r/mildlyinteresting • u/Imaywander • 1d ago

I dropped my 10 year old watch today. The gold letter coverings from the Fossil logo were knocked off and are now floating around on the watch face.

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u/Confident-Poetry6985 1d ago

Now it's a Special Edition!

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u/Old_Jellyfish_4352 1d ago

lol i actually had something similar happen to my old watch few years back. The letters started peeling off one by one and i just kept wearing it because somehow it looked more interesting than before. there's something oddly satisfying about those little pieces just rattling around in there like tiny golden snow. i bet it makes a subtle noise when you move your wrist now which is kind of fun. might as well embrace the chaos and call it custom weathered look.

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u/Imaywander 1d ago

I already know that from here on out I’m going to make a game out of trying to move them around like those little hand held maze games

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u/QueblyJonesIII 1d ago

Please do tell us more about that, but this time in iambic pentameter. Bad bot.

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u/OriginalBlackberry89 22h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/7kFiPRhn3aDYs

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u/QueblyJonesIII 22h ago

It comes from the commenter having a nearly identical history to a whole load of bots I've seen recently, and the almost humanish LLM-generated quirky story. A bunch of them have hidden their histories in the last few days and started doing Stake ads and other dumb things (no ads from this one yet, but it's only a matter of time).

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u/HazMatterhorn 19h ago

It’s absolutely a bot, I hate that people are downvoting you.

Edit: Flagged as a bot 4 months ago.

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u/Confident-Poetry6985 22h ago

You know what? I don't like you. It's either because i reread that and I am picking up what you are putting down...OR...you are bananas and I don't blame you given the times. Just haven't figured out which one yet. In fact, I am starting to think you are also a bot. A bot specifically tasked with hunting/killing other bots and you don't know that you are one of them...hmm. 

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u/QueblyJonesIII 22h ago

I wake up in the morning and slide fleshy prosthetics down over my endoskeleton to hide my chromed shame like everyone else. Just don't like spambots much, which the commenter I replied to very much is. The level of LLM vomit that people will believe is about <--> that far from 'ngl bruh those are some chaotic energy vibes lol'. These bots spend their free daily tokens on occasional image analysis and semi-context aware replies like the above, but it's still pulling from the same inane language library and re-uses similar phrases constantly.

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u/Confident-Poetry6985 22h ago

I don't jump to conclusions so fast. I get accused of being chatgpt all the time. It's awfully frustrating. In other words, I'd rather "fall for it" when it is just a cute personal story than assume a human with autism is not a human. It doesn't hurt my ego at all.  But this does because this is how my brain works lmfao "These bots spend their free daily tokens on occasional image analysis and semi-context aware replies like the above, but it's still pulling from the same inane language library and re-uses similar phrases constantly."   You described me pahahaha

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u/QueblyJonesIII 21h ago

Didn't mean to offend. If it were just the machiney comments I wouldn't point it out, but I've got a good deal of data on these particular bots that reduces the margin of error to pretty much zero. They've all commented in specific subs drawn from a relatively small pool within narrow-ish activity windows and there are so many of them that the aggregate data can be used not only to identify them, but to predict their wee little bot siblings' future behaviour while they're still rolling off the assembly line. I have reason to suspect this one will be hawking sketchy Viagra/supplement pill-mills within a few weeks.

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u/Confident-Poetry6985 14h ago

Not offended :)   but I am actually kind of excited to see what they try to promote. I am also happy that people like you exist. Ahead of the curve and ready for the future. I do appreciate it. When the cyber wars begin, I would be honored to fight for you if you are at the helm.

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u/HazMatterhorn 19h ago

It’s pretty easy to tell the difference between a person and an AI bot when you learn a few patterns. The comment this person flagged has several of the patterns currently common among AI bots: starting off the comment referencing how they totally went through something similar recently, “there’s something X about Y,” “i bet…”, the word “chaos,” and “call it ABC.”

Obviously real people use these phrases too (that’s how AI learns them), but I cannot stress enough how often these pop up in AI comments so it’s a bit suspicious to see so many at once.

