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watermeadow Thu 28-Sept-17 17:18:19

Bloody i pad put that apostrophe in, not me!

watermeadow Thu 28-Sept-17 17:17:10

I put on my watch as soon as I get out of bed and look at it very often, though I have a clock in every room.
Yes, I know what my watch face looks like and which make all my appliances are.
What I don't know is anybody's house number or post code nor the surnames of most of my neighbour's.

Smithy Thu 28-Sept-17 14:42:02

I use watches more as accessories now, always wear one when I go out and about. I wouldn't be able to say though what kind of numerals etc if taken unawares.

Greyduster Wed 27-Sept-17 18:38:05

Bosch, and though I am less and less acquainted with my watch these days as it languishes on my bedside table, it has dashes instead of numbers, it has a second hand and a day date calendar. I have had it since they late seventies.

SueDonim Wed 27-Sept-17 16:31:03

Dashes to mark the hours and yes it has a second hand.

But then I've had it for 25 years and it was a special, luxury gift so I'm very familiar with it. I only take it off to change the time when we move an hour forward/backward twice a year. smile

M0nica Wed 27-Sept-17 14:59:31

1)Samsung, it sings me little songs when it finishes the wash.

2)I am not sure how long I have had my watch. I have several nearly identical watches, either bought, given to me or inherited, so when the battery goes, I just pick up one of the others and when the new battery is in place put the previously used watch in the drawer. So I never know the origin of the one I am currently wearing

3) Black Roman numerals and a second hand. I will not accept any other type of watch face.

4) I check it 20 or 30 times a day, whenever I am not in front of the computer, which registers the time at the bottom of the screen.

Notme Wed 27-Sept-17 13:56:54

Oh! There is a second hand! shock grin

kittylester Wed 27-Sept-17 13:55:06

Bosch! and I rarely wear a watch.

yggdrasil Wed 27-Sept-17 13:51:06

I don't look at my watch. It has a button that tells me the time when I push it. And the date if I push it twice.

shysal Wed 27-Sept-17 13:44:49

I know exactly what my watch looks like because I spent hours choosing it on line only a couple of weeks ago.

jollyg Wed 27-Sept-17 13:30:34

I only wear a watch on holiday!

When I had good eyesight I used to look out of the window, and could see a big clock about 1 mile away.
Not even with glasses can I do that now.

Daddima Wed 27-Sept-17 13:04:51

I'd been talking with friends about what make our washing machines were, and was ashamed to say I couldn't be 100% certain ( I knew it was either Hoover or Hotpoint), even though I looked at it every day!

One friend then told me not to worry, and followed up with this;
She asked us to cover up our watches.
She asked how long we had had the watches.
She asked how often we looked at them every day.

Then came these questions;

1) What is the watch face ( numbers, dots, dashes, Roman numerals etc)?

2) Is there a second hand?

Result: Dismal failure by all 6 of us!

(She stole it from Derren Brown, apparently)