<VV> Watches (not much Corvair)

[Russ Moorhouse]

Watches are my downfall, them and cameras.  Since watches are cheaper I tend 
to have a bunch of them. Probably the most valuable one I have is a Hamilton 
from the 40's that is solid 18K gold.  It was bought by my aunt and given to 
my uncle.  When they divorced in the 60's she kept the watch and gave it to 
me several years later,  I took it to a watchmaker to have cleaned and he 
just couldn't believe it.  He said he hadn't seen any watch that nice in 
years.

My normal everyday watch is a Seiko Diver watch that's self-winding and all 
stainless steel.  I need all stainless steel or else my body eats away at 
the pot metal.  I have another Seiko that's SS and Gold with a white face 
that I wear for dress or a Croton that is SS and gold with a blue face self 
winder diver watch.  These Crotons are cheaper than Seiko and the quality 
isn't as good.  Their luminous numbers hardly put out any light compared to 
the Seiko's.

I have many other cheap watches, some self winding , but most are battery 
that I use for working around the house and yard.  Probably the most amazing 
is the Casio G Force that I got from Ford a few weeks after we bought our 
2000 Focus wagon.  That watch is still working and keep almost perfect time 
(just seconds off) after all these years with the same battery.  I don't 
wear it often because the nylon band is hot and the watch sticks out so far 
that you keep hitting things with it.


Russ Moorhouse
'65 Corsa coupe 140 HP
Kent Island, MD
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