IMHO, you still can get batteries very cheap by todays standards. My dad's watch was mechanical! He bought it in 1956. The time line got a bit distorted in my reply to Bob!
>curious >Can you still get batteries for an omega??? > >On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Raj <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Many decades ago when digital displays and "quartz" clocks were a novelty, >> I built a table clock and presented it to my father a watch nut. He >> regularly teased me that my "digital" clock was slow or fast compared to his >> 25 year old Omega that he bought when I was born! >> >> >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 >> >> -- >> Raj, VU2ZAP >> Bangalore, India. >> >> -- Raj, VU2ZAP Bangalore, India. _______________________________________________ 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.
