Wait, how do you go from a quick Catan tournament to a full Twilight Imperium game? Those are totally different time commitments. Catan is maybe an hour, but Twilight Imperium is a whole day project even with experienced players. Setting up and learning the rules alone would take half your rainy day. Did your whole group already know how to play that monster of a game?

Honestly I always blamed the rollers for everything... but that front ring wear can really throw things off.

Hold up though, is it really that big of a deal? I mean, it's a watch, not a life support machine. They're basically fancy toys that break after a few years, same as most electronics now. Idk, maybe it's just me but I don't expect my cheap plastic tracker to last forever. It's annoying when it dies, sure, but it's not some deep tragedy.