[time-nuts] Am I the only Time Nut who doesn't wear a watch?

Steve Rooke sar10538 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 10 16:06:49 UTC 2011


Wow!

On 11 July 2011 03:20, William H. Fite <omniryx at gmail.com> wrote:
> Then there is this little number...
>
> http://forums.watchnet.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=415170&rid=0
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> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:56 AM, Rob Kimberley
> <rk at timing-consultants.com>wrote:
>
>> My comment was a bit tongue in cheek.
>> Novelty value only. I'm sure about a day wearing that would be enough for
>> most mortals.
>> :-)
>>
>> Rob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
>> Behalf Of Steve Rooke
>> Sent: 10 July 2011 10:28 AM
>> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement
>> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Am I the only Time Nut who doesn't wear a watch?
>>
>> You'd need one for both wrists and learn to look at the time on alternate
>> watches or you'll end up with lop sided upper arm muscle growth. Who needs
>> dumbbells when you can work out just by looking at the time :)
>>
>> I wonder what the average time for the novelty to wear out is on one of
>> these.
>>
>> Steve
>> PS. Well, it is time related.
>>
>> On 10 July 2011 17:47, Robert Darlington <rdarlington at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Okay guys, I saw a very strange timepiece when I was out shopping.
>> > If it wasn't $17k I'd consider it:
>> >
>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwJCzetTCI
>> >
>> > Interesting concept, looks good.  On a side note, earlier today a
>> > friend gave me an Accutron 214 from 1965 that previously belonged to his
>> father.
>> > Cool stuff.   It needs servicing and cleaning as I can see what looks
>> > like minor corrosion inside while looking into the battery compartment.
>> > Greenish flaky stuff on the brass inside.
>> >
>> > -Bob
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>> Steve Rooke - ZL3TUV & G8KVD
>> The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
>> - Einstein
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