Digital watches and static electricity

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I recently purchased a Timex Ironman 8-lap OG from Timex Japan and have been absolutely smitten with it, except for one strange issue: It keeps resetting whenever it encounters the slightest bit of electrostatic discharge. Something as subtle as taking off my shirt while wearing it will reliably cause enough static to trigger a reset.

To their credit, the Timex Japan customer service team has been very helpful (even…

Digital watches and static electricity

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