I got a Swiss Army quartz watch for my 10 year award (1996) from the company I work for and I wore it a lot. After years and a couple of batteries or so, it finally wouldn't work even with a new battery in it, so I threw it in a junk draw and forgot about it
After many years,I ran across it again (probably a year and a half ago) and decided to throw a fresh battery in it just for kicks... still nothing. But this time I'm getting old and nostalgic (and still with the same company - 29 years in June), so I decide to put it in the watch box (bottom draw - back row) even though it's broken and not worth fixing.

Then, a couple of months ago out of the corner of my eye while getting something else out of the box, I see the seconds hand move!



I'm thinking, "This won't last long." but I set the time on it anyhow and put it back in the box.

Fast-forward to Boston GTG yesterday and, while pulling out goodies to bring with me, I notice the Swiss Army is not only still ticking but the time is spot on! On Easter Sunday, I'm heading to work for half a day or so, so I just throw on sweats and sneakers and this watch is perfect for sweats and sneakers:




So,,, do you think I should try setting the date on it or leave well enough alone? (I don't usually set the date on my watches anyhow.) I'm at a loss to explain why it died for so long and finally came back to life on it's own. My son suggested maybe it had some moisture in it and if finally dried out. It's a good explanation but I don't recall ever seeing any fogging under the crystal.

I realize it has no value (except to me of course) but at 38.8mm it's actually a good little grab-and-go watch for things like heading to the lab in my sweatpants.

I should probably leave it alone, but I know me... In short order I'll set the date even though I don't need it because I just have to know... :-(