It stopped. It now only tells me the correct time twice a day. I dropped my watch yesterday morning and I was thrilled to see that it was still working. However, about six hours later, it stopped dead.
Now I’m not sure if it was the knock that caused it problems or if the battery has simply gone flat. If it’s just the battery, did dropping it hasten its demise?
If the watch has finally ticked its last tick I won’t be too disappointed. It was a gift for my 21st which was around … well … er … 21 years ago so it’s done OK.
I do feel like something’s missing without a watch on my wrist and I just know that the little white strip that it’s left behind will get sunburned if I don’t do something quickly. Problem is, with the cost of replacement batteries these days it’ll cost me less to get a cheapie watch and wear that to death. Even if it only lasts me a year I’d come out in front.
On the other hand, maybe this is finally the justification I need to buy a watch with a heart rate monitor for my cycling.
What will I decide to do? Only time will tell. If only I knew what time it is.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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hey rodney, unless you’ve got a strange battery in your watch, it shouldn’t cost more than $10 to get a jeweller/watch repairer to replace the battery for you…the battery in my 21st watch died earlier this year, so yours is doing well…
but then, once my dad lost a pin from the strap of my watch, and by the time he got around to getting it replaced, he got me a new watch instead š
Lol…I have to confess, I buy cheap watches that last a year or so and when the battery dies I get a new one instead of replacing the battery.
Last time I got the battery replaced on this one I had people wanting to charge up around 18 to 20 dollars. Daylight robbery.
I finally got someone to do me a battery for $12 but if it’s the watch that’s broken rather than the watch I’ll lose my money.
Rebel Sports has a heart rate monitor / watch on special for $70. I just have to decide which way to go.
you’ve done well to have a watch working for SO LOOOOONG – how old did you say you were š
my husband stopped wearing a watch 12 months ago. he has a mobile phone with a clock on it, he sits in front of a computer at work, which has a clock on it, and if he’s late him his wife rings him to tell him the time – “your late!”
I’ll bet you get the heart rate monitor!
(smiling)
I’d get the HR monitor. Really useful device, although a little ugly.