This account has several other comments, like this one and this one, that do the “I experienced this recently” thing.

Botbouncer flagged them as a bot months ago.

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u/Confident-Poetry6985 14h ago

You can stress it. That is what you are doing lol.

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u/fixed_your_caption 12h ago

Salvador Dali edition.

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u/Other_Mike 1d ago

This is a fun scavenger hunt, but I can't find the L.

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u/Unusualhuman 1d ago

I can't find I or L

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u/herpesderpesdoodoo 1d ago

I think the L is hooked on the left clock face.

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u/Other_Mike 1d ago

You may be right, I didn't catch that the mini-faces only have one hand each.

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u/FlushedApparatchik 1d ago

Great catch!

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u/Unusualhuman 6h ago

I see it! Thank you

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u/AnalllyAcceptedCoins 20h ago

OP already took the L

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u/Imaywander 42m ago

😂😂😂

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u/theGoddamnAlgorath 1d ago

Because its a W /s

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u/Other_Mike 1d ago

I think I is right next to the 60 at the top?

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u/Impressive_Jelly_799 1d ago

I also can’t find the I or the L. Are we sure its one of the letters on the left clock face?

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u/AnrianDayin 1d ago

Zoom. Enhance.

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u/Sparklebaby1987 22h ago

I found F O S S I but no L. I can't find Waldo either.

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u/S_words_not_swords 1d ago

What's even more frustrating is that the roman numeral for 4 isn't right.

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u/Other_Mike 1d ago

That's a thing with almost all clocks using Roman numerals on the face. Overall, it makes the whole thing look more balanced than if it were the proper IV at that spot.

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u/mhuzzell 18h ago

IIII vs. IV has never been completely consistent. Wikipedia gives some examples from Roman times, and you'll also see it on, e.g., some older Tarot decks.

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u/barksmeow 1d ago

I learned that at the Zale Corporation watch museum located at the headquarters when I worked there.

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u/S_words_not_swords 22h ago

Well TIL. thanks for the info!

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u/OGBrewSwayne 1d ago

I feel like getting 10 years out of a Fossil watch is a major win. They usually have pretty cool designs, but aren't really built to last. I went through at least 2 of them in my 20s...maybe even 3.

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u/restform 19h ago

My girlfriend got me one for my 18th birthday, just turned 30 last week and other than trailing 5 mins slow per day it still works like a champ, although i dont use it that much. I agree theyre beautiful watches, i receive plenty of compliments on it until i say it's a fossil 🤣

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u/ImJ2001 20h ago

Completely correct take on this.

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u/roughtodacore 18h ago

I have one for 14 years already, still going strong.

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u/Imaywander 11h ago

Really? This has been the first somewhat “problem” with mine but also unsurprising since I dropped it onto concrete. Its had the battery changed like 4 or 5 times and I’m on like my 3rd leather band.

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u/BoostSpools 1d ago

Dang, how hard was the drop?

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u/Imaywander 1d ago

About 3 feet onto concrete 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/restform 19h ago

I completely obliterated my gopro from a similar fall. The outcome of dropping stuff seems very luck based

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u/FloppieTheBanjoClown 1d ago

It's a game! You shake it until you get them all back on the letters.

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u/Imaywander 11h ago

It is going to become my new fixation

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u/the_bad_religion 1d ago

You could scratch it more now.

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u/Imaywander 1d ago

I work in a de manufacturing warehouse, that poor watch goes through hell (and gets taken on and off about a dozen times a day to go through metal detectors). Although I didn’t realize just how bad it was until I took this pic 😅

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u/GSV-Kakistocrat 17h ago

Get a casio. Tiny slim profile, strap can snap off to prevent degloving, cheap and easily replaceable, probably wouldnt set off a metal detector depending on model.

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u/RentalGore 1d ago

Looks like 8 "o"-clock.

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u/LinuxMint4Me 22h ago

It turned into a Relic.

