On 2012\02\09 20:43, Charles Ellson wrote:
On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:37:00 +0000, Basil Jet
wrote:

On 2012\02\09 10:03, d wrote:
On Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:42:04 +0000
Basil wrote:
It varies according to the weather and time of day.
http://ftp.casio.co.jp/pub/world_man.../en/qw5061.pdf contains a map
showing the reception range of Casio watches, although I couldn't get my
Casio to receive the Mainflingen signal in Exeter. I imagine Eurochron
watches have a similar range (for the Mainflingen signal only).

I used to have one of those casios (until like most casio watches it broke
after 2 years). It often had trouble picking up signals.

I had one for 10 years, until the battery ran out and I didn't replace
it because I was bored by the watch.

I'm sorely tempted to ask if the ashtray on your car is nearly full.
;-)

When I bought the watch I needed one... it told the time, it stored
phone numbers, it kept multiple appointments... ten years later, my
phone does all of that, so a watch is just jewellery now. It was a shame
to retire a working watch that I'd imported from Germany at a cost of 55
quid, but I couldn't justify spending one quid on a new battery for
something that bored me.