports did a
review of watches several years back. The lowest scorers were the Rolex's. The highest were the $12
LED types. (That was the rating for timekeeping, not looks.)

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/2014 8:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/12/14, 8:26 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 19:41:03 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:42:42 AM UTC-5, BAR wrote:




That Rolex Harry alleges he owns is worth about a dozen Seiko's.

Speaking of Seiko. My mid-70's automatic works even after sitting for
about 8 years in my sock draw3er. BUT I find out that it looses
approx 5 min every 24 hrs. Not good so I need to send it off and have
it redone. It'd probably cost more to have it reset and a new bezel
installed than to buy a new one,but hey, it's mine! The pic isn't,
though, but it sure is the same model.

http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/t...Watches083.jpg

Seiko story. Many years back I spent around $375 for a Seiko
'chronometer' with all the bells and
whistles. It worked for a long time, but then one day it died. I
figured it would be very expensive
to fix, so I just set it aside and bought a hundred dollar Swiss Army
watch.

One day I took the Seiko to the shop, thinking it would cost a fortune
to fix. The guy opened it up,
looked, said I had water damage (I swam with it), and it needed a new
movement.

"Oh ****," I'm thinking. "How much?" I ask. He replies, "$62".

Unreal.


SEIKO makes fine timepieces. Just about any electronic SEIKO is more
accurate than the old Rolex living in my socks drawer. My daily watch is
a stainless steel Luminox. The only downside is that when it is time to
replace the battery, you have to send the watch to an authorized repair
center for a new battery and waterproof seals, and to have the insides
of the watch closed under vacuum...or something like that. Grrrrr.

I've got a goldtone SEIKO that's about 25 years old, and runs well, and
a $20 Timex with a really good "nightlight" that also is accurate.

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?



Yes.

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/14, 11:13 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:32:55 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Just about any electronic SEIKO is more
accurate than the old Rolex living in my socks drawer

IBM used to give us a Rolex for the Quarter century Club. Most of the
guys called them "bracelets" because they were pretty lousy at keeping
time.
By the time I was that long in the business we had a choice and I took
something else.


Mine lost a few minutes every month. I tried having it "adjusted" once
or twice, but it was still "off." It's a pretty watch, though, and even
new it was only a fraction of the price a new or used one fetches today.
I have no idea why anyone buys a new one...they're still pretty, but
just not that accurate...though I understand Rolex now makes electronic
watches.

--
Sarah Palin is watching the Sochi Olympic Games from the front porch of
her house.

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/2014 11:09 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:32:55 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?


That was the last watch I ever owned ... around 1972

How do you know when it's time to watch I Love Lucy?

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/14, 8:09 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:32:55 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?


That was the last watch I ever owned ... around 1972

i use my phone for a watch most times. When I wear a watch I have a
Titanium Sagen. Very lightweight. For dress up I do have an inherited
Rolex. The only time I really take a watch these days is when I get on
an airplane and travel to foreign destinations. Since we snorkel a lot,
I do not worry about water and a phone, and phone is off in most airplanes.

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/14, 8:09 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:32:55 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?


That was the last watch I ever owned ... around 1972

Hate Digital watches. I do not really want to know the time, but how
long until something. Analog watchs are great for that.

After a couple of years...
 

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 7:32:55 AM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:




Anyone remember those awful LED watches?



YES! In 1974, when I was putting myself through college, I had a part time job at Kmart, and those red LED watches were selling for $90.00! Battery eatin' suckers and you had to punch a button to see what time it was.

A couple years later the Quartz came out. Constant pulsing and only needed to punch a button to get it to light up to read it in the dark. 7 bucks!

Kmart was blowing the ;blue light' special on the LED for $20 and couldn't hardly give them away. Same with the LED calculators.

After a couple of years...
 

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:50:48 AM UTC-6, Bill McKee wrote:




i use my phone for a watch most times.

Me too. In fact, that's one reason why the discount houses are stocking less and less cheap wrist watches by the day. People rely on their cell phones.

After a couple of years...
 

On 2/12/2014 5:32 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/12/14, 8:26 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

Seiko story. Many years back I spent around $375 for a Seiko
'chronometer' with all the bells and
whistles. It worked for a long time, but then one day it died. I
figured it would be very expensive
to fix, so I just set it aside and bought a hundred dollar Swiss Army
watch.

One day I took the Seiko to the shop, thinking it would cost a fortune
to fix. The guy opened it up,
looked, said I had water damage (I swam with it), and it needed a new
movement.

"Oh ****," I'm thinking. "How much?" I ask. He replies, "$62".

Unreal.


SEIKO makes fine timepieces. Just about any electronic SEIKO is more
accurate than the old Rolex living in my socks drawer. My daily watch is
a stainless steel Luminox. The only downside is that when it is time to
replace the battery, you have to send the watch to an authorized repair
center for a new battery and waterproof seals, and to have the insides
of the watch closed under vacuum...or something like that. Grrrrr.

I've got a goldtone SEIKO that's about 25 years old, and runs well, and
a $20 Timex with a really good "nightlight" that also is accurate.

Anyone remember those awful LED watches?

I once worked for a start-up that was acquired by Seiko-Epson and got to
visit their headquarters in Suwa up in the mountains between Nagoya and
Tokyo. They had an impressive manufacturing facility with some simple
models assembled on a completely robotic line that spit out something
like a watch a minute. They were definitely sticklers for quality and
had some good engineers.

My first boss at Motorola had one of these.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-01