Hi My observation is that people who spend a lot of time at the keyboard tend to be more likely to have a pocket watch. That's even more so if they are younger and don't have a serious wrist watch habit.
Cell phone - who carries one of those? If you are talking about a multi kilobuck watch, then you are well past the "I need to know the time" phase and into something more serious. It might indeed be bling, it could be that you are a (wrist) time nut :)... When you look at what a very good pure mechanical watch can do it's pretty impressive. Quartz was out for quite a while before it could run anywhere as good as a top notch mechanical. They actually have standardized (had?) yearly testing of watch accuracy. The actual ran for a number months at various temperatures and orientations. The term "certified chronometer" apparently has meaning in Swiss law. Bob On Feb 16, 2011, at 2:10 AM, cook michael wrote: > Le 16/02/2011 07:21, Heathkid a écrit : > >> >> BLING? >> >> Really? Seriously? A "watch" is considered "bling" now? Can you build a >> mechanical watch in your workshop that is as accurate as those manufactured >> 100 years ago? That's technology! Otherwise, a precision watch.... >> mechanical or electronic is just as on-topic as a Cs standard and I'd like >> to hear more about mechanical watches. Btw, the "tick" sounds nice too! >> > You appear to have misunderstood my comment. I entirely agree with you. When > I mentioned "bling" I was talking about the fashion content. > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "cook michael" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:03 AM >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Tool Needed to Access my Timer Battery >> >> >> Le 16/02/2011 00:57, Chris Albertson a écrit : >>> How can watches be OT on a time-nuts list? Yes the technology of >>> today is electronic but mechanical time keeping was the center of this >>> art for centuries. >> I agree , with the caveat that posts keep to technical topics. There >> are plenty of product centric lists covering the bling side. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
