Comments on: I want my watch back! http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/ A place to store my thoughts until I figure out what to do with them. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:32:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: My Thought Spot»Blog Archive » Got my watch…finally…kinda. http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/#comment-93 My Thought Spot»Blog Archive » Got my watch…finally…kinda. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:58:53 +0000 http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/#comment-93 [...] Some of you may remember that I lamented about my watch being in the shop for two and a half months. You probably also thought that I forgot to update this space on the outcome when I finally did get my watch. Well, I did not forget. I just got my watch back today, one week short of four months in the shop. [...] [...] Some of you may remember that I lamented about my watch being in the shop for two and a half months. You probably also thought that I forgot to update this space on the outcome when I finally did get my watch. Well, I did not forget. I just got my watch back today, one week short of four months in the shop. [...]

]]> By: dpeach http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/#comment-51 dpeach Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:22:54 +0000 http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/#comment-51 I have three watches that I use. The Citizen that is in the shop is my newer Citizen. It is my fancy "Sunday go to meeting" watch. I have had it for about 5 years. Can't remember exactly when I got it. Come to think of it, it may be closer to 7 years. My "daily driver" is my older Citizen. It is about 10 years old which I picked up at a pawn shop. That is what made me fall in love with the Citizen brand. I had been on a year long quest to find a watch that kept accurate time. Meaning that within a month it did not lose or gain more than just a couple of seconds. Five seconds was too much over a month period. This older Citizen worked like a charm. When I wanted to buy a fancier watch, I again looked at Citizen. I got the exact same model but with a black face instead of gold. Looks sharp. My third watch is my new Timex Ironman (T54281) that I got for Father's Day. It has a 50 lap memory. It has been a great introduction into the sports watch category. I played with several of the Ironmans. It was amazing how different each one does the laps and such. If you have never noticed the difference, go to a watch store and play with them. They are basically the same in information, but I think they have made some differences just so that they can fit each person's expectations on how to record the laps. Took me a while to find the style I liked in the price category I could afford. This is a great watch. Sad thing is, I did drop my "daily driver" last week. It took a hard 4' fall onto concrete. It needs to go to the shop now. I guess that is why after 2 months of not having my backup watch it is starting to bother me more. Right now my Ironman has moved into the daily position. Now when people ask me what time it is, I get to respond with "38:42:96." You can be assured that I will be looking at a different repair shop to take my other watch to. I have three watches that I use. The Citizen that is in the shop is my newer Citizen. It is my fancy “Sunday go to meeting” watch. I have had it for about 5 years. Can’t remember exactly when I got it. Come to think of it, it may be closer to 7 years.

My “daily driver” is my older Citizen. It is about 10 years old which I picked up at a pawn shop. That is what made me fall in love with the Citizen brand. I had been on a year long quest to find a watch that kept accurate time. Meaning that within a month it did not lose or gain more than just a couple of seconds. Five seconds was too much over a month period. This older Citizen worked like a charm. When I wanted to buy a fancier watch, I again looked at Citizen. I got the exact same model but with a black face instead of gold. Looks sharp.

My third watch is my new Timex Ironman (T54281) that I got for Father’s Day. It has a 50 lap memory. It has been a great introduction into the sports watch category. I played with several of the Ironmans. It was amazing how different each one does the laps and such. If you have never noticed the difference, go to a watch store and play with them. They are basically the same in information, but I think they have made some differences just so that they can fit each person’s expectations on how to record the laps. Took me a while to find the style I liked in the price category I could afford. This is a great watch.

Sad thing is, I did drop my “daily driver” last week. It took a hard 4′ fall onto concrete. It needs to go to the shop now. I guess that is why after 2 months of not having my backup watch it is starting to bother me more. Right now my Ironman has moved into the daily position. Now when people ask me what time it is, I get to respond with “38:42:96.”

You can be assured that I will be looking at a different repair shop to take my other watch to.

]]> By: Terry (planet3rry) http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/#comment-50 Terry (planet3rry) Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:10:27 +0000 http://www.mythoughtspot.com/2006/08/22/i-want-my-watch-back/#comment-50 I had a watch dilemma earlier this year. I ended up purchasing a brand new one. One of my runner friends even mailed me one of his spares to use while I was in "transition". Talk about the Kindness of Runners. I never take my watch off... never. It's a Orange (Go Vols!) Timex Sleek Ironman and is my 3rd one in about 5 years. Like shoes, I am not gentle with watches. I had a watch dilemma earlier this year. I ended up purchasing a brand new one. One of my runner friends even mailed me one of his spares to use while I was in “transition”. Talk about the Kindness of Runners.

I never take my watch off… never. It’s a Orange (Go Vols!) Timex Sleek Ironman and is my 3rd one in about 5 years. Like shoes, I am not gentle with watches.

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