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Old 28th Dec 2011, 22:54
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Keef

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I'm glad the OP solved his problem!

I used to be a watch freak. I bought all sorts, each more expensive than the last. What I really wanted was a Breitling - well, cause I was a pilot.

Finally, about 20 years ago I bought a Breitling. The leather strap rotted after three months (it seems I perspire nitric acid). I paid £750 for a stainless steel bracelet. That fell apart after a few weeks, but was promptly replaced under warranty.
Then the stopwatch bit stopped working. It went back several times for that, eventually spending best part of a year at Breitling. It still doesn't work, and I've given up.
It keeps nigh on perfect time - gaining maybe one or two seconds a month. It needs a new battery every two years (I fit it myself, under a fiver).

It's showing its age a bit, but it soldiers on, and is easy to read. I reckon it'll last longer than I do.
I've never used the calculator ring in anger.
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