{"id":57,"date":"2006-06-07T08:48:05","date_gmt":"2006-06-07T16:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montaraventures.com\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2006-06-07T08:48:05","modified_gmt":"2006-06-07T16:48:05","slug":"10-year-anniversary-watch-wise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montaraventures.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/07\/10-year-anniversary-watch-wise\/","title":{"rendered":"10 year anniversary, watch wise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nA colleague of mine, Kevin Sturge, mentioned to me that I should do a blog entry about my watch. So Kevin, here it is…<\/p>\n

\nBefore I talk about this specific watch, it’s worthwhile to recount my watch history. There’s no easy way to say this, I’m a watch abuser. I know it’s not a “good thing” – but it’s true. I’ve never met a watch I couldn’t somehow break, scratch, lose, crush, or otherwise mangle until 1996.<\/p>\n

\nThat fateful day, I had just managed to crunch the latest of my watches by reaching into a tight space in a server cage, getting my wrist stuck, pulling too hard, breaking the watch band, having the darned thing skitter across the floor under my foot where I managed to step on it and crush the glass into the face and hands. It was a fatal injury (Told you I was an abuser, it was expensive, attractive, and it was only 2 months old.)<\/p>\n

\nAfter the frustration of killing my third watch in a year’s time, I made a promise to myself: I’d simply find a cheap, disposable watch that I wouldn’t feel badly about losing, mangling, and\/or killing. A quick trip to Fry’s Electronics<\/a> and this beauty Casio W-87H<\/a> was added to my victims list for the princely sum of $8.99 (it was on sale.)<\/p>\n

\nRepresentative Casio W-87H
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

\nNow, in 2006, not only have I managed not to kill, mangle, or lose it, I’ve had it long enough to replace the wristband 4 times! Note to Casio: the 5 year battery is *still* running 5 years after it was supposed to die. Also, the original wrist band did break in the first year (and it was extremely uncomfortable as I dimly recall.)<\/p>\n

\nHaving had such success with watches, I decided to do the same thing with sunglasses a couple of years later. (yes, I’m a sunglasses abuser too.) I hasn’t worked yet.<\/p>\n

\nWell, here’s to you Casio W-87H<\/a>. I’ve kicked you, crushed you, dropped you in tight places, traveled over 500,000 miles with you. You delivered what Timex promises<\/a> – you’ve taken a licking and kept on ticking. I hope we get another decade of use together.<\/p>\n

\nThe actual survivor Casio W-87H on my wrist
\n<\/p>\n

\nTechnorati Tags: Humor<\/a> Watch<\/a> Casio<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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