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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 16:47:31 GMT -8
  This is the Swatch 'BEAT' that they tried introducing 'Internet time' with. The watch has half a dozen modes but the kookiest one is Internet Time which is about as close to metric time as we'll likely ever get. I can't show all the features at the moment because this sucker consumes a relatively large battery in less than two years and I don't have a spare ai the moment embarrassed-smiley-face Oh yeah; it measures 55mm across surprised-scream-smiley-emoticon |
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Post by Hobbes on Aug 16, 2013 16:57:39 GMT -8
Not exactly an unconspicuous dress watch, eh?
Does the rather large battery come in a handy backpack, for ease of transportation?
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Question - would internet time be closer to metric time then GPS time?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2013 17:27:10 GMT -8
Not exactly an unconspicuous dress watch, eh? Does the rather large battery come in a handy backpack, for ease of transportation? laugh1.gif Question - would internet time be closer to metric time then GPS time? It takes a CR1632 Lithium battery. They are a good size but not as big as the ones that keep the CMOS in your computer alive. From the instruction manual and online reading; Internet Time is sort of a mix of UTC and Metric time...no wonder it never caught on laugh1.gif |
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Post by Groundhog66 on Aug 16, 2013 22:06:18 GMT -8
Holy shit, that is fugly.
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Post by pollythecat on Aug 16, 2013 22:24:21 GMT -8
Its mother loves it laugh1.gif
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 8:25:51 GMT -8
Holy shit, that is fugly. And thus why it had a very short lived production. It's not even a cult watch; just a mistake that everyone has forgotten laugh1.gif |
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Post by Hobbes on Aug 17, 2013 8:36:38 GMT -8
So the recommended practise is to be careful with that strap, if anything happens to it you'll probably never be able to find a replacement that fits properly...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2013 8:41:34 GMT -8
So the recommended practise is to be careful with that strap, if anything happens to it you'll probably never be able to find a replacement that fits properly... No problem...I don't wear it laugh1.gif |
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Post by Hobbes on Aug 17, 2013 8:47:11 GMT -8
So the recommended practise is to be careful with that strap, if anything happens to it you'll probably never be able to find a replacement that fits properly... No problem...I don't wear it laugh1.gif Excellent practical and aesthetically pleasing solution, Peter! thunbsup.gif |
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Post by dad-the-diver on Aug 17, 2013 9:14:21 GMT -8
No problem...I don't wear it laugh1.gif Excellent practical and aesthetically pleasing solution, Peter! thunbsup.gif Eloquently simple indeed. But that's Pete for ya!  |
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