[time-nuts] Tool Needed to Access my Timer Battery

paul swed paulswedb at gmail.com
Wed Feb 16 15:02:55 UTC 2011


curious
Can you still get batteries for an omega???

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Raj <vu2zap at gmail.com> 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.
>
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