[time-nuts] NERC/TEC test

[Javier Herrero]

As a matter of curiosity... Am I the only time nut that does not wear a 
wrist watch? Or... perhaps I'm not a true time nut... :)

Regards,

Javier

El 08/07/2011 16:46, William H. Fite escribió:
> Oh, Chuck!  You have no soul.  [?]  People collect and use Accutrons for the
> same reason that people collect and use manual Omega Speedmaster
> Professionals.  And the same reason that some of us keep old shipboard
> chronometers (mine was built by Thomas Bassnet a little over 250 years ago)
> and other vintage timepieces.  We pay a mint to have them cleaned and
> lubricated and we understand that their inaccuracy is not a fault but a
> measure of where the technology was when they were built.
>
> Those cranky, noisy, inaccurate old devices that you scorn took explorers
> across the oceans and to the moon and back.  They are not to be lightly
> dismissed.
>
> Most Accutrons run perfectly on 1.55v Ag2O cells and those that don't are
> very easily modified to do so.  There are a number of highly capable
> watchmakers who can restore and maintain them though some 214 parts are
> becoming scarce.  A number of hacks, too, of course.
>
> I also like automatic movements and am wearing an Omega Seamaster right this
> minute.
>
> The hum when you lay it on the dresser is part of it.
>
> You can send me all the Accutrons that are doing drawer duty at your house.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:34 AM, Chuck Harris<cfharris at erols.com>  wrote:
>
>> There are plenty of Accutrons out there, but I think most owners have long
>> since
>> relegated theirs to drawer duty.  The short battery life (9 months), loud
>> hum,
>> lack of mercury cells, and poor performance on silver oxide cells did them
>> in.
>>
>> It isn't that they cannot be adjusted to work with silver oxide cells, they
>> can, but who will do it for you?  There are no service centers left, and
>> only
>> a handful of watchmakers that will work on them.
>>
>> I much prefer automatic watches.   If I cannot have an automatic, I would
>> then
>> prefer a quartz watch... most of the modern quartz watches will go 5 years
>> on
>> a cell, and keep way better time than the Accutron ever did, and are silent
>> when
>> you place them on your bedstand.
>>
>> -Chuck Harris
>>
>>
>> William H. Fite wrote:
>>
>>> BTW, how many of us have running Accutrons?  I surely can't be the only
>>> one.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 8:56 AM, William H. Fite<omniryx at gmail.com>
>>>   wrote:
>>>
>>> In fact, that was exactly what Accutron watch technicians were taught to
>>>> do.  They deliberately set the watches to run slow (~4 seconds per day, I
>>>> think, but someone may correct me on that) because, when worn, slight
>>>> bumps
>>>> and jars would stimulate the tuning fork to vibrate slightly faster for a
>>>> fraction of a second and/or the index wheel to advance two notches per
>>>> impulse rather than one.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Hal Murray<hmurray at megapathdsl.net**
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> IThis reminds me of the story (from time-nuts) of how to calibrate a
>>>>> pocket
>>>>>
>>>>> watch.  The recipe was roughly:
>>>>>
>>>>>   Take watch to shop.
>>>>>   Shop puts watch in stable environment.
>>>>>   Shop adjusts watch to tick corectly.
>>>>>   Shop gives watch to customer.
>>>>>   Customer uses watch as "normal" for a week.
>>>>>   Customer brings watch back to shop.
>>>>>   Shop mis-adjusts watch to match customers usage patterns.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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