ProudGrandma Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 is it possible that the chemical make-up of a person can cause a watch battery to stop working within a VERY short time of buying it? My 10 year old son has gone through many watch batteries in a short span of time. What else could be the problem if not this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My mother is the same way. She cannot wear a battery operated watch except as a necklace. She did try one watch once that worked on her wrist, but it ran backwards! She figures it is something about her personal electrical field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I did that in my early teens (11-19). I couldn't keep a watch battery for more than 4-6 months, sometimes less. I stopped wearing watches at all until I was in college and I bought a very nice Gucci watch. I wonder if the quality of the watch is an issue. This watch once want through the washer and wasn't even wet, when my water "resistant" one was wet. It is a very good watch with very good sealing on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakim Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Ooo, I love it when people share my weird beliefs :D. I kill watches, too, even one very expensive one. Although I cause them to run farther and farther behind until they die - slow deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloversandlions Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My mother is the same way. She cannot wear a battery operated watch except as a necklace. She did try one watch once that worked on her wrist, but it ran backwards! She figures it is something about her personal electrical field. My mom, too - within a couple of months, they all inevitably stop working. She stopped wearing watches years and years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Do you watch killers also kill other things? My family member who is death to wristwatches also can't use the Wii remote; it just goes all weird and squiggly when he holds it (works fine for the rest of us, so we know it isn't the remote's fault). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpe Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Do you watch killers also kill other things? My family member who is death to wristwatches also can't use the Wii remote; it just goes all weird and squiggly when he holds it (works fine for the rest of us, so we know it isn't the remote's fault). I kill watches too. I can use the wii remote in the silicone jacket, but not out of it and i need to wear socks for the fit platform. I cannot put the car remote in my pocket, a watch battery costs nothing compared to those batteries! But the remote is okay in my purse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 my bil can't wear watches either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaNadine Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My aunt kills watches, and I have some friends who kill them too. My aunt had mixed success coating the back of the watch casing with clear nail polish so it didn't come in contact with her skin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I kill watches, phones, computers, and sometimes find tvs, stereos, and dvd players randomly turning off and on in my presence. My youngest DD and my aunt are the same way. When DD was a baby, every time she got mad the tv, dvd player, and stereo would turn on or off (they were connected). My DH is a tech geek and used to think my magical electronic killing powers were impossible and that I had to be doing something wrong or different but now he believes. I think it has something to do with whatever electrical signals our bodies give out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My grandma is like that. She can only wear a wind-up watch. Can you even find those anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab1 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My DH can't wear a watch. They eventually start going backwards! It's his magnetic personality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My mom kills watches. A watch guy told her if she painted the back of the watch with clear nail polish, that would help. But she had to paint it every week or so because the polish would wear off. Maybe try this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I used to kill watches quickly, back in the days of wind-up watches. They would run in perfect time all night on the night stand, but would be off by 15-20 minutes by the end of the day while I wore them. After a month or two, both cheap and expensive watches would just stop working. When quartz batteries for watches became the norm, I was able to wear watches again with no trouble. Are you replacing your ds's entire watch or just the battery? My dc have had quartz watch batteries die quickly, usually because the watches had been running on the shelf for too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I can't wear battery powered watches - I also can't use the wii remote without its jacket on. I kill computer mice and car seat belts too - but I think that's more the funny angles I use them on. My dad kills watch batteries too, but a little slower than I do. I remember having terrible trouble with a magnetic compass as a kid too - it would work if I put it down on something, but if I held it it didn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 One of my dearest friends is a watch killer, and she makes them run backwards. Back in the day her old boy friend bought her a watch that was human-powered. Kinda like how a pedometer counts your steps by your body movement? What I remember is that the swinging of her arm powered it. The watch was very expensive, and she loved it. The punch line? It started running backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I kill watches and remember the 5 1/4" floppy disks? I erase those if I am not very, very careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeeterbug Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I have never heard of this!!!! Maybe this is why we've been having problems with our Wii remotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My grandma is like that. She can only wear a wind-up watch. Can you even find those anymore? Maybe in Switzerland? All my watches as a kid was wind up. I can't remember to change watch batteries so wind up was easier. My grandma has a Omega that is batteryless. The watch hand moves as long as I wear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Yes, I can't wear cheap watches for some reason. I've never had a watch last more than a couple of months until I splurged and got a Citizen. It lasted 27 years, so it was a good investment. Of course, the battery didn't last that long, but the watch did. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 My brother can't wear watches either. He is most definitely a watch killer. Only wind ups - nothing with a battery. I thought he was the only one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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