Getting old

Shamus

04/12/2011 at 08:57

Not sure if it's me getting old or because the sales assistant was blond but does anyone remember analogue watches she claims to have never heard of or seen one !!

Addick

04/12/2011 at 08:58

Were you in Mcdonalds?

Doggo Defile

04/12/2011 at 08:59

Put yer willy on the counter.

She will no dobt react with:

"sir this is a clock shop not a cock shop"

To which you could reply:

"well slap a couple of hands on that then"

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.”

Edited: 04/12/2011 at 09:02

hillhiker1

04/12/2011 at 09:20

Boom, Boom, Tish!

NickNick

04/12/2011 at 09:35

Sean Read wrote (see)

Not sure if it's me getting old or because the sales assistant was blond but does anyone remember analogue watches she claims to have never heard of or seen one !!

I'm wearing one now

Mal Mawr

04/12/2011 at 09:40

You should have pronounced it an-ah-log then she might have understood.

Shamus

04/12/2011 at 09:43

Nice one I was in Ellis Brigham ME shop on deans gate looking at the suunto core watch
I've never known an outdoor shop with sales assistants that know nothing about walking gear

Mal Mawr

04/12/2011 at 09:51

You'd been blessed up to that point, then.

Mal Mawr

04/12/2011 at 10:01

We have a great independent, Up and Under, here in Cardiff but you need to make sure you have an hour or two spare before crossing its threshold. last time I went in to buy a pair of lightweight 3 season boots...1½ hours later...

Everyone there seems to have a degree in gear with various majors in things like climbing, MM, expedition planning, footwear fitting and so on.

Zuma

04/12/2011 at 10:23

A Seiko Kinetic is not even pure mechanical. The movement of the watch gets transfered into electricity for running the (quartz) watch. A 100% mechanical watch is indeed something of a rarity in the pret a porter world.

Mal Mawr

04/12/2011 at 10:26

Er...I think analogue refers only to the display.

Doggo Defile

04/12/2011 at 10:47

Mal Mawr wrote (see)

Er...I think analogue refers only to the display.

It does.

However, as an aside, it has just struck me that my two 'nicer analogue watches' are not conventionally driven. One is a Seiko Kinetic and the other's a Longines Ultronic which has a tuning fork mechanism

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.”

Edited: 04/12/2011 at 10:48

Beth

04/12/2011 at 10:51

is this a wind up?

IGMC

Doggo Defile

04/12/2011 at 10:53

Beth wrote (see)

is this a wind up?
IGMC

Watch it!

“Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.”

* Diddi * Im on Mars btw !!!

04/12/2011 at 11:11

this is getting outta hand!!!

Mal Mawr

04/12/2011 at 11:13

I had an analogue Seiko Seahorse for about 20 years before giving it away. It was a waterproof automatic winder. I bought it in Singers for 20 bucks ($8 Singapore=£1) in 1967. Apparently, it's still going strong. I wish I'd kept it.