Comments on: Watches through time.

Watches through time.

o2b — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:53:18 -0800

Cool watches through history. A series of profiles on important watches in the history of the electronic watch. From one regulated by a tuning fork, to the once-omnipresent Swatch.

By: Espoo2

Espoo2 — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:05:46 -0800

i had a watch in high school that was a universal remote control... being the disruptive student that I was, I would auto-program my watch to the televisions in the classrooms and change the channel and volume during movies and/or Channel 1. . . I also had a phone dialer watch, which would make certain older payphones call for free.... Yes, I was a geek.

By: jammer

jammer — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:11:52 -0800

This is good.

By: viama

viama — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:38:19 -0800

Interesting site, thanks o2b. It reminds me that I changed allegiances quite a few years ago now. When I was growing up in the 80s, I wouldn't have anything but digital watches. I guess it must have been the Swatch that changed things for me.

By: 111

111 — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:54:11 -0800

Would any of you gentlemen be interested in purchasing one of these? (via boingboing Inc.)

By: o2b

o2b — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:57:33 -0800

Along with this goes the Nerd Watch Museum.

By: o2b

o2b — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:12:08 -0800

111: some of those rock my casbah. might be buying one.

By: plep

plep — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:36:54 -0800

Good stuff, thanks o2b.

By: jammer

jammer — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:20:12 -0800

Would any of you gentlemen be interested in purchasing one of these? Thanks, but I just recently bought one of these, which will fulfill my watch requirement for a while to come, I think.

By: jammer

jammer — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:20:51 -0800

(ugh... pay ATTENTION to the preview, dimwit...)

By: soundofsuburbia

soundofsuburbia — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:37:05 -0800

Seriously, The Nerd Watch Museum made my August. And my September. I am now a very, very happy human being. Thank you ever so much, o2b.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 14:56:52 -0800

That takes me back... my dad had an Accutron. It was forever lost when some asshat (who'd better evade my presence if he values his life) broke into my rental SUV 3 years ago and stole everything inside that wasn't tied down.

By: seanyboy

seanyboy — Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:24:50 -0800

Watch or hunt. You decide. my bizzare drunken conterlink for the night. I'm going to bed.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Thu, 28 Aug 2003 14:08:35 -0800

My friend Karen gave me the entire Burger King Simpsons Watch set for Christmas. Then my girlfriend gave me a Homer and a Krusty for stocking stuffers. Since I had two of two, I figured I could wear the extra Homer. It's a real hit with the little kids. They love to push the push the button over and over to hear: Mmm... Burger...