What to do with a beater?

[suddha]

So I've got this watch that I literally NEVER wear but it deserves to be by someone. This isn't a for sale post, just a rumination. I got this watch in my pre-WIS days at the Louis Pion store on the Champs d'Elysee in Paris while there on business. I liked the look of it. Anyway, it got worn for a year or so, then I gave it to my dad, who beat the hell out of it. The mineral crystal is scratched up and the case is pretty rough too. It's got a cool dial and handset and has the same Swiss quartz chrono movement that TAG Heuer uses in the Formula 1 chrono, accurate timing to 1/10th of a second.

It's not really sellable in its current condition, nor would I impose such a beater on anyone for free that I know. I've thought of having the crystal replaced but then again, I won't ever wear it.

So it sits in my watch box, ticking away dutifully. Any creative ideas on what to do with it?

[ElChingon7]

Something that includes incendiary devices.

Or maybe something simpler like the 'penny is soda' thing. Let it sit for a few months in some Coke

[suddha]

Something that includes incendiary devices.

Or maybe something simpler like the 'penny is soda' thing. Let it sit for a few months in some Coke

Ah, a torture test.... not a bad idea. Or maybe it's a watch I just keep in my toolbox or travel shaving kit as a backup. It bugs me to see it sitting here ticking for months on end without use. But I don't like it enough to wear it.

[ElChingon7]

Something that includes incendiary devices.

Or maybe something simpler like the 'penny is soda' thing. Let it sit for a few months in some Coke

Ah, a torture test.... not a bad idea. Or maybe it's a watch I just keep in my toolbox or travel shaving kit as a backup. It bugs me to see it sitting here ticking for months on end without use. But I don't like it enough to wear it.

You ride a bike right? How about strap it to the bars. Looks like a nice easy to read dial.

[userfriendly]

Did someone say torture test?

[suddha]

Did someone say torture test?

Suggestions? It's quartz, remember, so freezing or boiling probably will kill it.

[HalifaxNS]

I want a quartz chrono to put in my van, get some analog time on the go, would be good for timing trips too. It may be a good idea.
A endurance/torture video would be fun .

[t20569cald]

We did have a thread going before the new site, killing some watches, maybe this is a good time to restart it?

[t20569cald]

I do remember someone was going to get his .223 going, and kill a watch. If you have something like that, perhaps.........