by While I’m on a roll talking about watches, I thought I’d continue it. Just like with firearms, many of us have purchases a watch (or firearm) that we thought we’d love but ending up hating.
Mine is a Citizen Eco-Drive Air Nighthawk. I bought it used off of the Watchuseek.com forums. I liked the looks of it and you can see what it looks like below.
It is a stainless watch, charges the battery through sunlight, has big numerals at the 12 and 6 o’clock positions, tracks the date, is water resistant to 200 feet, and has a slide rule. What is not to like?
Well….
I should say I’m right-handed and wear my watch on my left wrist. Look at where the crown or knob to operate the slide rule is located. It is on the lower left side. If you use the fingers of your right hand to operate the slide rule, you cover some, if not all, of the watch face including the slide rule. The only way to effectively use it is to either wear the watch on your right wrist or take it off your wrist altogether. That is problem number one.
The second issue for me is that the slide rule numerals are so small and I suffer from presbyopia (I need reading glasses!) that I virtually need a magnifying glass to read them.
When I get around to it, I need to sell this watch to someone who can appreciate it. I will note that Citizen has revamped this watch so that the control knob for the slide rule is now on the right side of the watch. Smart move.
So let me know in the comments what watch you bought that you grew to hate or dislike. Let me know the reason why if you don’t mind.