CPSC, Almar Sales Co. Announce Recall of Children’s Watches
Kids’ product recall 05-244. Announced by CPSC on Aug 17, 2005.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 17, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The band on the watch contains liquid petroleum distillates. If punctured, the watch band could leak. Petroleum distillates could be harmful if ingested and cause irritation to the skin or eyes on contact.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately take these watches away from young children and return the watches to the store where purchased for a refund or contact the firm.
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- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Almar Sales at (800) 251-2522 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The watches are made of clear plastic with white snaps. The watch bands have clear glitter-filled liquid and colored liquid inside including pink, blue, red and yellow. The watch face is digital and measures about two inches in width. “Water Watch” and “Almar Sales Company” is printed on the original clear bubble packaging of the watches.
About 50,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
Water Watch.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Almar Sales Co. Inc., New York, N.Y.
- Exclusively at Dollar General Stores nationwide, from March 2005 through July 2005, for about $2.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
CPSC and Almar Sales Co. have received one report of a 2-year-old child who ingested the petroleum distillate after biting into the watch band. The child suffered irritation of the mouth and throat.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.