On 24/04/2018 17:54, Johnny B Good wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:05:34 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:

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I feel lost without a watch, even when I have my phone to hand. Plus I
can glance at it at any time, without having to retrieve it from my
pocket and turn screen on. Plus the battery is unlikely to go flat for
the next 18 months or so.

In my case, the next 120 months or so (assuming my watch lasts *another*
ten years). :-)

You can't complain at that!

The battery in mine usually last 18 to 24 months. I then change it
myself, as it's 50/50 when I take it to a jewellers or watch place,
whether they will actually do it or will attempt to send it off to be
done ... at a cost of £60! The watch itself I've had for 18 years.

My father still wears his Seiko LCD digital watch pretty well all day,
every day - he's had it since the late '70s, when it replaced his
battery eating LED watch!

For a real battery eating watch, Google "Nixie watch".

SteveW