Re: Non-chronometer watch with almost quartz precision on wrist? - Why not?
- From: Thomas Nulla <delthisnulla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 12:05:27 GMT
On Fri, 09 Sep 2005 03:09:32 GMT, "Jack Forster" <tcmcare@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>I thought this was very well said. There is something enormously appealing
>about a mechanical watch with a cut bimetallic balance and a blued steel
>hairspring that has been painstakingly adjusted over weeks to run with
>chronometer accuracy. It is not that the thing is done that is interesting,
>it is how it's done. Of course one can have great accuracy from a radio
>controlled quartz watch but what fun is that? ;-) .
I would love to buy a beautifully crafted, exotically designed watch that
had the accuracy and convenience of my radio-controlled, solar-powered
Casio. But we've got to do something about that annoying need to set the
time zone; integral GPS, anyone? :-)
--
Thomas
"Driven by fear, we have succumbed to the age-old temptation to sacrifice
liberty on the pretense of obtaining security. Love of security, unfortu-
nately, all too often vanquishes love of liberty." Rep. Ron Paul, R-TX
.
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