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mahatmakanejeeves

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15. Are we talking about the kind with the Pepto-Bismol coating?

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #13)

Sat Mar 30, 2024, 01:43 PM

Mar 2024

Because now we’re down in the microdonut range.

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My $300 two year old watch stopped, and I went to get the battery changed where I bought it. [View all] NNadir Mar 2024 OP

I was surprised when I had a similar experience. Was advised to put it spooky3 Mar 2024 #1

That is the crux of the real problem. Solar powered stuff requires redundancy. NNadir Mar 2024 #2

Get a nuclear powered watch jpak Mar 2024 #27

Would you prefer to have to replace a battery every couple of years? TwilightZone Mar 2024 #3

it's a silly use case for a watch.... getagrip_already Mar 2024 #5

And how much energy is required to wind a watch? mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 #8

Millidonuts! dickthegrouch Mar 2024 #12

Seriously? It probably took you more milidonuts to post that... getagrip_already Mar 2024 #13

Are we talking about the kind with the Pepto-Bismol coating? mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2024 #15

And sprinkles..... nt getagrip_already Mar 2024 #16

My solar watch has been good for 4 years now Easterncedar Mar 2024 #17

I am very concerned for the planet and used to write about it here quite a bit. NNadir Mar 2024 #9

Solar batteries like that are supposed to last 40+years bucolic_frolic Mar 2024 #4

They still make mechanical watches. Ptah Mar 2024 #6

I got a self-winding watch years ago that worked well. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2024 #7

I got a kick out of my discovery that they sell getagrip_already Mar 2024 #14

Read the instructions codfisherman Mar 2024 #10

That luxury is appealing of course, but it's not my life now. There was a point in my life where I referred to... NNadir Mar 2024 #11

I like wearing a watch Easterncedar Mar 2024 #18

I Do Too ProfessorGAC Mar 2024 #20

I am ever worse. Since I retired, I no longer wear a watch or carry a phone around. Chainfire Mar 2024 #38

Not wearing a watch codfisherman Mar 2024 #23

Well, if I'd bought a plutonium powered watch with an old pacemaker battery they used in the 1960's and 70's... NNadir Mar 2024 #29

"bare arms" -- well done Ponietz Mar 2024 #36

Aren't self winding watches available? Conjuay Mar 2024 #19

My $10 watch had an easily replaceable battery. Guess I missed out. 😀 Wonder Why Mar 2024 #21

AREN'T THERE ENOUGH CLOCKS ? WHEN YOUR ON THE INTERNET, THERE IS A CLOCK ON THE COMPUTER.! Stuart G Mar 2024 #22

My solar powered Casio watch battery lasts for weeks. Owl Mar 2024 #24

I went to get a battery replaced in mine SouthernDem4ever Mar 2024 #25

If you do it True Dough Mar 2024 #26

LOL SouthernDem4ever Mar 2024 #28

Seiko entry level automatic movements The Wizard Mar 2024 #30

I stopped wearing a watch, I use my phone. Emile Mar 2024 #31

I have a Citizen Eco-drive watch I bought in 2011, It has never stopped running. I was told when the doc03 Mar 2024 #32

This watch is also a Citizen. Mine stopped after two years. NNadir Mar 2024 #33

I bought mine from JC Penney March 20, 2011 it was on sale for $195. Yea I doc03 Mar 2024 #37

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Mar 2024 #34

Your watch is telling you... JohnnyRingo Mar 2024 #35

When you bought it they probably gave you a nice box with a thumbnail-tiny sheet of instructions FakeNoose Mar 2024 #39