Uglyhead

A few weeks ago I let Aidan borrow my stainless steel Swiss Army watch so that he could time his dinner bites as they cooled down. I forgot about it until about a half hour later when I heard a loud clunk. My watch had been dropped to the tile kitchen floor. Being of solid construction, the timepiece appeared to be no worse for wear. However, the next day I noticed that the hands were stuck at 11:44. I figured that the battery had died, but to my delight it started back up as soon as I reset the time (and did not lag behind).

The next day the same thing happened. It stopped at 11:44. Again, I reset the time and everything seemed normal. It has not stopped since then, but this evening I noticed that the date had switched too soon to the next day (it read ‘31′). As I tried to correct it I noticed that the date was not changing at 12:00 PM. Instead, it changes at random times (e.g., at 7:53 PM). Also, when I line up the big hand the little hand, instead of them overlapping and both being pointed at 12:00, they sit at 11:59.

Either my watch is possessed, or that drop from a few weeks ago has done some damage to the precision Swiss movement. I guess I will have to wear my geeky digital until it can be repaired (along with my Skagen that needs sent off due to a cracked crystal). With most people carrying cell phones everywhere, does anyone still wear a watch these days? If so, do you prefer analog or digital; fashion or function?