Re: [time-nuts] Beware the Casio WaveCeptor analog watch

2018-02-25 Thread Tom Knox
February 25, 2018 6:30 PM To: swith...@alum.mit.edu; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Beware the Casio WaveCeptor analog watch Hi I’ve had the Citizen “Atomic” analog watches for quite a few years. The solar powered versions have gotten a bit better ov

Re: [time-nuts] Beware the Casio WaveCeptor analog watch

2018-02-25 Thread Bob kb8tq
Hi I’ve had the Citizen “Atomic” analog watches for quite a few years. The solar powered versions have gotten a bit better over the years. They nave never had a “hand slip” problem that I have noticed. Bob > On Feb 25, 2018, at 6:52 PM, Skip Withrow wrote: > > Hello

Re: [time-nuts] Beware the Casio WaveCeptor analog watch

2018-02-25 Thread Tim Shoppa
I had the black plastic digital LCD (no hands) waveceptor for 5+ years and my only complaint about it was the short life of the Casio watch bands and replacements which rarely lasted longer than a year. 3 years ago I upgraded to a Solar-powered Waveceptor WVA-640 with a metal band and am very

[time-nuts] Beware the Casio WaveCeptor analog watch

2018-02-25 Thread Skip Withrow
Hello Time-Nuts, For many years I owned a Casio WaveCeptor digital watch and like it a lot. The down side was that the battery had to be replaced every few years. And since I had worn it for many years, the plastic case and crystal had taken quite a beating. Finally, the pin holder that