orphan date January 2010 The Duties on Clocks and Watches Act 1797 38 Geo. III, c. 108 was an Act of Parliament Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain , instituting a tax on clock s and watch es. The tax nearly ruined the manufactueres of clocks and watches as demand decreased considerably so that in less than a year the production of these had been reduced by a half, with thousands of people made unemployed. The tax was thus repealed within a year, in April 1798. ref Stephen Dowell, A History of Taxation and Taxes in England from the Earliest Times to the Year 1885. Volume III. Direct Taxes and Stamp Duties London Longmans, Green & Co., 1888 , pp. 274 5. ref Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT Duties On Clocks And Watches Act 1797 Category Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1797 Category Repealed Great Britain Acts of Parliament statute stub ... more details
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The Phenix watch trademark was created in 1873 in Porrentruy , Switzerland . Phenix was Vague date February 2009 When? a real Clockwork Manufacture meaning that all pieces of clock were produced on the site. Due to its craftsmanship and the quality of its clocks, the brand with the Firebird obtained numerous awards and successes ref http www.worldtempus.com pit wtpop 2 11629 8031 ref . In the 1960s, Phenix was part of a three clock brands entity the two other brands were the renowned Thomen and Vulcain . The latter was relaunched in 2004 . References references Category Watch brands Switzerland company stub ... more details
Oris may refer to Oris magazine , a Croatian architecture magazine Oris watches , a Swiss brand of watches disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages cs Oris fr Oris homonymie nl Oris pt Oris ... more details
Epos Montres Epos SA is an independent Swiss manufacturer of Mechanical watch mechanical watches , with headquarters in Grenchen , Switzerland . As well as making watches under their own brand, they manufacture watches for boutique watch companies such as Montblanc pens Montblanc and MarcelloC. External links http www.epos.ch Official Website http www.tendancehorlogerie.com en histoire de la marque epos History of Epos Category Manufacturing companies manufacturing company stub pl Montres Epos ru Epos ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2010 A dollar watch was a pocket watch or later, a wristwatch , that sold for about one dollar. The sale of such watches began in 1892 by the watchmakers Ingersoll Watch Company , Timex Group USA Waterbury Clock Company , and New Haven. Later, Western Clock Westclox in 1899 and the E. Ingraham Company also began manufacturing them. Dollar watches were practical, mass produced timepieces intended to be as inexpensive as possible. Trademarks of dollar watches were their simple, rugged design, movement usually with a pin pallet escapement , although sometimes with Escapement Duplex escapement duplex escapements which has either no jewels or just one jewel, width of about eighteen size two inches , and sale price of about a dollar from 1892 until the mid 1950s. Many other companies made them, with literally hundreds of names on the dials. To keep costs down, the watches were often sold in flimsy cardboard boxes, which are now highly collectible. External links http www.musketeer.ch watches ingersoll watch.html General Information and Photos Category Watches ... more details
Electronic watch may refer to Electric watch Pre quartz watches powered electronically. Quartz clock Quartz watch Watches whose timekeeping element is quartz crystal. And, with the exception of automatic quartz movements, are powered by an electronic power source. See also Mechanical watch disambig ... more details
unreferenced date December 2011 The Black Max is a watch manufactured by Timex introduced in the early 1980s. The watch is based on the PVD coated Orfina. Black Max watches later came with plastic casings. References reflist External links http farm2.staticflickr.com 1187 1374729194 a517f1e932 z.jpg?zz 1 Picture of a Timex Black Max Category Timex Group Category Timex watches ... more details
Image Vostok europe logo.png left Vostok Europe Logo Image Vostock Europe.jpg thumb 150px right A Vostok Europe watch. File VostokEuropeAnchar.jpg thumb 150px right Vostok Europe Anchar mechanical dive watch The Vostok Europe brand of Watch watches debuted in 2004 , aimed at the Western European market. These watches are assembled by the Koliz Company of Vilnius, Lithuania . Vostok Europe is the joint venture company between famous Russian watch maker Vostok and Koliz company based in Latvia. All Vostok Europe watches are equipped with a Russian Vostok watches Vostok movement. Vostok Europe watches, due to their materials and finishing, cost several times the amount of an ordinary Vostok watches Vostok . The company s motto is The Best Soviet Technologies for Modern Watch Design