----- Original Message ----- From: "Hal Murray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 9:28 AM Subject: [time-nuts] How good are mechanical watches
>> John (who still wears a mechanical watch) > > Speaking of mechanical watches... > > Does anybody make good ones anymore? Is there a good web page on > this area? > > Many many ago, a friend showed me his new toy, an accurate pocket > watch. I > forget the brand. I think he said it was from the railroad days. > I'll bet > he still has it. Still have my father's Waltham. Hamilton and Elgin were fairly popular watches in railway circles as well. Used to see ads for Hamilton in the National Geographic- waaaay back! No idea if any of these are still being made-I think it unlikely. DaveB, NZ _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
