What a tragedy.
LTTP on this, having been away for a while. but I've recently had good experiences with European Time in Oakville. Had been using a guy in Hamilton, but he got quite sick before Christmas and has cut his workload way back to only working on clocks, no watches.
They are available on Amazon from a variety of sellers for less than $20, too, mostly identical but each with a different alphabet soup company name.
timex.ca
As much as I despise them, omega swatch of some flavor? I assume resale prices should be coming down as they were a hot mess.
How about a mechanical watch? No battery to replace. A classic one perhaps. Will learn to appreciate in later years as well. Might be a good time to hit the Bay as there will be sales going on now.
The timex seamaster homage looks decent. Price may be too high for his plan. It may be ridiculously large for the kids wrist now. The kid is still pretty young.
www.gearpatrol.com
If it's a keepsake, an Apple Watch makes no sense. They're essentially disposable and will be landfill within five years.
For now. Those prices will drop as time goes by and the actual closure date looms. Saw similar when a Sears closed close to us a few years back in BC. By the end, there were a few lonely racks with crazy markdowns, but mostly stuff nobody wanted. I ended up grabbing an awesome heavy-duty parka for $20 that was originally $600, which I still wear and love. Especially when walking the dogs in -30C this winter!
Barrie is running a stupid promotion. Something like, spend $125 and get 15% off, spend $175 and get 20% off. Most of the stuff people would want was stripped before the doors opened. Whether that was suppliers grabbing it back or the bay keeping things for their stores that remain I have no idea. Staff are all upset that people are now showing up and it was a ghost town. Meanwhile, the people showing up still aren't buying as prices are still too high even with the "clearance".
