[LINK] Re: The watch without batteries [was RE: incand lamps debate]

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2007-02-23 at 16:50 +1100, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> At 04:28 PM 23/02/2007, someone wrote:
> >>(As an aside, this morning I remarked to a colleague who was 
> >>lamenting that his watch battery had gone flat, that someone needs 
> >>to invent a watch that works without batteries.)
> 
> I remember some sort of watch that required movement to keep the 
> thing running. Quartz maybe? There were no batteries and didn't need winding.

Are you guys taking the mickey?

Before batteries, there were wind-up watches... and the good ones kept
*excellent* time.

Regards, K.

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