Morse says 4% of normal adults and 2% of out-of-body experiencers claim they make watches stop.
At the bottom of this page is an email I received from a non-NDE person who had found this page while searching the internet for an answer to his watch problem.
Chat room conversations about watches:
Followed the links back up from your NDE page, and thought you might be
interested. If not, ignore.
For about the umpteenth time in my life today I went into a watch shop to
look. You see, I've got that problem of watches not working on me. On
average, they last about six months, then stop. Cheap watches, expensive
watches, analog, digital, doesn't really matter. I actually had one that
would slow down overnight to exactly one hour late, and then run fine during
the day.
So . . . I came home tonight and started surfing, figuring maybe there was an
answer out there, and ran across your page. Frankly, I can't say that I've
had a true NDE (the light, the tunnel, all that jazz), although I've had
several fairly close encounters (was supposed to be on American Flight 191 out
of Chicago in May, 1979, the one that dropped an engine on the runway and
flipped over in flight killing all 360+ people on board. Long story on how I,
and my entire baseball team missed the flight. Involves me hitting 2 home
runs in one game in an NCAA tournament to keep us in, and make us cancel those
reservations). But nothing that I remember as a REAL NDE. Nor will my
parents fess up to having nearly lost me as a youth (I've had this problem
since I first started wearing watches in junior high).
I remember reading about 10 years ago of a Miss America contestant that had
the problem, and a supposed condition with the human nervous system that can
impact watches.
Anyway, you can either put me in the category of an NDE experience not yet
realized, or the other small percentage of people who do wacky things to
watches.
Second email from same:
Same effect on wind up watches. Although I will say that I have worn my
grandfather's gold pocket watch from the turn of the century, and that one
seemed to work fine, although I noted that it "unwound" sooner and sooner over
the years. That may well be a factor of the age of the watch and its parts
more so than any effect I had on it. My family jeweler wouldn't even hazard a
guess as to its worth, he just suggested I not actually wear it but put it in
a safe deposit box. I did, and then went to an electric pocket watch,
figuring it was just wrist watches that wouldn't work, but alas, that pocket
watch fell into the same "6 months and out" pattern as the wrist watches. Oh
well.
BTW, when I showed the page to my wife, who's always just laughed at me for my
"problem," it pretty much freaked her out. She asked, "so, are you going to
call your mom and ask whether she almost lost you as a small child" (since
I've had this condition my entire life). Don't know if I will yet. Afterall,
I've found reference to the fact that approximately 2% of people have this
problem, not just NDE-ers. It was interesting to find your page nonetheless.
In terms of names and addresses, I'd just as soon you attribute the story to
"Jim" and leave it at that.
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[Momma] One day when the fever was 105 - and I had two kids to take care of so of course
I was palying doctor mom- My husband came to check on me and I told him that I must go and
please take care of the kids
[Momma] When I laid my head soen I began going down a tunnel - It was a long drk tunnel
- But when it ended I was in the most wonder light - Bright - Beautiful - But not just the color
the felling!!
(Scott) uuummm do you wear a watch?
[Momma] Anyway after the light I was in a field -meadow -yellow flowers and I looked up and saw my mother
[Momma] No I don't wear a watch they won't keep time right
(Scott) have you ever heard of NDEers not being able to wear watches?
[Momma] Not really
[Momma] My digital alarm colock by my bed loses time on a regular basis too
(Scott) Dr. Melvin Morse says 25% of NDEer's watches will not keep time.
[Momma] I've had one watch that worked for a while and then the kids got ride of it
(Scott) What kind was it?
[Momma] battery operated - wind ups don't work at all I have a bunch of themn in the bottom of my jewlery box
(Scott) ave you tried other digital watches, or just one?
[Momma] I'll get a watch it stops working I replace the battery and it will work for a few days then the battery dies or it doen't keep time right
(Scott) you saw your momma, and . . .
