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Originally posted by WotNxt View PostWell mine says 300m on it and has the double clasp for easy fitting on the outside of your wetsuit.
I'm not a diver though (well, not that sort anyway) so I can't vouch for its abilities in the water. Only had it a year - last years Xmas pressie from other half ;-)
I didn't get it for bling but because I feel the plain understatedness and veiled quality fit with my own view of myself.
Also for when those times a girl asks you the time just to see what kind of watch you are wearing so she can work out if you are worth talking to a little longer ;-) Plastic just doesn't cut the mustard in those situations, does it.
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Originally posted by WotNxt View PostGosh, I've never lived in a red-light district but I have worked in a few!
When leaving the office after working late and having to leave via the back entrance because the front doors were locked I often had ladies ask if I was looking for business.
I must have set my prices a little high since strangely I never managed to turn any of these leads into actual sales.
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostAs somebody who's lived in a red-light district, I can assure you that when you're walking down the street and a woman asks "Have you got the time, deary" she's not actually looking for a conversation
When leaving the office after working late and having to leave via the back entrance because the front doors were locked I often had ladies ask if I was looking for business.
I must have set my prices a little high since strangely I never managed to turn any of these leads into actual sales.
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Originally posted by WotNxt View PostI feel the plain understatedness and veiled quality fit with my own view of myself.
Originally posted by WotNxt View PostAlso for when those times a girl asks you the time just to see what kind of watch you are wearing so she can work out if you are worth talking to a little longer ;-)
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Originally posted by Diver View PostUnderwater welding & residual current sorted it right out. It acted like a sacrificial anode
Pretty sure that's not covered in the warranty, but you can't really blame the watch - right tool for the job & all that.
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My wife bought me a Seiko as a wedding present (£100).
Lasted about 9 years before the battery went, by then I fancied a change so she bought me another Seiko for Christmas last year, slightly more expensive (she won't say how much more), but it gave up the ghost about a week ago, convieniently 12 months and 3 weeks after she bought it........
So I'm gonna get a new battery for the first one
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Whenever I need to check time I teleport in front of Big Ben - if I happen to be late I teleport and go back in time to be just where and when I needed to be in the first place.
Oh, and at home I use solar watch gifted to me by Archimedus, though cheeky fellow he was with all that back slapping, I still liked him.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostI had a Seiko Kinetic, after about 3 years the battery wouldn't hold a charge which defeated the object a bit and at £90 for a replacement battery it’s hardly economical, I now have Breil (swinky seiko) and the battery costs £2.99 every 5 years.
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I have a Zodiac from about 10 years ago. still working fine. And the battery lasts about 5 years. Cost me about £150 then. Worth every penny as I've not had to buy a watch since.
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I think Citizen do one that is solar powered, has the kinetic gubbins and sets itself off the atomic clock in Rugby (or wherever you are). That's arguably the watch for a contractor, getting off planes all the time.
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