Reply With QuoteGreat idea Dave I have a Bulova military style watch on canvas never been worn that I will send you as well. PM me your details and I will pop it in the post. All the best Paul.
last year i hoovered up a freebie from sales corner, it was one of those nice little military style citizen day date eco drives on a green canvas strap that they sell in argos for fifty quid. when i went to nepal recently i took it with me with the purpose of giving it away to someone there who would need/ appreciate it more than me. i ended up giving it to pallay, pallay works about 12 hours a day as a gatekeeper/ handyman and he earns around 6000 nepali rupees a month, which is considered a very good wage for the average nepali. the current exchange rate is about 150 NRS to the pound , my appalling maths calculated that he earns around £1.66 / day and he is one of the hardest working people i know... needless to say, he was very happy with his new watch.
yesterday i saw another freebie on sales corner and snagged that too. i told the guy offering it ( mycroft - see thread here http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...03#post3964903) that if he gave it to me i would take it to nepal next time i went ( which i think will be around the end of this year ) and give it to someone there, who otherwise would never have the opportunity of owning something like that. mycroft said he liked the idea, so he will the send the watch to me.
this morning i thought i would open up this initiative to everyone on tz. if you have a watch lying unloved and unused at the back of the draw/ drawer / whatever you call the damn thing, then send it to me in the next few months and i guarantee i will take it and give it to someone in nepal who will really appreciate it. doesnt matter what watch it is, but there are two stipulations - it must be working , and it must be in fairly nice condition. ( a few scratches and dings are fine, but i dont want to give something to someone that is totally muntered - i dont see the point).
if you would like to send something to give to someone in nepal then please pm me. it would also be nice to post pictures on this thread so people can see what other people are sending. as i said, i am not planning on going again until the end of the year so there is plenty of time. this could be like blue peter all over again.
all the best
davey bignose
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Great idea Dave I have a Bulova military style watch on canvas never been worn that I will send you as well. PM me your details and I will pop it in the post. All the best Paul.
have a Botock for ya , if you don't mind 20 odd seconds a day
could also send possibly a couple natos and a bracelet or two if other folks send in head only
A Timex Expedition heading your way, Dave.
anyone that has been there will attest that timekeeping isn't really an issue :)Originally Posted by bigbaddes
have a Botock for ya , if you don't mind 20 odd seconds a day
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What a great idea! Will have a look to see what I have...
Davey Boy how the heck are you my friend???
Deffo have some bits and let's grab a coffee soon would be lovely to hear about the trip.
Best
Paul
One of these (brand new) that you're welcome to. PM your address and I'll send it.
A couple here both only 1 month old, just purchased them both on a whim, a Parnis and a Solsuno, with the instructions for the Solsuno, fire me a PM with your address and I will post them next week.
I will have a look in the cupboard next week Dave, am sure there are a few.
mike
Brilliant idea! I will check in the watch box to see what we have surplus. Must be something
Just a question there Davo, how do they get on for batteries - the button type that quartz watches take? Easy to come by or not? Or to put it another way, should folks sending quartz watches perhaps add a spare battery or two?
hi simon. i dont think getting batteries there would be a problem. thanks for your interest.
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This sounds like a cracking home for the watch I bought when the "buy the best bargain you can for £50 or less" thread was on (or whatever it was called). It came in well, well under budget if I'm honest but your friends in Nepal will be very welcome to it and it's not a bad looking thing, especially after the hours of vigorous cape codding I gave it. I've just dug it out of a cupboard after a year or so and it's still working perfectly. Will send you a pm.
very heartened and impressed by the amount of responses i've had so far. many thanks. . hope everyone is enjoying the weekend.
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Funny old place this, one minute its handbags at dawn, then before you know it, the ''spirit'' pops up again, I'm currently down to three, but no doubt I'll have something for you before you head off again, pm your address.
Great idea. I've nothing st the moment but I'll sort something out before your trip.
Is there any particular watch type/style which you would consider most suitable?
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not really. i think anything would be welcome. i have my own preferences for what i wear when i am out there, but they are just my own preferences.