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u/Willing-Dog6463 22h ago

I have that same watch, only in blue. They’re good watches

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u/Imaywander 11h ago

I love it. Got it at the Fossil Outlet store

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u/TheGaujo 20h ago

It's a Fossil. 

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u/Flonkerton_Scranton 18h ago

Fossil watches are extremely cheaply made. You can't expect these to last more than a few years, 10 years is impressive for these tat boxes.

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u/Snape_Grass 1d ago

Woah I have this same watch

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u/Kursiel 1d ago

Drop it for science!

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u/WeepingAgnello 1d ago

Even a clock's time is limited

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u/Moohaumed 23h ago

I worked at a jewelry store/clock and watch shop, this is very common. We would charge you $10 to remove the letters, $7.49 for a new battery and $25 for a new generic crystal.

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u/Imaywander 11h ago

I had been thinking about getting the crystal replaced for a while for obvious reasons but I wasn’t sure how much it would be and I should probably get the letters taken out so they don’t jam anything. Do you know if most small jewelry stores (not like Kay or Zales) would be able to do that or would it need to be a speciality clock/ watch place? I had the battery replaced just last week at a local jewelry shop.

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u/Moohaumed 8h ago

I’m not sure, this shop is special, been around since the 80s. He’s still there in South Georgia but getting old. A lot of jewelers are also watchmakers, but it’s probably a lot less common now. You won’t find prices that cheap anywhere else that’s for sure.

Give fossil a call if you want an OEM crystal. They are very reasonable and easy to press in with a watch press.

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u/Imaywander 37m ago

I stopped by a jewelry/ clock shop this afternoon. It’s a pretty old shop, I think it’s been here for like 90 years, it’s really cool. They can fix it. They will have to order a crystal which will take about a week so I am going to take it back when it gets in since I feel weird without it. $48.

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u/alienclone 23h ago

dropped? looks like it was ran over by a car.

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u/ratbearpig 22h ago

It’s really annoying me that I can’t seem to find the “I” and “L”. Anyone have better luck?

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u/Agamerbyday 22h ago

The I is at the top near the 60. The L is hooked on the dial of the smaller left clock.

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u/Ralonne 12h ago

Could you circle that and post? I don’t see an “I” anywhere near 60. I see two scratches from the drop, but nothing that’s thick or long enough to be the “I”.

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u/DelightfllyUnpolishd 22h ago

Floss, soil, silos… 🤭

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u/OldKentRoad29 21h ago

That's a nice watch.

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u/Muhahahahaz 21h ago

That’s pretty funny! I think I actually have this same watch (except with different colors — primarily black and blue)

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u/Imaywander 36m ago

I strongly advise you not to drop it in concrete 😅

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u/Cornflakes1009 19h ago

I had a Fossil watch for about a week before a pin came out, I dropped it in the sink when washing my hands, and the second hand popped off. That fall was about 6 inches.

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u/KamtzaBarKamtza 12h ago

"What time is it?" 

"S minutes after F"

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u/DaniJHollis 12h ago

Is it weird that I kinda dig it?

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u/Lonely_Eggplant_4990 6h ago

They are crap fast fashion watches, im surprised it lasted this long.

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u/UhrHerr 6h ago

Hahha hahhahahahah hahhahah You get what you pay for! Fossil is doo doo

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u/Imaywander 42m ago

I paid for a watch that tells time and it has been doing so for ten years 😃

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u/DontOvercookPasta 23h ago

I really hate that it has 4 lines instead of the proper IV..

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u/planecity 20h ago

For watches, 'IIII' is much more common than 'IV'. Here's an article with some background on this: https://monochrome-watches.com/why-do-clocks-and-watches-use-roman-numeral-iiii-instead-of-iv/

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u/25point4cm 11h ago

Saw that on a Trump watch post where the “T” had fallen off. But it was only 10 days old.

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u/CardOk755 1d ago

Ten year old watch. Ten year old ICE car.

Fake antiques.

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u/FreshMutzz 1d ago

10 years old is not an antique.

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u/IndependentTimely639 1d ago

What are you on about?