Thread: Wow! Are You Kidding Me!?

Originally Posted by joebehar

Close, but no cigar...I turned 54 last December

1975 was my last year in high school. The texas instruments "scientific" calculator sold for about $150, but it actually did scientific notation, logarithms and roots. That was the extent of the advanced functions.

I most certainly remember those LED watches. I bought one and quickly realized I don't want to push buttons to see what time it is and I prefer analog. I'm still wearing my 15 year old Tissot PRS200 and its been through hell and back. Before I got it, I really couldn't afford a "real" watch, but they were all still analog.

So....I got a calculator first year of High School, you got yours last year, guessing that the difference between first and last for both systems is ~5 years, that means that Canada is only ONE year ahead of Australia! So, if the U S of A (in my judgement) is ten years ahead of Aus, then Canada is nine years behind the US?
Does that make sense? Just being silly, of course, but it demonstrates how dumb I am.

As we all know, the most important function of a calculator is being able to write 'SHELL OIL' when holding the calculator upside down. I must say I miss those sort of displays that had before LCD, the others had a nice, comforting warm feel; LED displays are sop old, a bit like LPs Vs CDs...

So, did you ever have a watch with a calculator on it? OR a watch with a calculator AND a memo function? That, Sir, is the mark of a REAL nerd....(waterproof to 50m...ABOVE sea level....)

Hey, I got a Tissot PRC200, it's rare to find a watch waterproof to 200m. Of course, it costs me almost a third of the original price of the watch to get the battery changed (and the seals checked) but it's a cool looking watch.

Sorry to go off on a tangent, I'm completely off topic.. :-)

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

So, did you ever have a watch with a calculator on it? OR a watch with a calculator AND a memo function? That, Sir, is the mark of a REAL nerd....(waterproof to 50m...ABOVE sea level....)

Hey, I got a Tissot PRC200, it's rare to find a watch waterproof to 200m. Of course, it costs me almost a third of the original price of the watch to get the battery changed (and the seals checked) but it's a cool looking watch.

Sorry to go off on a tangent, I'm completely off topic.. :-)

Never had the James Bond watch with all the gadgets....

The Tissot is great though, I've been diving with it, it gets regular dunkings in the trout stream and it just keeps going.

The battery and seal changes are a bit pricy, but not prohibitive. I pay $40 to have the battery changed and both top and back seals replaced. The only downside is it takes about 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by joebehar

Never had the James Bond watch with all the gadgets....

The Tissot is great though, I've been diving with it, it gets regular dunkings in the trout stream and it just keeps going.

The battery and seal changes are a bit pricy, but not prohibitive. I pay $40 to have the battery changed and both top and back seals replaced. The only downside is it takes about 2 weeks.

Yeah? 40 bucks? I paid about 140!

Feel free to send me your watch when it needs a battery and seals. I'll get it done here.

Only thing is, you'll probably end up without it for a month.

Originally Posted by joebehar

Feel free to send me your watch when it needs a battery and seals. I'll get it done here.

Only thing is, you'll probably end up without it for a month.

You know, I was thinking that, it'd be cheaper for me to send it to CANADA for the work than get it done here! Crazy! And I used to think in things related to Finance only the MARKET didn't make sense!

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

You know, I was thinking that, it'd be cheaper for me to send it to CANADA for the work than get it done here! Crazy! And I used to think in things related to Finance only the MARKET didn't make sense!

Carl,

This is where I take my watch. They are authorized dealers and will guarantee their work as it is done by only Tissot technicians.

http://www.europeanjewellery.com/web/

I just checked their site and its undergoing some updates, but you can check with them to see how to send in your watch. If that fails, send it to me and I'll do the legwork as they are in the same mall my son works in. I'm there a couple of times a week.

Originally Posted by joebehar

Carl,

This is where I take my watch. They are authorized dealers and will guarantee their work as it is done by only Tissot technicians.

http://www.europeanjewellery.com/web/

I just checked their site and its undergoing some updates, but you can check with them to see how to send in your watch. If that fails, send it to me and I'll do the legwork as they are in the same mall my son works in. I'm there a couple of times a week.

You know, I know everyone says this, but the world really IS shrinking. To think that I could post my watch to you and get the work done, much cheaper than what it costs me here, and probably for about the same amoutn of time, is pretty mind boggling. Oh, also your gentlemanly offer is mind boggling. Thank you.