Is my collection welcome here?
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Whilst I am powerfully built (well, fat actually), I'm no company director, and have to live within my means.
So while I have a collection, it is very humble compared to most here, my whole collection is only worth £60.
Here's the pictures of what I have, I also have 2 Soki's on the way, I'll get pics when they arrive.
I just put a new battery in this, and it went flat within 2 minutes, I don't know if the battery was faulty, or if the watch is faulty.
Sorry for the rubbish phone pictures
So while I have a collection, it is very humble compared to most here, my whole collection is only worth £60.
Here's the pictures of what I have, I also have 2 Soki's on the way, I'll get pics when they arrive.
I just put a new battery in this, and it went flat within 2 minutes, I don't know if the battery was faulty, or if the watch is faulty.
Sorry for the rubbish phone pictures
Hi & welcome. You don't have to be so apologetic, we all have to start somewhere & if you like 'em then that is all the justification you need. Beware though, coming here will expose you to all kinds of "wrist art", & while you may have to intention of staying with what you have, you have no chance now you are here!! 
NeMiSiS said:
Of course you are welcome, with your collection or without.
I recall seeing a picture of you in a caravan with a huge bow and arrow, you must have been at least 7 foot and pushing 25 stone at the time, so basically you do whatever you want, and go where ever you like.
PS. You must be really lucky or skilled to have won all of those watches, I never win any, not even the teddies.
These pictures? I recall seeing a picture of you in a caravan with a huge bow and arrow, you must have been at least 7 foot and pushing 25 stone at the time, so basically you do whatever you want, and go where ever you like.
PS. You must be really lucky or skilled to have won all of those watches, I never win any, not even the teddies.
Man the house was a mess then, but we had just moved in.
englisharcher said:
That is Decathlon sport stores own brand.
Ah, right. I have a rule with cheap digital watches - when the battery goes, it's cheaper to just buy a replacement watch! Once you pop the back off, it'd cost £20 minimum to replace the battery and get it pressure-tested to ensure water resistance.NeMiSiS said:
how do you go from the nutter looking archer, to the peaceful, sedate model boating lake.
Quite easily.I probably look even more like a nutter now that a shoot a compound bow.
Anyway back on topic, what would cause a watch to flatten a battery immediately other than getting a duff battery?
The watch worked perfectly until a year ago when it went flat, the watch has been sat without a battery since then, until I tried to fire it up today
englisharcher said:
Quite easily.
I probably look even more like a nutter now that a shoot a compound bow.
Anyway back on topic, what would cause a watch to flatten a battery immediately other than getting a duff battery?
The watch worked perfectly until a year ago when it went flat, the watch has been sat without a battery since then, until I tried to fire it up today
Have you tested the battery with a multimeter? It could be that the contacts are dirty and it isn't touching the battery properly ie not flat. Otherwise, the watch may have taken a knock and the circuit is short-circuiting.I probably look even more like a nutter now that a shoot a compound bow.
Anyway back on topic, what would cause a watch to flatten a battery immediately other than getting a duff battery?
The watch worked perfectly until a year ago when it went flat, the watch has been sat without a battery since then, until I tried to fire it up today
Hoofy said:
Check the springs holding the battery in place.
I finally got time to check this the other day, there was a small amount of oxidisation on the end of the spring, and the spring looked slightly compressed, after a clean, and a slight stretch, this happened
Thanks for the advice.
I'm still waiting for the Soki's to arrive.
englisharcher said:
As soon as they arrive I will get some pictures up, and let you know what the quality is like.
Then we can see how long they run for.
That's the spirit (no pun intended - I suddenly recalled your watches in the OP!). I found my Soki to have such a short power reserve I got fed up of seeing how long it lasted.Then we can see how long they run for.
I am sure that the quartz movement will be fine. If it were a mechanical movement, I'd be less trusting. The only issue is time keeping.Gassing Station | Watches | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff