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SteveDallas · 01-05-2006, 08:46 AM

Dammit, I'm tired of going through watches. Somebody recommend one that will be reliable (aka last more than a year--maybe this is a stupid requirement for the disposable merchandise era). I've tried buying cheap ones and I've tried more expensive ones (~$20 and ~$70-100 respectively) on the theory that a more expensive one will last longer, but it hasn't panned out. I'd be happy to pay ~$5 for one and consider it disposable if I could find one that didn't look like a kid's toy. (I'm not super hung up on appearances, but it kind of detracts from your managerial cachet in those meetings with the other vice presidential types when you casually pull up your sleeve and flash a Boba Fett watch like my kids just got from Burger King for $2.) But once I get up around $20 I, perhaps foolishly, expect it to run for a while.

01-05-2006, 08:46 AM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Recommend a watch Dammit, I'm tired of going through watches. Somebody recommend one that will be reliable (aka last more than a year--maybe this is a stupid requirement for the disposable merchandise era). I've tried buying cheap ones and I've tried more expensive ones (~$20 and ~$70-100 respectively) on the theory that a more expensive one will last longer, but it hasn't panned out. I'd be happy to pay ~$5 for one and consider it disposable if I could find one that didn't look like a kid's toy. (I'm not super hung up on appearances, but it kind of detracts from your managerial cachet in those meetings with the other vice presidential types when you casually pull up your sleeve and flash a Boba Fett watch like my kids just got from Burger King for $2.) But once I get up around $20 I, perhaps foolishly, expect it to run for a while.