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Dear UY Dojoers,

I posted this on Facebook with a picture of my Usagi watch. Reprinted here for those of you not on Facebook.

Three month review of the Stan Sakai's Usagi Watch.

Here are 8 things I learned wearing the Usagi Watch for the last three months (modeled after the Oatmeal review of the fruit watch (http://theoatmeal.com/blog/apple_watch):

Thing #1: The Usagi Watch will not replace your Usagi Yojimbo comic fix. You will still need to buy the latest UY comic issues to stay up to date with Usagi.

Thing #2: Battery life isn't a problem. The $10 watch battery is still going strong after three months. I haven't had to charge it or replace the battery.

Thing #3: The leather strap band the Usagi Watch shipped with was terrible. It fell apart after about a month of normal wear. The limited edition attachment to the body of watch required a different size strap attachment. This means I would have to buy two different size watch bands to replace the original watch band. That's silly. I just took off the limited edition attachment and bought one $25 leather strap from a local watch shop.

Thing #4: The crown can be pulled out to adjust the time. I recently went to Montana and they are an hour ahead of California, for some reason. I just pulled out the crown and twisted it to move the time forward an hour. Magic.

Thing #5: Phone calls, texting and notifications are non-existent on the Usagi Watch. It is a very focused device.

Thing #6: I don't recommend wearing the Usagi Watch in the shower or when swimming. I haven't tried it but the leather strap probably wouldn't like it. The Usagi Watch is easy to read in daylight or lit rooms. It does not have a built in light, so when it is dark, use your phone or digital alarm clock.

Thing #7: It's great for normal people. It doesn't record pace or distance or heart beat or any other health data. But it has a mean looking Usagi holding a sword that keeps me motivated throughout the day.

Thing #8: If you are an Usagi fan, the Usagi Watch will not disappoint. Unfortunately, Dark Horse Comics only sold 1000 of these in December 2000. They were $50. But eBay often has them for sale between $60-100 for you diehard fans.

I had to take my watch out and take a look at it after I read this on Facebook. I had forgotten that they were actually numbered.

Steve Hubbell wrote:I had to take my watch out and take a look at it after I read this on Facebook. I had forgotten that they were actually numbered.

The numbering is cool. But the different sizes for the wrist bands is not unless you don't plan on wearing it.

Peace, maka

I'm sad to report that on Sunday, Nov. 1st, I was trying to adjust my Usagi watch to day light savings time and the crown fell off. That means that I could not adjust the time any more. So I stopped wearing my Usagi watch. Yesterday, I kept on looking at my wrist to see the time and Usagi and was disappointed every time. It's funny, when I first started using the Usagi watch, I would find myself reaching into my pocket to check the time on my phone. But now, I find myself looking at my blank wrist first.

This weekend, I'll take it into a watch shop to see if they can fix it. Hopefully so.

Peace, maka

Oh, sorry to hear the news Maka. Hope you can get it fixed.

Bummer it broke. Hopefully it's a cheap and easy fix.

I am happy to report I got my Usagi Watch back from the local watch shop today. It was only $15 to replace the stem that the crown attached to (it was too short). Now I'm back to checking he time on my wrist instead of my phone. And seeing Usagi every day.

It took me until last Saturday to visit the watch shop. But only three days to fix. Grateful!



Peace, maka

I'm glad you got it fixed for so cheap and can enjoy your watch once again!

What a great story!

What time is it? Usagi time!

Usagi looks pretty mad - I wonder what he's so grumpy about?
It's good that the watch could be fixed!