tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post4751047650859694695..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: ArktikaCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-12549643373591362902009-05-22T10:58:00.226-05:002009-05-22T10:58:00.226-05:00I have a Shturmanskie wrist chronograph of the sor...I have a Shturmanskie wrist chronograph of the sort cosmonauts wore in the 70s, but most of my Soviet watches are not merely quartz, but digital. They have a various track record; some of them don't work, and others are about the best digital watches I have from their vintage. Some of them have really eccentric design features; most of them will display the time in 24-hour mode only. My favorite is an example of the <A HREF="http://www.mechanikus.hu/w_El5P.htm" REL="nofollow">Elektronika-5 LCD pocket watch from the 1980s</A>.Sovietologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099598091505738702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-38499190129718389842009-05-21T15:50:15.048-05:002009-05-21T15:50:15.048-05:00Numerous watches use automatic mechanisms. Most ...Numerous watches use automatic mechanisms. Most use low cost mechanisms built in Japan and China.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-27944439008880204482009-05-21T15:07:32.843-05:002009-05-21T15:07:32.843-05:00Charles Barton wrote:
Rather than winding a spring...Charles Barton wrote:<br /><I>Rather than winding a spring, the automatic mechanism runs a tiny generator, and electricity is transferred to a capacitor, which stores it. The electricity then operates a quartz mechanism.</I>--------------------------------------<br /><br />The Seiko Kinetic watches also operate like this. They will run up to a week on the stored energy in the capacitor. After the week, the stepper motor running the hands is shut down, but the electronic timer keeps running. When the watch is worn again, and the capacitor is recharged, the hands are rapidly placed into position to indicate the correct time.donbnoreply@blogger.com