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In the 1960s and 1970s, Timex was the SWATCH watch of the young people
We had them not because of watch collecting or prestige but because it was the cheapest well known brand so kids could have them
You never serviced Timex watches because they were 'disposable' like BIC ballpoint pens.
The famous advertisement was shooting a BIC ballpoint pen through a plank of wood and it still worked because of the tough tungsten carbide 'ball' at the pointy end.
Regards,
MTF
Childhood watches, do you have some photos of yours?
Friends, I recently found my childhood watches at my fathers house and I thought I start a thread. When I was young, a wristwatch was like THE thing to get. Today the world is a different one unfortunately, for kids it has to be an iPhone at least. Unless...
There are no photographs
crown comfort, Interesting topic. There are no images of my childhood watch (late 1960s to early 1970s) in real time and online now. Those days, digital photography was not even an imagination. It was a Timex (of course) mechanical watch in a plastic case...
In the 1960s and 1970s, Timex was the SWATCH watch of the young people
We had them not because of watch collecting or prestige but because it was the cheapest well known brand so kids could have them You never serviced Timex watches because they were 'disposable' like BIC ballpoint pens. The famous advertisement was shooting...
Not only do I have a photo, CC . . .
. . . but I remember where and when it was acquired - vividly! December 23rd, '68 or thereabouts - Dad bought this Dulux for me from a small watch shop in Hong Kong. This was my only watch for several years. At some point in my teens, I felt I'd outgrown ...
It is still very cool you kept it to treasure the memory
and interesting to see that you started off with this style of watch.
My first watch
was very similar to Yours, CC. It is still running after a few crown turns as well, and without any service since it was bought about 40 years ago. What an incredible quality ;o) Unfortunately it was not cool enough for my son so he got a FlikFlak, ...
Very cool pair, CC! :)
My first watch is long gone.... And no shots are saved (that I know of)... Enjoy your childhood memories, my friend! Best Blomman
No problem, my friend, you made up for it in later years ;)
I had actually forgotten about that child watch, but was aware of the Timex, but when I found both, it all came back.
Well, I have no pictures, sadly, but found memories of my first watch, a Timex, gifted by my Godfather, when I was 7 years old.
I didn't sleep for three nights, busy that I was to look at the lume of the dial in the night... I was a watch nut very early, in my life! Best, Nicolas
Caravelle
I remember staring down at this model on my wrist in fifth grade class back in the '60s (I'm 63 now). Though it's such a simple watch, it was a gift from my Dad and I treasured it more than any watch I've owned since. John ...
Vinegar or Urine?
Most young 'uns won't know what that means Strictly illegal of course...fiddling with the integrity of conkers. Regards, MTF
He (my opponent) ...
Was using an unique combination of vinegar and an unknown glue based substance . Band under the Geneva convention, but didn’t stop him using it the cunning bastard !
Some of them .
The first watches I remember are all dead, I killed them all, I used to destroy everything on my hands when I was a kid. I got the Seiko when I was 8, as you can see, I wore it a lot. When I was 12 or 13 i got the Benetton by Bulova, I really liked it whe...
Childhood watches
My first was a Newmark at age 7. Time only that ticked so loudly I thought everyone else in the room could hear it. It died in the bath at boarding school. Next was an Ingersoll at age 9 that went to a repairer, never to be returned, in spite of regular p...
Many thanks Clive
great to see such an well-aged marvel that is part of your life. Thanks for sharing.
Died in the bath at boarding school
Good Grief! A shiver went down my spine with those words. Our bath tubs at boarding school were always covered in soap scum (hard water) and mud (rugby or footie pitches). Ahhh bittersweet memories of institutional generic cleaning fluids and that incessa...