Worst accident ever with a watch and it survived
Hi crunchers I've recently had an accident with my citizen promaster excalibur.long story short I put it in the washing machine on a 1200 spin cycle.it survived just one scratch on glass polished that out.wondered what other calamities have you all put your watches through
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No ya got any spare
Wow, that’s crazy! Glad to hear the Citizen held up!
Dropped my automatic on the floor crystal side down. Survived a 3 foot fall and has kept time. Scared the crap out of me.
Been fortunate so far. My worst calamity has been a few dings into drywall and doorframes.
I used to forget them on when running a jackhammer. Didn't end well.
And yet I so much as think about changing a strap and I manage to scratch my lugs.
Dropped my Ernst Benz onto the oak floor in our bedroom. Even though I caught it on my foot to slow the fall, it still had to be sent over the border to the US for repair.
Had it repaired and later sold it.
Arson?
I wrap my Seiko Kinetic in a cloth, put it in a Tupperware box and then put it in with my clothes in the washing machine, all to wind the bloody thing 😄 😄 😄
1985 ,When I was in the Army at Fort Rucker, Alabama.....I went for a 3 mile run and had my watch (Timex Diver type) . It was mounted on a military nylon band that had velcro fasteners . I had written on the inside of the band "C-11-10 RMH". It was almost faded away. Somehow the watch fell off my wrist and I never even knew it. A few days later, my Sgt. calls me to his office and hands me the watch. It was found by another soldier running the route that I had. He saw the writing on the band and did some detective work. C-11-10 RMH stood for Charlie 11th Company, 10th Battallion Military Police and my initials. I had left that unit 3 years earlier at Fort McClellan. The guy found me thru a military computer search and returned my watch ! I was very happy and thankful for his tenacity ! It was the first watch that I ever owned and bought myself when I was 12 years old in 1975.
Mrs got bounced off the back of my Triumph Speed Twin 1200 on September 5th & got caught up in the back wheel & dragged down the road. Her laft ankle is smashed along with her foot. She's still on crutches
On her wrist was fortunately a Hamilton Khaki King ( fortunate because I'd bought her a Cartier Balon bleu a month before for her birthday & she was going to wear that!) which was clearly dragged along the tarmac - the watch still works fine, no marks on the crystal but a few deep gouges on the bezel. Unfortunately I'm at work at the moment so can't post a pic, but will later if I remember!