Shrewd Base Exchange Purchase

[Eric]

 

[gwalchmai]

Whack that old hippie in the head and get that watch!

[DAKA]

25 minutes ago, Eric said:

 

GULP   I find it hard to believe that "someone" would pay that much money for a watch   even a ROLEX

[ChuteTheMall]

47 minutes ago, DAKA said:

GULP   I find it hard to believe that "someone" would pay that much money for a watch   even a ROLEX

A Seiko or even a Casio would keep better time without attracting muggers. 

[DAKA]

23 minutes ago, ChuteTheMall said:

A Seiko or even a Casio would keep better time without attracting muggers. 

Phone keeps EXACT TIME.....A watch these days is JEWELRY

[Mrs.Cicero]

37 minutes ago, DAKA said:

Phone keeps EXACT TIME.....A watch these days is JEWELRY

Except my iWatch.  It keeps exact time, plays music, lets me read text messages and answer the stupid phone.  And it counts how many steps I take every day and whines at me if I sit down too long.  And while not ugly exactly, it's not pretty enough to be jewelry.

[kerbie18]

My last couple smart watches have been Garmin smart watches. It's capable of acting as a GPS navigator, without necessarily being connected to the phone. Comes in handy when you get lost in the woods. It also lets me see text messages.

[ChuteTheMall]

6 minutes ago, kerbie18 said:

. Comes in handy when you get lost in the woods. 

If you wander far off the grid, an old school watch can still tell time where time doesn't matter.

[Walt Longmire]

15 hours ago, DAKA said:

Phone keeps EXACT TIME.....A watch these days is JEWELRY

Not when you are in the mountains of Alaska on a hunting trip. My son would ask multiple times a day "What time is it" and I would check my wrist watch and tell him. No cell phone coverage, and it goes dead in a couple days anyway. 

Did you know you can tell direction using a watch? (one with hands, not a digital) Maybe you do, if you were ever in a real Boy Scout group.