Friday, May 9, 2014
Hidemi’s Rambling No.514
For some reason, I like a wristwatch so much. I have a collection of
inexpensive wristwatches. So far, I’ve got 25 of them, almost all of
which cost under $15. As a cheap collector, the biggest drawback is a
battery. Having the battery replaced at a clock shop costs about $10,
which is sometimes more than the price of my wristwatch itself. To solve
this problem, I started changing the battery by myself several years
ago by getting some basic tools for that. A battery for a watch is
available on the Internet only at around 40 cents and replacing it by
myself makes a big difference. While I’ve replaced a watch battery
regularly, I found it really enjoyable. It seems I also like tinkering
about with a watch. There are various tools for a watch on the Internet
such as ones to open and close a lid, ones to change a watch band, ones
to adjust a length of a metal band and so on, and everything attracts
me. Since my songs don’t sell, I even thought of early retirement and
visualized myself opening my own clock shop. How nice it would be
tinkering with watches all day, surrounded by many new watches. Better
yet, how about a clock shop with a cafe in it? Customers would have
coffee looking at a line of watches of my pick. But the watches would
keep reminding the customer what time it is and the restless ticking of
their second hands would make them rush. Besides, I’m a dropper and I
would drop the watch to the floor all the time. New watches would be
broken and the customer’s one would be compensated. In addition, I have a
germ phobia and couldn’t stand touching someone’s belongings, which
would make it impossible to replace a battery in a customer’s watch.
Above all, people usually retire from a shopkeeper and then start music.
My course would be the reverse of a common situation. Incidentally, I’m
a little astigmatic and no good with tiny parts. I’d better restrict
myself to a battery change of my own wristwatches…