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Ben
a simple nostalgic guy who loves his wife, his dogs, and digital watches from the 80s and 90s. a Timex, Casio, or Armitron has been on my wrist every day for over 30 years.
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Awesome watch and awesome collection
Awesome watch and awesome collection
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy these great old watches too!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy these great old watches too!
I guess I have the same appreciation like a car collector who is let loose among a plethora of classic cars. 😆
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This one is on my hit list! Right at the top! They still sell this right?
This one is on my hit list! Right at the top! They still sell this right?
Unfortunately... no. Not for a long time now. Melody watches were a huge fad in the early 80s but only for a few years. The same model but with a standard alarm is much easier to find. But they do pop up on ebay from time to time, just keep searching for Armitron Melody, or melody digital and you'll find one you like eventually. Good deals too sometimes. I paid less than 30 dollars for mine and all it needed was a new battery and a good clean and polish.
Unfortunately... no. Not for a long time now. Melody watches were a huge fad in the early 80s but only for a few years. The same model but with a standard alarm is much easier to find. But they do pop up on ebay from time to time, just keep searching for Armitron Melody, or melody digital and you'll find one you like eventually. Good deals too sometimes. I paid less than 30 dollars for mine and all it needed was a new battery and a good clean and polish.
I think I was mistaking it for another more modern model but I do love this. The above reminds me of the Seiko digitals - don’t tell me… you have some also?
40/8487BKSV digital chronograph was the one I really liked
I think I was mistaking it for another more modern model but I do love this. The above reminds me of the Seiko digitals - don’t tell me… you have some also?
40/8487BKSV digital chronograph was the one I really liked
Lol. I do have one of the ones you liked too! It's also in my pics! But as far as Seiko digitals go... I don't actually! I have a really severe nickel allergy. My skin actively dissolves nickel into a wretched pitted green mess, and leaves an awful painful rash. I owned a few Seiko digitals over the years, and loved them from the front... but the backs dissolved so quick and were extremely uncomfortable. Their base metal bezels and lug arms and such really don't do well on my skin unfortunately. The gold plated ones work okay, until the plating wears through... but that's what makes these all Stainless Armitrons so nice.
Lol. I do have one of the ones you liked too! It's also in my pics! But as far as Seiko digitals go... I don't actually! I have a really severe nickel allergy. My skin actively dissolves nickel into a wretched pitted green mess, and leaves an awful painful rash. I owned a few Seiko digitals over the years, and loved them from the front... but the backs dissolved so quick and were extremely uncomfortable. Their base metal bezels and lug arms and such really don't do well on my skin unfortunately. The gold plated ones work okay, until the plating wears through... but that's what makes these all Stainless Armitrons so nice.
A wealth of knowledge - thank you!
A wealth of knowledge - thank you!
Lol. Not really, just a sad lesson I had to learn. If you ever see vintage watches, take a look at the back... if they look like Davy Jones had them on the Flying Dutchman at the bottom of the sea... it was some moron like me wearing them with a nickel allergy.