On Mar 5, 10:53*am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au>
wrote:

> That's drawing a fine line on pedantism Theo :-)
>
> Mind you, it did make me go and look up the difference. I think 99.99%
> of the population would still class it as a watch if it is attached to
> your body. And from what I could find on the net, that's how it is
> generally defined.
>
> You have any references for different definitions? I'm intrigued
> (being an anal person about correct time after years in live TV where
> we ran rubidium time base correctors before framestores and the
> interwebs could provide generic atomic servers).

I bought a Timex in the US in 1969 because it was cheap. Too cheap, it
lasted a whole year. I already knew when I bought it that it was a
clock, but it was so cheap. Too cheap.

OK, so you're anal about time. What was the time when you celebrated
last New Year? :-)

Theo

On Mar 5, 10:38*am, Diogenes <cy...@society.sux.ok> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:25:45 +1100, F Murtz <hagg...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >theo wrote:
> >> On Mar 4, 11:31 am, "George W Frost"<georgewfr...@gmail.com> *wrote:
>
> >>> I wanna watch
>
> >>> and not a Timex either- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.
>
> >> Theo
>
> >http://www.timex.com/
>
> Nice looking clocks.

To put a nice face on it.

Theo

On Mar 5, 10:53*am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au>
wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:31:54 -0800 (PST), theo

> >> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.

> That's drawing a fine line on pedantism Theo :-)
>
> Mind you, it did make me go and look up the difference. I think 99.99%
> of the population would still class it as a watch if it is attached to
> your body. And from what I could find on the net, that's how it is
> generally defined.

Almost all pocket watches are clocks.

Theo

"theo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c8c82099-c1f8-4de8-b3b6-(E-Mail Removed)...
On Mar 5, 10:53 am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au>
wrote:

> That's drawing a fine line on pedantism Theo :-)
>
> Mind you, it did make me go and look up the difference. I think 99.99%
> of the population would still class it as a watch if it is attached to
> your body. And from what I could find on the net, that's how it is
> generally defined.
>
> You have any references for different definitions? I'm intrigued
> (being an anal person about correct time after years in live TV where
> we ran rubidium time base correctors before framestores and the
> interwebs could provide generic atomic servers).

I bought a Timex in the US in 1969 because it was cheap. Too cheap, it
lasted a whole year. I already knew when I bought it that it was a
clock, but it was so cheap. Too cheap.

OK, so you're anal about time. What was the time when you celebrated
last New Year? :-)

Theo


**********************

I bought a Seiko self-winding watch in 1964, along with some other taxi
drivers who were the target of the street seller.
Mine was still going in 1985 when I stopped wearing a watch, I threw it in
the drawer and there it stays with all the other watches I have owned.
Unlike most of the other dsrivers watches, which stopped working within a
year.
I guess that I would have an antique watch collection in the drawer.

"theo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On Mar 5, 10:53 am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au>
wrote:
>> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:31:54 -0800 (PST), theo

> >> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.

> That's drawing a fine line on pedantism Theo :-)
>
> Mind you, it did make me go and look up the difference. I think 99.99%
> of the population would still class it as a watch if it is attached to
> your body. And from what I could find on the net, that's how it is
> generally defined.

Almost all pocket watches are clocks.

Theo


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Got a gold pocket watch in the drawer as well, ll embossed and engraved
with all the engraving on it, the discarded engraving shavings would be
worth a fair packet now.

"theo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On Mar 5, 10:38 am, Diogenes <cy...@society.sux.ok> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:25:45 +1100, F Murtz <hagg...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >theo wrote:
> >> On Mar 4, 11:31 am, "George W Frost"<georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I wanna watch
>
> >>> and not a Timex either- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.
>
> >> Theo
>
> >http://www.timex.com/
>
> Nice looking clocks.

To put a nice face on it.

Theo

*********************

Better looking than your ugly dial

"alx" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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On Mar 4, 2:31 pm, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "Diogenes" <cy...@society.sux.ok> wrote in message
>
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> > On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:47:10 +1100, Moike <bmwmo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>Diogenes wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 22:32:12 +1100, "bikerbetty"
> >>> <bikerbettyatgmaildotcom> wrote:
>
> >>>> I <heart> Gerry.
>
> >>> (((((hug)))))
>
> >>>> betty (beer Gerry?)
>
> >>> Don't mind if I do. Thanks.
>
> >>> If that guy wasn't a troll I will stick my tongue down Knobdribble's
> >>> throat.
>
> >>Clem! Run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> > Sadly, Knobdribble has killfiled me and therefore is totally unaware
> > of the dreadful fate which awaits him. [insane cackle]
>
> > =================
>
> > Onya bike
>
> > Gerry
>
> I wanna watch
>
> and not a Timex either

I'd always picked you as more a Psycho Watch-type (pronounced Seiko).

*******************

Actually got one of those in the drawer, a self winding watch which I
haven't worn for 25 years

theo wrote:
> On Mar 4, 11:31 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I wanna watch
>>
>> and not a Timex either- Hide quoted text -
>
> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.
>
> Theo

Timex have been making watches as long as I can remember (ok I know
you're older than me) but do you remember when they started? [1]


G-S

[1] My father had a Timex brand watch when I was a little kid...

Kevin Gleeson wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:31:54 -0800 (PST), theo
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> On Mar 5, 10:24 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> "theo" <theodo...@bigpond.com.au> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:56e1e020-f729-4991-a278-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On Mar 4, 11:31 am, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wanna watch
>>>> and not a Timex either- Hide quoted text -
>>> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.
>>> Maybe not in Holland, but I have a Timex watch in the drawer
>> Timex were different to other watch makers in that they used a clock
>> movement rather than a watch movement in their wrist-worn timepieces.
>> This is why they were cheap and didn't last very long, or keep good
>> time.
>>
>> Theo
>> I had a Timex once, once was enough.
>
> That's drawing a fine line on pedantism Theo :-)
>
> Mind you, it did make me go and look up the difference.

I would...

Theo does that mean you don't class digital 'watches' as 'watches'
because they don't have a classic watch movement mechanism?


G-S

George W Frost wrote:
> "theo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2f5e45d0-b1fe-430d-be08-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mar 5, 10:53 am, Kevin Gleeson <kevinglee...@imagine-it.com.au>
> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 18:31:54 -0800 (PST), theo
>
>>>> Timex never made watches, they made clocks.
>
>> That's drawing a fine line on pedantism Theo :-)
>>
>> Mind you, it did make me go and look up the difference. I think 99.99%
>> of the population would still class it as a watch if it is attached to
>> your body. And from what I could find on the net, that's how it is
>> generally defined.
>
> Almost all pocket watches are clocks.
>
> Theo
>

Digital watches aren't clocks (they don't have a 'clock' mechanism)


G-S