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.