Chugalug and FED (#10841 & #10842),
À propos Watches: of late my two ("old" watch (age 73) and "new" (age 43), prone to bad timekeeping and stopping. Daughter took both down to local old jeweller who'd done MOTs on them every few years, to sort out.
That left me watchless. "Buy a cheapo quartz to tide me over - tenner top whack"..... She turns up with a "C****n" (magnificent looking fake chronograph). Stitched leather strap, presentation case, the lot, from local cheap department store.
"You never got this for ten" ... "No, Dad - five !" ... "Don't believe you" ... Shows the bill, it was so. Thought: "Rubbish - but will do me for a few weeks". Set accurately. A week later, spot-on. Another week, spot-on ! Old two fixed, came back, stuffed in drawer and watched (no pun intended) the standby with growing amazement, still always "on the dot".
Reset to Z time March. Still keeps perfect time (I say the BBC set the pips by my watch).
The Age of Miracles is not yet over.
Danny.