though it is Lithuanian and not a Russian company as they may pretend in some of their communications, Recently, the Vostok Europe brand was introduced to the United States market via the cable television shopping network Shop at Home Network Shop at Home . As of 2007, a dealer network is beginning to form in North America. Notes reflist See also Vostok watches Vostok Watch Makers, Inc External links http www.vostok europe.com Official Vostok Europe site http www.vostok europe.may time.ua Official Vostok Europe site in Ukraine http www.vostokwatches.eu Official Vostok Europe site in European union http www.vostokeurope usa.com Official North American Vostok Europe site Category Watch brands Category Manufacturing companies of Lithuania ... more details
Alba is a wristwatch sub brand of Seiko Seiko Watch Corporation which appeared first in 1979. ref name whoisalba cite web url http www.alba watch.com whoweare.asp title Company Information accessdate 2008 05 18 work ALBA watch.com ref Using Seiko s own family of movements but with modern styling designed to appeal especially to younger customers, Alba watches are primarily aimed at Asian markets in the hope of creating long term loyalty to the Seiko group when these customer s purchasing power increases. Many of its cleaner designs appeal to existing traditionalists alike. ref name gmtp9 cite web url http www.gmtplusnine.com 2007 03 24 alba watches in the hermit kingdom title Popularity of Alba watches accessdate 2008 05 18 work GMTplusnine.com ref References reflist 2 External links http www.alba watch.com homepage.asp Alba Watches website english http www.alba.jp Alba Watches website japanese product stub Category Watch brands Category Seiko ... more details
blogs have tracked the evolution of MP4 Watches from the large and unwieldy through successive design ... ref Like standard MP4 Players, MP4 watches are most commonly manufactured in Mainland China . While ... s currently offer MP4 watches with a wide range of styles. MP4 Watches are now sold by smaller ... that well known consumer electronics brands will not sell MP4 watches, instead moving straight to cellphone watches, which incorporate video functions and arguably supersede the MP4 watch concept ... MP4 watches are traditionally square by design and can have metal, plastic or leather straps. Screen ... 2007 04 18 widescreen video watch touts 1 8 inch lcd ref While MP4 watches are principally marketed as ultra portable video and timekeeping devices, watches today may also include functions such as Digital ... more details
City, China, at 68.5kHz. Thus, the Oceanus watches will auto synchronize themselves if one ... Oceanus watches carry the Multi Band 5 Technology as it is relatively new. Only Models 700 and above ... end watches. Oceanus 600 series The Oceanus OCW T600 series wristwatches are the basic oceanus ... 700 series The Oceanus ocwm700tba series watches are the newest Oceanus watch model in the American ... characteristics for Oceanus watches. It also includes a tide meter to show the status of the ocean ... is the newest in the line of Japanese Oceanus watches. Complete with the sapphire crystal and the MULTI ... of all the Oceanus watches with a base price of 100,000 Japanese Yen approx. 1000 American . It does ... style however thinner than both the 700 and 600 series watches. The most significant characteristic ... has a thickness of about 9.8mm. Availability The Oceanus line of watches is currently available in Japan ... Japanese Casio Category Casio brands Oceanus Category Casio watches Oceanus Category Clocks ja OCEANUS ... more details
Image Casio DATA BANK watch.jpg thumb right 200px A Casio Databank calculator watch. The Databank watches are a series of watches manufactured by Casio which allow data storage such as telephone numbers, email addresses, and usually incorporate a calculator. Today there are at least two Databank watches that also include a TV VC remote control feature. The newest model is the EDB610D 8C with a calculator, world time capability, telememo, E data memo, alarm, and a timer. History Image Calculatorwatch.jpg thumb right 200px A Casio Databank calculator watch. The Databank CD 40 was the first Databank watch, and debuted around 1983. ref name calcwatch cite web title Calculator Watches url http www.pocketcalculatorshow.com nerdwatch publisher pocketcalculatorshow.com accessdate 19 September 2010 ref It was one of the first digital watch es created in the 1980s that allowed the user to store information, following a Pulsar watch pulsar model released in 1982. References Reflist See also Wristwatch computer Calculator watch Links http www.casio.com products Timepiece Databank Casio Data Bank Catalogue http raredigitalwatches.com digital casio cal6.html Museum of Casio Data Bank Watches computer hardware stub Casio Category Casio watches Data Bank ... more details
