You know, for this multipage thread, I’m going to do something I probably shouldn’t do. I’m going to quote myself, and ask the revivalists what, in particular, I initially said that is so evil …
I’m going to submit bachsmom:'s that I didn’t say what you claimed I said, and that you’re the one with the closed mind.
I never said you hit the door jamb, I said I did it, and maybe you’re doing the same.
I’m going to ask you directly, do you stop other clocks? Electronic timers? Other timing devices? If you don’t, maybe it has something to do with the design of watches? Including how they’re made, how they’re word, regardless of cost or how you claim to be able to treat them.
Sorry this thread wasn’t what you were looking for. But if you’re actually corroding metals faster than other people you should probably start there. How is your sterling silver “wearing down”?
The vendor had to have had something more to say to you besides, “Oh, well”. Seriously, doesn’t the battery change take place in a dimly-lit salon, with a complimentary Expresso? To the tune of chamber music?
OK, I shouldn’t be so flippant, given how harsh this thread has been. But really, the most elite watchmakers have to have a better explanation for the small subset of watches that don’t last an entire human lifetime. Maybe they’re the one’s accusing people of banging their wrists on doorjambs or something.
Uncle Cecil and his army of helpers may have to get in on this, now that this tread has become endless. Surely one elite watchmaker has something to say about this. What do these broken watches look like, inside, relative to the exacting standards they usually hold their time pieces to?
In the case of my skeleton self-winder, it was because a tiny little hand in one of the “eyes”, or small dials, broke loose and jammed the works. I wasn’t too disappointed as it was only a cheap thing I bought at a Big 5 sporting goods store, but even so the eyes were rather a waste. I don’t need a watch to tell me the date, or whether it’s daytime or nighttime.
I used to have to replace either y whole watch or the battery every few months. About 10 years ago I bought a Seiko eco drive watch that uses solar energy to recharge. I’ve never had any trouble with it and the only maintenance I’ve done over the past 10 years is adjusting the time twice a year with the time changes.
The biophysical objections are a red herring. This is actually a conspiracy by watchmakers who sell defective products to people who would rather rebuy something broken over and over again rather than return it.
Yes I have that problem. I have a lot of health issues as I have grown older but this is a thing I have had since I was a young child. I not only notice the problem I proved it to my parents and grand parents. they went to the dollar store and bought a dozen watches digital. we put them on me and watched them fairly quickly fade. they all tripped out. My grandfather later noticed that some of the watches would come back to life with a faint light after removed from my wrist Years later My Estranged grandmother on my mother side told me she had the same problem. I had a doctor tell me how to fix this problem. he said put a piece of leather between me and the back of the watch or get a wind up. I went wind up. I also shock the hell out of everyone all the time. my wife and kids will be witness to that. be it on carpet or concrete I conduct electricity. I wish this was not the case I hate shocking my loved ones It not only scares them but it often hurts them. If I could get help it would be great.
Oh yes, the only possible reason for dollar store watches to “fade” is some mysterious unprovable effect from you. Couldn’t possibly be because they were crap watches that a child mistreated. Oh no!
It would be interesting how many of you watch stoppers are RH negative in your blood type. I know many RH neg. people that have problems wearing watches, turning on light switches etc. Turning off and on street lights also happens with these people. They generally have a higher IQ, and several other identifying physical differences. They are operating at a higher frequency than others, this is what affects the operation of the watch, the crystal determines the vibration of the watch. This I believe maybe the answer many of you are looking for.
Another word that could be used is vibration. Everything vibrates, even rocks. I am not going to get into a peeing contest, you look it up. Even if a person could site a scientific publication in support of this, your own perception of what is true will over ride any supposed truth to the contrary. Those who I have referred to will understand.
I love the phrase “supposed truth to the contrary.”
Why are these beliefs so strongly stereo/archtyped? I know three different guys who have the “unique” talent of turning off streetlights. Why is this such a common idee fixee?
Hey, I can make stars twinkle, and then stop twinkling, and then start twinkling again!