Several weeks ago my I-Watch fell apart and after a repair attempt came unglued again. It was time to get rid of it, but like I’ve other watch I’ve owned in life, it’s now sitting in a drawer – waiting for what? Also in this graveyard of time, there’s a Seiko that belonged to my grandfather, an I.U. timepiece my dad gave me, a Rado that I bought in Italy, a Mickey Mouse design, a unique gold Citizen watch I obtained on trade from Alexander’s Jewelry in Fort Wayne, several antique pocket watches, and a modern engraved version with a chain my son gave me for helping with his wedding. Speaking of time, I think I even have an old Speidel Twist-O-Flex, and a pair of functioning watch-face cuff-links . For some odd reason, working or not, I can’t seem to get rid of any of them. They are truly tombstones of time!

My mom for years had a business where she personalized doll houses with miniature photos set in antique jewelry frames. People would send her their family photos and she would resize (shrink) them for this purpose. Last week on Facebook, I saw where someone was doing the same thing with old watches, removing the works and giving them new life with a photo. Mom would have loved this idea, thinking, for example, that  grandpa’s Seiko could be worn on a wrist with his photo displayed. I probably still wouldn’t wear it, but this is the purpose of the graveyard. 

My new Blulory running watch got its first workout this morning. I bought it on Amazon for about $50, one-fifth the cost of an Apple, that lasted about 3-years with several repairs. My wife said she saw an ad for it, promoting the large numbers of the face for use by Seniors. I haven’t quite figured it out yet and the calibrations are off. It showed that I only slept for 4 hours last night when I was in bed eight, and shortened my standard 3.1 mile route to 2.75. It does at least keep time, so I’ll give it a chance to adjust to my running pace and sleeping habits. Also, timers went off and unintentionally set goals were awarded with buzzers and flashing badges. Plus, the GPS recorded map on the phone app only showed part of the course I took. There are a few operator bugs to work out as I get used to this new toy. Obviously, it may take time to make time right! Otherwise, it might end up in the graveyard.