The only time I wear one is if I'm traveling, and I need to be certain places at certain times. Outside of that, I've not worn one for... gad, has it really been 25+ years?
My timepiece of choice is an old Casio G-Shock model on a Velcro band. Very comfortable. Happy travels. *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 08-Jul-11 at 09:47 ed breya wrote: >I also hate wearing any kind of jewelry - watchbands and rings seem >to cut off circulation, even when sized right. A few years ago I >accidentally wrecked the nice Seiko that my wife gave me. Since then >I have used cheap no-brand watches attached to my 30 year old Speidel >Twistoflex band - the only kind that I can stand to wear. When I get >a new watch, I just toss the band and hook it up to the old >Twistoflex, and it's good for a couple of more years. I have found >the best deal so far - $5 for battery powered analog ones at Big >Lots. I bought a couple of spares for when my $20 one finally craps >out. I have spent about a thousand dollars over the years collecting >various GPS, Rb, and OCXO items for precision frequency references, >but $5 seems about right for an everyday timepiece. It's OK with me >as long as my watch isn't off by more than a few minutes, but I want >my 10 MHz to be perfect. > > >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com >To unsubscribe, go to >https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >and follow the instructions there. > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 6278 (20110708) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Bruce Lane, Owner & Head Hardware Heavy, Blue Feather Technologies -- http://www.bluefeathertech.com kyrrin (at) bluefeathertech do/t c=o=m "Quid Malmborg in Plano..." _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.