Infobox Company name Accurist logo File Accurist Watches Logo.jpg Accurist Watches logo 200px type Privately ... Retail Jewellery products Watches services market cap revenue operating income net income assets ... Watches Ltd is a watch manufacturer, headquartered in West Hampstead, London but importing all its products. The company has a reputation of providing high quality watches. ref name james http www.jamesthomsononline.com accurist watches the history of one of the leading watch brands , Accurist Watches The History of one of the Leading Watch Brands http www.jamesthomsononline.com 28 July 2011 ref History Establishment In 1947, Asher Loftus and his wife, Rebecca, founded Accurist Watches, in Clerkenwell ... watchestime.com accurist watches the history of one of the leading watch brands , Accurist Watches ... site watcharticlesandvideos Accurist Watch Articles , Accurist Watches A Watch for every Occasion ref ref name official http www.accurist.co.uk ref Innovation and Old England Accurist Watches ... 1970s, after the invention of digital watch digital quartz technology , Accurist Watches introduced ... was booming at that time. It proved to be a strategic move, as after that Accurist Watches enjoyed ..., Accurist Watches had become the largest brand in the UK in value terms and started expanding into international ..., Accurist Watches launched their Accu.2 Collection, targeting mainly younger consumers. Strongly advertised ... watchestime ref name official Distribution of other brands Accurist Watches is responsible for the UK ... Watches ref name official ref name versace http www.versacepreciousitems.com pdf CustomerService.pdf ... always been an important part of the Accurist Watches marketing strategy. In the 1960s, Accurist Watches ... watches in various unusual locations. That campaign was voted as one of the world s top ten commercials ... and the same commercial, but with contemporary watches, was re launched. ref name official ref name ... Watch Ads 26 October 2009 ref Other significant campaigns by Accurist Watches include ... more details
signal BPC at Shangqiu . Some watches can register only some of these signals. See also Radio clock ... Waveceptor Casio website http world.casio.com wat download en manual Manuals for Casio watches requires Adobe Acrobat Adobe Reader Casio Category Casio watches de Casio Wave Ceptor ja Wave ceptor ... more details
Time . Citation url http www.VintageMilitaryWatches.com title Vintage Military Watches , description and many images of trench watches. References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Trench Watch Category Watches ... more details
Timex is a brand of watches owned by Timex Group Timex Group B.V. . Timex may also refer to Timex Group USA , a subsidiary of Timex Group B.V. and a large manufacturer of watches Timex Sinclair , a series of microcomputers Timex, a brand for audio electronics licensed to SDI Technologies Timex Unix utility , a Unix tool used to measure the duration of shell processes Timex Social Club , a band from the 1980s with one major hit, Rumors disambig ... more details
Image Casio Tough Solar Wave Ceptor.jpg thumb A modern solar powered watch A solar powered watch is a watch that is powered entirely or partly by a Photovoltaic module solar panel . Some of the early solar watches of the 1970s had innovative and unique designs to accommodate the array of solar cells needed to power them Synchronar, Nepro, Sicura and some models by Cristalonic, Alba, Seiko and Citizen . In the 1990s, Citizen Watch Co., Ltd Citizen started to sell light powered watches under the Eco Drive series name. They have developed the technology such that solar powered watches are now a major part of their range of watches. Several other watch manufacturers offer similar watches or are developing such technology. These other watch manufacturers include amongst others Junghans , Casio G shock and Casio Oceanus . Typically, sunlight and artificial light are absorbed by a solar panel behind the crystal. The dial is either on a layer above or actually on the solar panel. This solar panel converts the light into electrical energy to power the watch. The watch will usually store energy in a rechargeable cell to power itself during the night or when covered such as by a person s sleeve. Citizen s watches use lithium ion rechargeable cell to store sufficient energy to power the watch for several months years of darkness. However, this years figure assumes that the watch enters a power saving mode during which the seconds hand stops until the watch is re exposed to light. Not all have a power save mode, yet will still hold a charge for typically 6 months, such as fairly uncomplicated date only analogs made by Citizen. In the 1980s, inexpensive solar powered watches hit the market and were popular amongst children, often featuring famous fictional characters such as Transformers or G.I. Joe . citation needed date August 2009 References Portal box Renewable energy Energy references Photovoltaics Category Horology Category Solar powered devices Category Watches Category Ph ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Notability date December 2008 Zalium is a trademark of jeweller Harry Winston to describe an alloy of aluminium and zirconium used in the Project Z series of watches. A zirconium based alloy also used in aeronautical engineering, the hypo allergenic and corrosive resistant properties of Zalium allow for the creation of watches with ultimate durability and design. The ultra light metal is known for its lustrous gunmetal finish. See also Zircaloy Category Zirconium alloys alloy stub ... more details