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Good to see you back Dave, it's been a while. This is a great initiative and I will send you something.
Raffe
I have a new watch that came with a magazine sub which you're welcome to. Also have an old Swatch Irony - but will need to get a battery first to make sure it still works.
Will PM you for address etc.
Also, just an idea - would be great to see the watches with their new owners and the stories that go with them. Might be a bit of hassle for you though so no pressure. Like I said, just an idea.
Cheers
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Apart from that Solsuno, they get through a set of batteries monthly : D
Dave I've got a digital casio that never gets any use, happy to send that if you give me your address.
Had nothing kicking around but in order to help out Grand Master Dave just ordered a few of these for him:
Paltry £17 if anyone else wants to kick in for a good cause, 10 year battery life so perfect for the job I reckon
AMAZON
On there way to you Dave, and a bump for this thread.
Likewise, I just ordered some of these.Had nothing kicking around but in order to help out Grand Master Dave just ordered a few of these for him:
Paltry £17 if anyone else wants to kick in for a good cause, 10 year battery life so perfect for the job I reckon
AMAZON
https://www.7dayshop.com/products/ca...WH2-F-91W-1YER
Another idea - Vostok Komandirskie watches from Meranom or various Ebay sellers are around 25 quid each, so if anyone is planning to order something for themself, why not add a Komandirskie to the order for Davo's project.
What great spirit shown on this thread.
I'm going to chuck my Daytona in too (and have popped a new battery in it)
There's a Fossil at home with Nepal written all over it.
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Will watch batteries be a problem over there?
.. dont think so
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Does anyone have a really skinny 22mm spring bar that I can use to fix my donation please.
How skinny does it have to be? I got some 22mm spring bars for sure.
I have a box full of spring bars somewhere. Don't know if they are 'really skinny' though.
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That was fortuitous.
When are you back over there next Dave?
December.
Big thanks to everyone that has sent me something. I'm not opening the packages just yet, just stashing them in a big pile for now, so please excuse me if I don't respond individually to thank everyone that has sent something .
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Great initiative, and I have a nice little Seiko 5 Sports which doesn't get out much these days, if you're still accepting donations.
Please let me know where to send it.
Cheers.
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Dave, please make some space, so that I can reply to your PM!
Thanks
Darren
just 'emptied my box' as they say in the trade
cheeers
dave
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If this is still running I have a G-Shock with a titanium back (currently undergoing a battery change) and a Royal London on a Hirsch Lizard strap.
big thanks to anyone thats sent me anything
thats the stash so far - i haven't unwrapped anything yet. hopefully its all going to pack down nicely sans packaging otherwise its seriously going to impact my luggage allowance!
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Now that is forum spirit at its best!
Someone who lies about the little things will lie about the big things too.
in the post this week - well done mate
Another couple of boxes rolled in this morning. I'll unpack everything and stick some pics up in the next couple of weeks .
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Received a nice seiko in the post today from Mike ( from York I guess, according to the postcode! )
Sorry, i don't know your username on here Mike, but its a very nice watch! thank you
(I only opened the package because it was addressed to me and not watches4nepal)
I still haven't opened anything else, will get round to it someday and post the pictures on here.
I'm guessing I have around 20-30 timepieces here so far for free distribution in Nepal - I was only expecting two or three.
If I end up in chokey for smuggling you know the reason why!
Thanks for the great response TZ.
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Glad it got there safe Dave. I didn't want to write 'WATCH' on it in case there was a light-fingered postie somewhere along the route. I should have written 'PILE CREAM' on it to make sure it got there safe :)
I've got two of these on the way from eBay:
http://www.casio-europe.com/euro/wat...on/w-59-1vqes/
Will forward them on when they arrive if you can pm me your address.
Cheers Benny they look just the ticket
Have sent you a pm
Regards
BND, CEO of W4N
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two more packages arrived this week, one from benny c and one from a mr s . woodward
many thanks gentlemen
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No probs
Drop me a PM with your details. I have this one. No box or papers I'm afraid but hopefully it can be used.
Cheers Mr T
Have dropped you a Pm
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