Elgin, (Insert smart, witty, humorous remark here)

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Well, I tried.  I just could not come up with any sort of clever tag line for this watch.  I tried Elgin - Smelgin, but that was no good.  I thought long and hard about something having to do with Belgians, but I waffled.  Of course, I had some ideas for working in remarks about Brussels but they really never sprouted.  Rimshot here.
Anyhoo, this here is a hi-tone (and tu-tone) Elgin men's wristwatch.  It's very heavy and it's made of metal.  Can you see it coming?  It's a heavy, metal wristwatch.  Not like Motorhead, Iron Maiden, or PIg Destroyer.  No, not like that at all.
What I mean is that, say you had one arm that was shorter than the other arm and you decided to lengthen the shorter arm by wearing a very heavy weight on the wrist of that arm, hoping thereby to 'grow' the arm over time by the effects of the pull of gravity on the heavy object on your wrist. 
Well, that would be very weird. 
But if you were dead-set on trying, this would be a good object to use.  In fact, whenever I wear this watch, I have to wear it for the same length of time on the opposing wrist just to keep things even.  The good thing is that after wearing it for a fortnight, I can now tie my shoes without stooping.
Now, don't get me wrong,  (does anyone else always hear Chrissie Hynde whenever that phrase pops up?) it is a nice watch, heaviness not withstanding.  It's in pretty good shape, too.  The metal could use a good rubbing (couldn't we all?) and the 'N' in ELGIN is partially worn away, which is a little odd (aren't we all?).  The crystal is in very nice shape with no obvious scratches or chips. 
As a bonus, you have the option of either digital or analog readout.  This could be a real boon in certain situations.  I can't imagine what those situations would be, but with this watch you'll be prepared for them.
If I was going to criticize anything else about this watch, and I am, it would be all the knobs and buttons and whatnot sprouting from every inch of this thing.  I mean, come on, it looks like an undersea mine from this perspective. To continue the ocean theme, when you wear it, it feels like you have the controls of a nuclear submarine strapped to your wrist.  And that black triangle doohickey symbol above the 12 spooks me.  I think the watch may contain a small warhead like the big boy nuclear submarines, but I can't prove it.  It is water resistant to 165 feet and almost as heavy as a submarine. So, draw your own conclusions.  All I know is that even Greg Louganis probably would sink like a big bag of nickels if he wore this thing in the water.

The verdict:  A nice watch in fine condition.  Just not for me.  No sir, not for me at all.

WGS - Near Mint



 


Elgin SR621SW

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WGS - Near Mint

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WGS - Very Good

Elgin Sportsman, Date Unknown WGS- Very Good

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