halgedahl
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No one has yet mentioned the movement's capacity to track time and date while "dormant" in a drawer for several months.
Jun 07, 2019,20:16 PM
(That length of time depends on the particular iteration of the piece one happens to be discussing.) But for me, this is probably the watch's most endearing quality: pick it up after a long rest and the hands go through a slow-motion ballet to arrive at the precise second you happen to be standing it. Whew!
Now, Mike… Do you really want a 25 word statement? Complete sentences and all? After all, part of the fun is distilling English to a fine spirit. HAGWE! Fred
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A Hybrid
By: Denes_Papp : June 7th, 2019-02:32
It conwerts your hand movements to electricity that powers a quartz watch.
I have a Seiko Kinetic Diver 150m
By: renerod : June 7th, 2019-19:02
It is bombproof and has the feeling of a higher price watch. I only had to change the rechargeable battery for a new capacitor and it has been running for more than 25 years without a service. But I have never taken the time to investigate more about this...
Oh, hell...
By: halgedahl : June 8th, 2019-09:10
Spent entirely too much time at this, but learned a lot (your intent, no doubt). SO here's my best shot: SBCG003 quartz; Automatic (rotor) regenerating system; LiOn batt w/overcharge prevention; low energy warning; train wheel setting; instant date set; 1...
Kinetic Chronograph in MORE THAN 25 WORDS
By: cazalea : June 8th, 2019-10:08
Fred has crammed an awful lot into a single sentence (or string of word-fragments). And he is right, I was trying to get a few people to help spread a little extra Seiko input beyond snap-shots on the forum there. To make this chronograph work, here's wha...