Tester, watch frequency
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIGITAL WATCH/RADIO FREQUENCY
- DATE
- 1973
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0092.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bowmar Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC CIRCUIT BOARD & COMPONENTS; ALUMINUM SUPPORT & PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.1 cm
- Width
- 5.2 cm
- Height
- 2.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Horology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bowmar
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1970'S
- Canada
-
TEST INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY DONOR & USED IN DEVELOPMENT & MFR. OF CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS, CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN1973 TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF LED WATCHES, PRODUCING THEM FOR 10-12 YEARS. DONOR WAS DESIGN ENGINEER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL [SEE 2001.0098] IN 1973/74. - Function
-
TEST EQUIPMENT IN FORM OF ANTENNA FOR CHECKING & SETTING THE OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY OF DIGITAL WATCHES. COMPLETED WATCH SUBSTRATE (LIKE.2) IS PLACED ON ROUND ALUMINUM SUPPORT TO CHECK FREQUENCY AS DETERMINED BY RADIO FREQUENCIES EMITTED BY CMOS CHIP. - Technical
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SPECIALIZED TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED FOR MFR. OF EARLY LED DIGITAL WATCH. IN 1970 AMERICAN FIRM HAMILTON WATCH APPLIED QUARTZ CRYSTAL TIMING PRINCIPLE TO WATCHES, PRODUCING PULSAR WATCH, WHICH SOLD FOR $2500. SEVERAL YEARS LATER BOWMAR WATCH WAS SOLD FOR $250. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- INCISED BLACK LETTERING READING "RAONIX"
- Missing
- REQUIRES METER & BATTERY TO BE OPERATIONAL
- Finish
- GREEN CIRCUIT BOARD; BRUSHED ALUMINUM; MULTICOLOURED COMPONENTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bowmar Canada Ltd., Tester, watch frequency, 1973, Artifact no. 2001.0092, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0092.001/
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