Watches

[Artlav]

The Timex automatic I mentioned above has a 24-hr dial on, it, Artlav, and a date function. It's not a bad watch for a Timex. Here's a link to look at it on Amazon (US):

Thank you for the link, but none of the watches at or close-linked to that page have 24 hour dial in them, did you post the right link?

Do you think the movement of the watch (not digital) would cause noticeable rotation in zero g?

Even if you're unrestrained in a real-space-age space hab your breathing will override any contribution a watch will made.
Or i think so.

 

[Andy44]

Thank you for the link, but none of the watches at or close-linked to that page have 24 hour dial in them, did you post the right link?

Sure it does, here's a photo of a Timex auto from a different site. The 24-hr subdial is at the top:

If my link didn't work, just do a google on "Timex automatic". There are several versions.

 

[Artlav]

Sure it does, here's a photo of a Timex auto from a different site. The 24-hr subdial is at the top:

Um, no it's not what i meant.
I mean 24 hour main dial, the big one.

 

[Andy44]

Oh, well, sorry. Well, googling turns up a few, but not many. I prefer the subdial myself.

 

[simonpro]

Do you think the movement of the watch (not digital) would cause noticeable rotation in zero g?

It doesn't if you're wearing it, but if you take it off and let it freefly then it does.

I did this with the Navitimer on one of my parabolic flights, the result was a rather nice demonstration of gyroscopic stability.

 

[Andy44]

It doesn't if you're wearing it, but if you take it off and let it freefly then it does.

I did this with the Navitimer on one of my parabolic flights, the result was a rather nice demonstration of gyroscopic stability.

We need a jealousy smilie.

Although I have to wonder, a parabolic free-fall isn't very long, and I would assume the force of your hand and moving air currents would outweigh the gyroscopic force of that tiny mechanism, considering Brietlings tend to be fairly heavy watches.

I suggest I be sent on the next shuttle mission to perform an experiment...

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I normally don't wear a watch, plenty of kids around that are only too happy to check their cell phones for me (if I really need to know the time). When I do wear a timepiece, I've got two to choose from, they are two gold pocket watches (one white, one yellow) that my grandfather used when he worked on the railroad.
I've got a few buddies that work for Norfolk-Southern, and once a year I have them certified for accuracy.
Which one I wear depends on what suit I'm wearing, and what the wife is wearing.
(Semi-gross-moment, but still kinda cool) One of the watch fobs is woven from my grandmother's hair when she and my granddad were dating.

 

[Andy44]

When I do wear a timepiece, I've got two to choose from, they are two gold pocket watches (one white, one yellow) that my grandfather used when he worked on the railroad.
I've got a few buddies that work for Norfolk-Southern, and once a year I have them certified for accuracy.

What make are they? Hamiltons? Elgins? There is a watch museum in Pennsylvania that has a whole section on railroad watches and clocks.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

They are both Hamiltons. I take good care of them, but they have a few scratches here and there. But still very nice, just not museum quality. And still servicable after so many years.
He also had two wristwatches by Accutron that were willed to my brothers. They were pretty cool also. If he sat them on the kitchen counter before bed, the counter would start to amplify the crystal movement and the hum would drive my grandmother crazy.

 

[Andy44]

He also had two wristwatches by Accutron that were willed to my brothers. They were pretty cool also. If he sat them on the kitchen counter before bed, the counter would start to amplify the crystal movement and the hum would drive my grandmother crazy.

I saw some of those in that museum, too. It's a shame they don't make those anymore. Bulova still sells decent watches under the Accutron name, but they are just regular quartz or machanical movements now.

 

[Epsilon]

This is my watch:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/

I assume I'm the only one geeky enough here to enjoy reading the time in binary, and enjoy the confuzzled looks I get when people ask me what time it is, and I show them? >_>

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I've got a binary clock next to the TV in the bedroom (wife says that it's "pretty"), my mom got it for me a few years ago for Christmas. I should take it to work...

Yeah Andy, Accutron isn't nearly what they used to be.

It is kinda nice to see some of the engineers (and managers) at work showing off for each other. Then I peek at my own 70+ year old pocket watch. Some of them get envious, but some get real mouthy and show off their $4K Mondolvo or whatevers.
No matter what they cost, they are only really good at keeping time, right?

 

[tblaxland]

This is my watch:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/watches/6a17/

I assume I'm the only one geeky enough here to enjoy reading the time in binary, and enjoy the confuzzled looks I get when people ask me what time it is, and I show them? >_>

An extra bit for hours and you would have 24-hour time, which I prefer for digital clocks. Still, that is better than other binary clocks I've seen which mix four number bases (2, 10, 12/24 & 60) by having separate rows of LEDs for the tens of hour/minutes/seconds, like this one: http://www.sb-software.com/binaryclock/. Kinda defeats the purpose, doesn't it?

 

[simonpro]

Although I have to wonder, a parabolic free-fall isn't very long, and I would assume the force of your hand and moving air currents would outweigh the gyroscopic force of that tiny mechanism, considering Brietlings tend to be fairly heavy watches.

There's always some places where the air is quite still, although it requires a few attempts to find them. Breitlings are heavy, but so is the momentum wheel thing inside them. I wear mine when playing tennis and you can always feel the thing trying to remain stable when you swing for a shot. Same thing happens in microgravity, give it a little flick and it'll wobble about but remain more or less upright.

 

[cljohnston]

I'd been obsessed with digitals since that first LED watch from Texas Instruments.
My first LCD watch was the Casio F-100, 'cause of the huge ad in OMNI magazine.
Then A L I E N opened, and I was quite excited to see my watch, in tandem with orange backing, on everybody's wrist...

You can still get 'em, even...

Alien (1979), Ripley's Wristwatch, other replicas

In the 80s & 90s, I bought just about every Casio with some cool gadget on it (built-in thermometer, altimeter, map meter, IR thermal sensor, etc.) or touch screen they came out with!
They didn't age well: The bands all crumbled into dust, and the rubber keypad on one DataBank turned to goo!

Nowadays, I just wear a cheap old Timex Camper.

 

[TMac3000]

Casio Water Resistant with a calculator on it. Not meaning to spam, but if you want an inexpensive watch that will last you a trillion years, go for Casio.

I also have a "Po-lex" my brother got me at the airport. It's in good shape, but the battery is dead, so I just wear it for looks when I dress up.

 

[Andy44]

Casio G-Shock watches are pretty near indestructible. I bought one in the early 90s when they were new, and it still works, although the plastic sheathing has started to crack off and I've replaced the rubber strap at least twice.

I've read you can send it back to Casio and they will fix the sheathing, but I never wear it anymore. It's too ugly for anything other than hard duty, and I hate getting the battery replaced. Newer G-Shocks are solar-powered and updated from atomic clock radio signals, so I might get one of those some day.

I used it for scuba-diving because it is so tough and you can push the buttons under water without harming it, but I have a nicer dedicated dive watch, now.

 

[abishekgopal]

timex expedition

i bought a timex expedition t45601 , it has a compass, thermometer ,a tide scale and indiglo. It looks really cool.The compass is very precise too.

 

[escapetomsfate]

Err, this is my watch.

Not really I wish you could buy them commercially. My real watch is a cheap digital casio

 

[n122vu]

Used to wear a watch years ago. Now I just check the time on my Blackberry.