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There was once a watch company that touted the durability of its product by saying that “It takes a licking, and keeps on ticking”. Few watches these days actually “tick”, and now some keep an eye on what makes the owner tick, such as their heartbeat, while also helping to make phone calls.
The Winnebago County Dive Team recently had the chance to see the modern durability on display after a training exercise turned up an Apple watch sitting on the bottom of the lake. That team member asked another Deputy who was wearing his own Apple watch if he’d be able to locate the owner if it was even possible to turn on the device, and hoping for the best, they tried – and succeeded – in charging the watch. When they turned it on it was unlocked, and through a search of the contacts it contained, they were able to trace down the owner.
That turned out to be a 12-year-old who had saved up to purchase it all on their own. The watch went missing while swimming several months ago, and it hadn’t yet been replaced – officials presume because it takes a long time for a 12-year-old to earn enough to buy one. While the child was in school at the time, the watch was returned to the parent who told the officers that the child would come home from school a very, very happy person.
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