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I'm not much of a watch wearer but am beginning to flirt with the idea of a Breo XL watch in a horrendously bright colour (spent a few weeks in europe recently).

How does the sizing work? I assume measure your wrist, get the one which is slightly bigger as it'll stretch enough to go over your hand/knuckles?


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:26 pm
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Correct.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:29 pm
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I got one for the missus. lasted about a year before the rubber perished enough to snap when taking it off one day. Only cost £8 so no real loss.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:30 pm
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I've got a breo roam and its the biggest load of S**T I've ever bought. Bloody thing gains & looses time, its now currently cycling (no pun intended) beteen 9 and 10 and then back again. It's been doing it since new too!!


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:34 pm
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Bloody thing gains & looses time

yep. Mrs S' did that too. And its fiddly to adjust.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:38 pm
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Had one about a year, occasionally goes crazy and rests to 00:00 but other than that it's pretty good.
Agree with the fiddly to adjust comment, need a pokey thing to get at the little buttons and the adjusting sequence isn't exactly intuitive.
For the price though it's OK and you don't worry too much about trashing/losing it.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:53 pm
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Jon,
Ask Sue about her experience with Breo watches!!!!
She loves them ( not )
Dave


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:54 pm
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mrs deadly had similar problems with hers. I think it's been consigned to the bin.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 5:56 pm
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As above - Rubbish. Best avoided.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 6:43 pm
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Virtually every single one we sold came back... make of that what you will!


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 6:55 pm
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they were the most returned item in the shop I used to work in. take from that what you want but i think they are shite.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 8:13 pm
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Ha nice one guys seems you saved me a tenner 🙂

Fortunately having a browse it appears you can get the classic Casio digicle watch in some groovy colours. Guess I'll get one of those instead.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 9:28 pm
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yeah, they really are about as basic and indestructible as they come!


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 9:29 pm
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Linky for the casios? My breo was crap too


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 9:35 pm
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my Breo skin has been bomb proof and cheap as chips. 😀


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 9:36 pm
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Mines been fine. Had it for nearly a year now not skipped a beat. If your talking about changing the time, how hard is it to find a pen to change the time twice a year.
Can't fault mine for a tenner.


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 9:38 pm
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Really happy with mine, barely removed it since I got it for Christmas!

It's great on the bike as it never gets in the way of your wrist movements. It's also marginally improved my bike guide's tan - I now only have brown forearms and white hands, not brown forearm, white wrist, brown stripe, white hand...


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 10:03 pm
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The digital ones are bobbins, my gf got an analogue one & that seems better at keeping time


 
Posted : 15/07/2011 10:13 pm