"I'm not a jewelry person at all, but my grandma was, and we were close. So, about 10 years ago, when she asked if I wanted something from her "giveaway pile" of bracelets and necklaces, I took a look, just to see if I could find something of hers that I liked. And I did: a black-and-purple Timex Ironman watch. My inherited treasure was a piece of plastic."
"The Timex Ironman is a digital wristwatch popularized in the 1980s. A collaboration between the watch manufacturing company and the sporting event, it was created specifically for triathletes. Accordingly, it has a stopwatch and is water-resistant up to a certain depth, unlike more delicate and perhaps technically nicer-looking analog watches. Grandma wasn't an Ironman athlete; you didn't have to be to wear one."
A black-and-purple Timex Ironman watch was inherited from a grandmother and quickly became a worn daily accessory. The Timex Ironman is a durable digital sports watch with a stopwatch and water resistance, originally created for triathletes and popularized in the 1980s. The watch accompanied activities like summer camp, school, vacations, and family events, producing a distinctive watch tan and pairing with friendship bracelets. When the strap broke, an identical replacement was purchased online. After the replacement's battery died, the owner learned to install a new battery and continued wearing a version of the grandma's watch.
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