Time

phobos · Post by **phobos** » 27 Jul 2010, 19:37

I thought the citizen eco drive range looked quite good

http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/English ... =Eco-Drive

lancasterlad · Post by **lancasterlad** » 27 Jul 2010, 22:22

I've got a Casio solar watch which so far has been brilliant. There must be a rechargeable battery in the watch though which will fail eventually.

It also sets itself to the Anthorn time data so I never need to set the time.

Post by **adam2** » 28 Jul 2010, 10:43

As others post, timekeeping will probably be less important in a lower energy future, but would still be needed to an extent.

There would almost certainly be some paid labour, for money or goods, and therefore a need to know how many hours had been worked.

"boil water for 5 minutes to kill germs"
"record heart rate and adjust dose as required"
"when pressure canning, maintain steam pressure for at least XX minutes"
"equalise the battery for 45 minutes, once a month"
" I like my egg boiled for exactly two minutes"

And so on.
One could guess or estimate, but a timepiece would be helpful.

Food, fuel, clothing, blankets, candles, boots, tools, batteries and the like are arguably of greater importance though.

frank_begbie · Post by **frank_begbie** » 19 Aug 2010, 20:17

adam2 wrote:As others post, timekeeping will probably be less important in a lower energy future, but would still be needed to an extent.

There would almost certainly be some paid labour, for money or goods, and therefore a need to know how many hours had been worked.

"boil water for 5 minutes to kill germs"
"record heart rate and adjust dose as required"
"when pressure canning, maintain steam pressure for at least XX minutes"
"equalise the battery for 45 minutes, once a month"
" I like my egg boiled for exactly two minutes"

And so on.
One could guess or estimate, but a timepiece would be helpful.

Food, fuel, clothing, blankets, candles, boots, tools, batteries and the like are arguably of greater importance though.

Damn....I knew there was something!

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 20 Aug 2010, 17:35

time stands still for no man

goslow · Post by **goslow** » 20 Aug 2010, 18:00

I got a thing about this a while back, and bought a few mechanical timepieces from ebay. You can get both antique watches and some made new. I got a wind up alarm clock in one of those snap shut cases. I also got a couple of watches. But, I have managed to break at least two watches by overwinding. Break, in the sense that it would be exorbitant to fix them. It takes some knowhow how to look after these things properly!

Perhaps there will be people around who have some traditional watchmaking knowhow who can make a living from fixing these things. Like Sylar from Heroes!

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 20 Aug 2010, 18:43

The shop where we took our watches to be fixed (not the place who broke my battery contacts), who were very good, have just closed down: the chap's retired at 65. Can't blame him, but it's a pain that he has no successor.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 21 Aug 2010, 02:52

Haggis wrote:time stands still for no man

It will be wound for the last time at 9.30am on Saturday while the electronic motor will be funded by the Friends of the Wells Cathedral.

Does this "electronic motor" mean that the motor has no moving parts?

Journos! What happened to electric?

featherstick · Post by **featherstick** » 21 Aug 2010, 10:29

goslow wrote:I got a thing about this a while back, and bought a few mechanical timepieces from ebay. You can get both antique watches and some made new. I got a wind up alarm clock in one of those snap shut cases. I also got a couple of watches. But, I have managed to break at least two watches by overwinding. Break, in the sense that it would be exorbitant to fix them. It takes some knowhow how to look after these things properly!

Perhaps there will be people around who have some traditional watchmaking knowhow who can make a living from fixing these things. Like Sylar from Heroes!

I have a pal who is a traditional watchmaker. PM me if interested.

FS

RogueMale · Post by **RogueMale** » 21 Aug 2010, 13:09

adam2 wrote:As others post, timekeeping will probably be less important in a lower energy future, but would still be needed to an extent.

Accurate timekeeping will certainly be needed for navigation, once satellite navigation systems fail. You need it to calculate your longitude.

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 21 Aug 2010, 22:28

featherstick wrote: I have a pal who is a traditional watchmaker. PM me if interested.

FS

Does he mend full-size clocks too?

featherstick · Post by **featherstick** » 28 Aug 2010, 22:17

I don't think so. I'll ask.

the_lyniezian · Post by **the_lyniezian** » 31 Aug 2010, 00:18

featherstick wrote:I don't think so. I'll ask.

Thanks.

(Just that I have some relatives with a mechanical clock that needs mending, and sounding out if there's anyone around who does that.)

As for watches- I would rather like some sort of mechanical one, as I hate when batteries run out and, in the case of my present watch, I don't know how to set the beeping thing. But that means more 'stuff' I probably don't really need.

Muadib · Post by **Muadib** » 25 Sep 2010, 17:10

I love my G-shock Solar Atomic. No, I'm not a fighter pilot.

Kentucky Fried Panda · Post by **Kentucky Fried Panda** » 26 Sep 2010, 12:08

RogueMale wrote:
adam2 wrote:As others post, timekeeping will probably be less important in a lower energy future, but would still be needed to an extent.
Accurate timekeeping will certainly be needed for navigation, once satellite navigation systems fail. You need it to calculate your longitude.

will all the road atlases and OS maps disappear?