Comments on: 80s Swatch watches https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-swatch-watches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=80s-swatch-watches David L. Farquhar, computer security professional, train hobbyist, and landlord Thu, 04 Apr 2024 03:58:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: ibmmuseum https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-swatch-watches/#comment-56345 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:21:54 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=33141#comment-56345 I had a “limited-edition” model with small gems at a few dial positions – the band broke and I could have replaced it rather than stashing it away who-knows-where. That’s been the only time I wore watches; Maybe a modern tech watch that interacts/unlocks my holstered, hard-case phone(s) would be nice, but I keep getting gifted big, clunky, cheap mechanical ones.

You will get me started on a rant that having a watch on my wrist that notifies me when my phone has gone out of a certain range – and KEEPS it unlocked when close-by – would be ideal. I absolutely HATE my Pixel 7 Pro having a fingerprint reader on the display since I put my phones in hard cases, and it doesn’t immediately wake after pulling it off the holster (since it faces a blank panel; I get irritated to tap the screen “Wake up, wake up, WAKE UP!”). My personal Pixel 3a XL is a budget phone (no wireless charging), but I like the fingerprint reader on the back (I can use the ‘Smart Unlock’ of my Chrome OS devices without taking it out of the holster as well).

]]> By: Murel Warren, Jr. https://dfarq.homeip.net/80s-swatch-watches/#comment-56344 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:15:05 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=33141#comment-56344 In service to my local church, I was a youth group counselor (now labeled leader) throughout the 1980s. There was a young teenager who collected those Swatch watches. His family was a bit better off than his other youth group members. Whenever I saw him he had on a different watch.

I recall one outing to the St. Louis riverfront for a trip up the Arch, along with a meal at the floating McDonald’s (next to the floating Burger King). We checked out a few of the stores there at the time to get out of the rain. Sure enough, this teen was checking out the Swatch watch inventory. Then at another store we took the time so that he, along with the other guys, perused through the baseball cards. No, his name wasn’t Dave, but he did become a very successful and savvy businessman.

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