Fifth time is the charm! I finally own a working H239!
Sept 6, 2014 7:31:49 GMT -8
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Post by seikoholic on Sept 6, 2014 7:31:49 GMT -8
I've got this strange affection for the H239s despite the fact that up until yesterday, I've never owned or even touched one that worked. Water damaged, destroyed by battery acid, or just with a range of strange circuit issues. Every one, dead. I own more than $200 worth of non-functional H239s. At least, that was true until yesterday.
Got one in. It was half-dead, of course. Analog side totally seized. I opened it up. Yup, battery leak. Acid crystals filled the gear train. Fan-tastic. But the LCD worked nicely. Having a bunch of dead ones made a fix pretty easy actually. I just swapped the main plate / frame that held the destroyed the train for one that was clean, but electronically destroyed. I didn't have any actual hope that this would result in a working watch, since this approach had never worked before, but what the hell.
Bless me, I finally got in one that I could return to life. All functions functional. It fired right up. Amazing. So, I spent the rest of the post-work afternoon cleaning the case, and generally shining things up. It's now wearable.
So, I'd like your honest unvarnished opinion of this strange ana-digi. Hot or not? One thing I can't figure out is what sort of person would have bought this. Who was it marketed towards? What outfit would one have worn it with? Dress? Sport? Is this a stylish watch or a dressy watch or a sporty watch? Who did this watch design speak to?
Got one in. It was half-dead, of course. Analog side totally seized. I opened it up. Yup, battery leak. Acid crystals filled the gear train. Fan-tastic. But the LCD worked nicely. Having a bunch of dead ones made a fix pretty easy actually. I just swapped the main plate / frame that held the destroyed the train for one that was clean, but electronically destroyed. I didn't have any actual hope that this would result in a working watch, since this approach had never worked before, but what the hell.
Bless me, I finally got in one that I could return to life. All functions functional. It fired right up. Amazing. So, I spent the rest of the post-work afternoon cleaning the case, and generally shining things up. It's now wearable.
So, I'd like your honest unvarnished opinion of this strange ana-digi. Hot or not? One thing I can't figure out is what sort of person would have bought this. Who was it marketed towards? What outfit would one have worn it with? Dress? Sport? Is this a stylish watch or a dressy watch or a sporty watch? Who did this watch design speak to?
Cool watch in any case.