Nothing is impossible for an engineer - Watch geeking

Mar. 5th, 2009

03:30 pm - Watch geeking

My aged F-91W had a bit of an accident. I had it strapped to my belt, but it caught on a door handle when I was child-wrangling. The strap snapped, and the top left button no longer works. And yes, that is a duct tape repair you can see to the strap already. So it was time to buy a new watch. As has been established, I can't afford an Omega Speedmaster Profession (yet), but there are currently five Casios space-rated by NASA for use inside space vehicles. The most recently rated is the G-9000, so I got one of those from TICTOCWATCHES.CO.UK. It's a G-SHOCK and an absolute monster on my wrist.
Unfortunately, the mothers gathered outside the school yesterday at hometime seemed utterly unimpressed by my fantastic new piece of technology. Bah! I shall have to wait till I get back to work next week where fellow Casio fans will appreciate it.

Current Music: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

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From:	rich_r
Date:	March 5th, 2009 04:15 pm (UTC)

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I quite like my Casio Waveceptor, I felt I needed a watch with a steel strap and proper hands after years of black plastic Casios (including at least two calculator flavoured ones). It has the minimum of LCD-ness, but still provides me with a digital readout of the time and date, plus a few alarms and a stopwatch. But of course the most useful thing is that it sets itself every night to the atomic clock signal.

The fact that it's got a tiny radio receiver and the ability to power it's little motor round to move the hands to the right time impresses me. particularly when the clocks go from BST to GMT - as it has to whizz the hands forward by 11 hours. And it was only £20.

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From:	vin_petrol
Date:	March 5th, 2009 05:48 pm (UTC)

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But of course the most useful thing is that it sets itself every night to the atomic clock signal.

A watch that always knows what the time is? "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." :-)
Actually, thinking about it, don't Casio do solar powered watches too? So not only would it always know what the time was, but as long as it got some sunlight it would never need a battery change. Ooh, even more magical.

And it was only £20.

I have to be careful now. There is such a thing as a "Casio collector". I could so easily fall into this realm.

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From:	rich_r
Date:	March 5th, 2009 06:39 pm (UTC)

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I believe they do in fact do a Waveceptor that has a solar panel.

Yep - and a G-Shock one too: http://www.casio.co.uk/Products/Watches/Wave%20Ceptor/GW-500U-1VER/At_a_Glance/

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From:	mofette
Date:	March 5th, 2009 04:17 pm (UTC)

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I have a limited edition pink bis G Shock :)

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From:	vin_petrol
Date:	March 5th, 2009 05:49 pm (UTC)

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*grin* this doesn't surprise me in the least!

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From:	sarah_mum
Date:	March 5th, 2009 07:37 pm (UTC)

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I have a Casio like your old one, in fact almost exactly like it as it has a broken strap. Found on the ground at a LaRP-Fest, I picked it up because a) I don't like litter, and b) it was handy to have in my pouch if I needed to check the time.
That was about 8 years ago, and it still lives in my general festival-going kit, encrusted with mud and greb and working jsut fine. Bloody indestructable those things.

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