Velo Dog
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Hi HankBuck,Velo Dog: I also love the Timex Expedition and have been wearing one for over 20 years — actually I’ve owned about 8-9 of them. Loved them for hunting because they were light weight, thin, waterproof, had an Alarm feature, and illuminated in dark for easy reading. They also use to last me 4-5 years before battery went dead and for $30 I’d just buy a new one. Now, they are still around $35 (Walmart) but I’m lucky if I get a year out of one - battery dies, “Indiglo light” fails, or they just stop. They seem to have deteriorated from a cheap-good-reliable Watch to just Cheap. I might have to switch to “Casio”. I remember in the 1960s their TV commercials use to say “Timex, it takes a lickin and keeps on ticking”…..now, if you lick it - it stops !
I’m sorry to learn that your Timex watch batteries are failing within approximately one year.
Perhaps I’ve just been lucky.
The first one I had, was still running perfectly after about 5+ years.
Admittedly, I shut it off when not wearing it.
In my specific case, that means the watch wasn’t running most of the time.
Sadly though, I have misplaced it, who knows where.
But again, it was still running perfectly when I last wore it.
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The replacement one I finally caved in to buy, ($40. US dollars here in Alaska) is still running for about 2 years now.
Cheers,
Velo Dog.