The '80s are back! Part 1

"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury) 11/27/2019 at 17:17 • Filed to: None

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I loved this watch ever since buying it at Price Club, prior to the merger with Costco, some 30 years ago. I wore it everywhere, including whilst surfing and swimming. When the battery went dead I had a friend at Target replace it, but the watch was no longer waterproof after that and died in short order.

I held on to that watch all these years, hoping to find another one. Keep in mind that this was in the days before eBay. Whilst cleaning up the other day and grouping together all of my watches, working and not, I came across this one. A quick search on eBay found a working one for $15. The bezel was a bit more beat up than my original, but the band and and crystal are in about the same condition. I can probably grab the Dremel and some Flitz and clean the crystal, and the bezel just unsnapped.

My eyesight was a tad better in my twenties, obviously, and reading the digital display is a bit of a challenge, even with progressive lenses, but  I’ll adjust.

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 11/27/2019 at 17:33

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Pretty sure I had that same watch,or at least very similar.

Also, memories.

MrDakka > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 11/27/2019 at 17:40

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Its always the ‘80's when I’m snorting crack

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 11/27/2019 at 17:43

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Looks like Casio was trying to make their version of the Seiko Arnie (which I actually own). As for Casio goodness, I picked up this retro gem about two years ago at a Sears that was going out of business. I think it set me back about $20. Worth every penny.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > MrDakka 11/27/2019 at 17:51

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Snort cr ack? No, you smoke crack and snort the powdered stuff.

I once got into serious trouble at a previous job when I asked a co-worker why she was sniffling. “A cold?” I asked, and when told no I asked if it was allergies. When she said no to that one as well I told her that she should do what I did and switch from powdered cocaine to crack since it was much easier on the nose. I thought we had a good rapport and that there was no way in hell that she could  possibly take seriously a comment that was so over-the-top as to not be believed, but she went to HR and complained that I was accusing her of being a drug abuser. JFC - I was calling myself a drug abuser in the same sentence, and considering that we were working in a high-security facility under Federal rules there was no way we could touch the stuff even if we wanted to. Some people...

lone_liberal > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 11/27/2019 at 18:02

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One can only hope that we go back to reasonably sized watches and not the monstrosities that have been sold for the last decade. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > lone_liberal 11/27/2019 at 18:15

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I’m with you. My absolute favorite watch, the one on the right, is about 25-30 years old and is just the right size. Nowadays that size would be considered to be for women but IDGAF.

I tried to get the battery replaced a few weeks ago but was told that the watch is dead  Y eah, there’s some corrosion around the back exterior, but the insides look clean. Maybe if I take it back to the Fossil store they might be able to get it running again.

lone_liberal > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 11/27/2019 at 18:24

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I wore the same Seiko that my mom gave me when I got out of the Navy in 1989 until just a few years ago. When I started shopping for a replacement I couldn’t believe how humongous watches had become. My wife ended up giving me a Citizen Eco-Drive that isn’t huge but is thicker than I really like.   

MrDakka > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 11/27/2019 at 18:48

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Lol whoops. But yeah I meant cocaine.

Also your previous co- worker sounds like a Karen. I guess some people really can't take a joke.