While exploring Google Books, I found some interesting historical articles which folks here might like...
Popular Science Aug 1969 - Are Electric Watches Really Better?
Notice how everyone is thinking index wheels are necessary...
Popular Science Jan 1972 - Super-Accurate Thousand-Dollar Quartz Watchs: Now there's one under $200! (!!) Info on the Beta-21 and Seiko 35A (Astron) and on a Timex movement that I was unaware of but evidently made it to market judging by this June 2, 1972 advertisement in Life Magazine
Philosophical Magazine (1867)APPLICATION OF THE TUNING-FORK TO HOROLOGY. BY M. NIAUDET-BREGUET. The idea came early... But this snippet indicates by 1868 it was put into practice!
New York Magazine on Jan 23 1984 announced the creation of Swatch (Swiss Watch).
There is just lots of books and magazines to explore... too bad many are not 'full display' capable. ... but one that is fully usable is The Weekly World News - American's answer to Murdock's The Sun :-d The complete history of Bat Boy will live on forever!!
Popular Science Aug 1969 - Are Electric Watches Really Better?
Notice how everyone is thinking index wheels are necessary...
Popular Science Jan 1972 - Super-Accurate Thousand-Dollar Quartz Watchs: Now there's one under $200! (!!) Info on the Beta-21 and Seiko 35A (Astron) and on a Timex movement that I was unaware of but evidently made it to market judging by this June 2, 1972 advertisement in Life Magazine
Philosophical Magazine (1867)APPLICATION OF THE TUNING-FORK TO HOROLOGY. BY M. NIAUDET-BREGUET. The idea came early... But this snippet indicates by 1868 it was put into practice!
New York Magazine on Jan 23 1984 announced the creation of Swatch (Swiss Watch).
There is just lots of books and magazines to explore... too bad many are not 'full display' capable. ... but one that is fully usable is The Weekly World News - American's answer to Murdock's The Sun :-d The complete history of Bat Boy will live on forever!!