Substrate, watch
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WRIST WATCH/DIGITAL/MOUNTED/CMOS
- DATE
- 1973–1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0098.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bowmar Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SUBSTRATE OF UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE (SYNTHETIC?) IN SYNTHETIC MOUNT/ METALLIC CIRCUITRY
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 3.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Horology
- Category
- Watches
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bowmar
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Ottawa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1970'S
- Canada
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COMPONENT USED IN DEVELOPMENT OF CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS, CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN 1973 TO DESIGN & PRODUCTION OF LED WATCHES, PRODUCING THEM FOR 10-12 YEARS. DONOR WAS COMPANYCO-OWNER & PRESIDENT & DESIGNED CHIP CIRCUITRY, WHICH WAS THEN FABRICATED IN U.S. - Function
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SUPPORTING MATERIAL UPON WHICH ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS OF DIGITAL WATCH ARE FABRICATED. MOUNTED ON EACH OF THESE EXAMPLES IS CMOS [COMPLEMENTARY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR] INTEGRATED CIRCUIT. - Technical
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EXAMPLE OF COMPONENT USED IN DEVELOPMENT 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
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- GOLD "B" ON TOP; BLACK "Bowmar" ON UNDERSIDE
- Missing
- APPEAR COMPLETE
- Finish
- GREEN & GOLD SUBSTRATE IN BLACK MOUNT
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bowmar Canada Ltd., Substrate, watch, circa 1973–1974, Artifact no. 2001.0098, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0098.001/
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