[time-nuts] How good are mechanical watches
Dave Brown
tractorb at ihug.co.nz
Fri Apr 20 18:12:32 EDT 2007
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From: "Hal Murray" <hmurray at megapathdsl.net>
To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement"
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Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 9:28 AM
Subject: [time-nuts] How good are mechanical watches
>> John (who still wears a mechanical watch)
>
> Speaking of mechanical watches...
>
> Does anybody make good ones anymore? Is there a good web page on
> this area?
>
> Many many ago, a friend showed me his new toy, an accurate pocket
> watch. I
> forget the brand. I think he said it was from the railroad days.
> I'll bet
> he still has it.
Still have my father's Waltham. Hamilton and Elgin were fairly
popular watches in railway circles as well.
Used to see ads for Hamilton in the National Geographic- waaaay back!
No idea if any of these are still being made-I think it unlikely.
DaveB, NZ
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