Timex piece of junk

May 28, 2008

Last Christmas Eve, I extolled the virtues of my new Timex watch in my blog. Well, I am reversing that capricious sentiment. In a mere six months, the watch hands fall behind the digital read out. I thought it was cool that my watch had both analog and digital ways to tell time. Alas, the analog hands can’t keep the correct time. Within a span of 24 hours, they’ll fall 24 hours behind. Maybe, I should try a Casio next time.

Posted by John Dodge on May 28, 2008 | Comments (0)

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