[Momma] Any wasy I saw my mother (Who I thought couldn't go to heaven) and one of my husvands aunts who I only knew for about 2 years. I told my mother I was so happy to see her and how much I missed her and she tld me she missed me too and was sorry
Momma] Then my mother told me that I had to go back - I told her I didn't want to that it was beautiful here and I wanted to stay here with her. She told mne that I must go back because I have much much more to do - So needless to say I'm BACK
[Momma] She told me that she is always with me - In fact i've spoken with her at times.
[Jon] What did I miss? Watches?
(Scott) She doesn't wear a watch!
[Jon] Hmmmm. Thought so!
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[cyn] Near death travels...
[cyn] just, sometimes with cases of NDE's, if experienced since youth, forms of astral
projection takes place, unwillingly
(Scott) cyn, do you wear a watch?
[cyn] Just curious, for I have met a number of people in my work. Watch....no, they don't work
properly for me! Why?
(Scott) NDEers seem to have trouble with them.
(Scott) Cyn, have you had an NDE?
[cyn] Well, I can not really say that I experienced one, however, an event at a young age
changed my life
(Scott) "changed life" is a strong indicator
[Momma] what was the experience
[cyn] I was pulled under by an undertow in an ocean......and had to be stomach pumped and all
of that....
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[ankurs] well i had a car accident
[ankurs] taken to hospital
[ankurs] pronounced dead
[ankurs] then came back to life
(irrelevant stuff deleted)
(Scott) Bart, wanna bet on if ankurs wears a watch? ; )
(Scott) Ankurs, no disrespect intended, please continue, do you wear a watch?
[ankurs] saw a brite lite
[Bart] Light experience - I'll bet ankurs can't wear a watch.
[ankurs] i cant because they stop working in a few hours
[Flash7] ankurs, NDE peole usually can't wear mechanical watches.
(Scott) wow
[ankurs] dunno why
[ankurs] how cum
[Bart] because they stop....
(Scott) we don't know why they stop
[ankurs] how cum
[ankurs] o
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Email Responses:
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I had to give up wearing watches because they stop working after a few
weeks or months. Got tired of buying new batteries!
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& yes, I have never been able to keep a watch running for longer than
about one year (perhaps they have been faulty or cheap watches???)
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Add
me to your watch problems. I can't wear them. And if you have a t.v. list, add
me to that also/ and lights going on & off in the room list as well.
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Watches: ! ?
I have seven, they all work whilst left in the drawer
or on my dressing table, they stop when worn for 6 months
or so, but work fine when left off for a while.
Prior to my NDE (1982) i wore a Divers watch continuously
for years and a gold one for going out in the evenings on
occasions.
Both still work when not worn.
I no longer wear a watch.
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I have seen where they were talking about broken
watches...mine never broke..they always stoped not long after I bought
them!! Please don't tell me its the
electric in my body either because when I was much younger..I had a watch
for 2 years or more ( Guess what kind..lol--takes a licking, keeps on
ticking). But now I can't keep one.
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I have major problem with watches quitting on me for
no apparent reason. I've never related it to the NDE and don't remember when
it started. A watch will run for 6 mos to a year and then look like the
battery went dead but a new battery doesn't work. The wind up watch I have
has been repaired many times but never works for more than a few weeks so I
gave up. I just buy cheap watches and throw them away.
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Should it interest you, I received a battery operated watch for Christmas.
I've been wearning it every day since. At 10:30 AM yesterday, it died, as
expected. - Jon
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I had to give up wearing watches, they stop working
in a short time. - Brenda
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>All my life, I could never wear watches on my arms because within the span of
>from two days to two weeks, they would stop working. Brand new watches, and I
>tend not to bang my arms around much so it couldn't be because I crushed
>them. It wasn't the battery either because we would always change the battery
>and the watch would still not work. - Emilie
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PS..I can't wear a watch either - (sandie)
Non-NDE Watch Problem
Here is an email I received from a non-NDE person who had found this page while searching the internet for an answer to his watch problem.
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