I've rediscovered the new wave of Japanese watches (BIG photos)! (1 Viewer)

[Dave Poehlman]

I liked my Swiss Army Cavalry watch so much, I bought another when the first one got ran over by the lawn mower:

 

[Alf S]

My wife just got me this on Friday:

 

[David Williams]

How exactly did this happen and does it happen frequently?

 

[Dave Poehlman]

I'm not exactly sure how it happened. I took off my watch to swim in the pool with my son and I set it on our patio table. Well, I forgot it out there. The next day, I'm mowing the lawn and >BZORP!

 

[Bryan X]

My watch got run over by the lawnmower, twice, while I was wearing it. After the second time, strangely it hasn't happened again.

 

[Christ Reynolds]

i had a summer job working for the town parks department a few years ago, and i was mowing a baseball diamond, and my friend (coworker) yelled to me that i was about to run something over but i didnt hear him, i stopped the mower to see what i had obviously just run over, and he told me it looked like a car alarm. after the mower, it looked like plastic confetti. i'm surprised you could identify the watch at all!

CJ

 

[Dave Poehlman]

The parts remained remarkably intact.. at least the ones I could find. I was almost tempted to send it in for repair.. but then I figured, It might be cheaper to buy a new one.

 

[Jim_F]

I swear, members of this site should be paid a commission. Here's my new work watch:



Overstock.com has some interesting watches. I decided I "needed" a traditional watch with a light-colored face, and found this Seiko-made "knock-off" there:

 

[Citizen87645]

woot.com has a watch for sale today: Casio Atomic Waveceptor

$69.99 + $5.00 shipping

 

[DonnyD]

Movado Museum Saphire is the most elegant I've ever owned. Don't know how to post a pic though....
Although I am a "task" oriented person now and don't wear a watch, when I need one, I wear a Pulsar Mickey Mouse black face....

 

[Sam Posten]

Should be here tomorrow. Er, its after midnight, so technically today! =)

 

[Sam Posten]

Oh hey cool, I see my new tag line is live over there on the lest side of the screen, I guess the cat is out of the bag =)

Sam

 

[Jay H]

I have a cheapo REI analog watch and then I have a more eleborate Suunto Vector with alitmeter that I use for bushwacking, but it has time and an alarm on it.

As far as mowing watches, your watchband, especially the leather kind probably really absorbs your sweat so the salt content can be attractive to various small animals, porcupines, etc. What you mentioned was probably right, a squirrel or whatever probably got a hold of it, decided it's not a nut and left it in the lawn.

Jay