After its establishment, the company constructed instrumental watches and watches for pilots based ... watches that were available for pilot and navigational purposes at that time. Sinn s own designs ... selling the watches with direct marketing, thereby avoiding additional costs of intermediate trade, Sinn was able to sell its watches with a very good price performance ratio. The watches were ... Schmidt, who constructed watches in the Porsche Design Team in the 1970s and later on was authorized ... watches from Frankfurt and created a new range of watch models. Today, as many as 10,000 watches are sold per year and the direct marketing has been expanded by establishing depots where watches ... business, building and selling watches of the brands Guinand , Jubilar und Chronosport in Frankfurt am Main in Germany. From 1993 to 2002, Sinn also produced watches for Bell & Ross . Technology From the beginning, Sinn s emphasis was on creating special purpose instrumental watches that performed ... application areas of watches as well as solving typical problems of mechanical watches with an emphasis on highly readable watches under all conditions. Special techniques, Sinn has developed for its watches Scratch resistant stainless steel for the watch cases and bracelets with so called tegiment ... submarines . Usage of special oil by using a specially developed lubricating oil, the watches have a temperature ... www.facebook.com sinnwatches Sinn watches Facebook site http sinn.ozimek.de Pictures of Sinn watches ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Image analog watch 2.jpg right An analog watch Analogue watch is an example of a retronym . It was coined to distinguish analogue watches, which had simply been called watches , from newer digital watches see watch and clock . The name refers to the design of the display, ref http dictionary.reference.com browse analogue clock ref regardless of the timekeeping technology used within the watch. A digital watch is one in which the time is displayed as a series of digits, e.g. 13 37 . An analog watch is one in which the display is not digital, but is indicated typically by the continuous motion of two or three rotating pointers or hands pointing to numbers arrayed on a circular dial the hour hand s movement being analogous to the path of the Sun across the sky . reflist 3 References Empty section date January 2012 See also watch clock DEFAULTSORT Analog Watch Category Watches de Analoguhr ... more details
Petrodvorets may refer to Petrodvorets Watch Factory , factory producing the Russian Raketa watches Petergof , a suburb of Saint Petersburg, previously called Petrodvorets Peterhof Palace , the palace of Peter the Great located in Peterhof Saint Petersburg dab de Petrodworez fr Petrodvorets ... more details
Image montre squelette.jpg right thumb 250px Br guet A skeleton watch is a mechanical watch although occasionally Quartz clock quartz , in which all of the moving parts are visible through either the front of the watch, the back of the watch or a small cut outlining the dial. Some makers of mechanical skeleton watches and models include Patek Philippe & Co. Patek Philippe Skeleton Stauer 1779 and 1901 Skeleton Fossil, Inc. Fossil http www.fossil.com en US shop men watches mechanical watches.html?parent category rn 30016&departmentCategoryId 30001&Ns p msc0 0 p weight 0&N 0 Twist Swatch Orkina Skeleton Breguet watch Breguet Chenevard St hrling Original Corum watchmakers Corum Kudoke Kenneth Cole Productions Kenneth Cole Tissot Le Locle Armitron Orion Skeleton Sacom Eterna Oris watches Oris Seiko References Unreferenced date July 2010 reflist Category Watches Tech stub de Skelettuhr ... more details
Technos may refer to Technos watches , a watch brand established 1900 in Switzerland Techn s Japan , a defunct Japanese video game developer, 1981 1996 Techno Twins or The Technos, a 1980s British electronic music duo disambiguation fr Technos ... more details
the first watches under the names Zvezda Watches Zvezda , star and Pobeda Watches Pobeda , victory . The factory s own watches, sold under the brand name Raketa, first appeared in 1961 ... magnetic watches for use in case of a nuclear attack , as well as watches for the military. Mechanical Raketa watches produced in Petrodvorets were exported to many Eastern Bloc and communist countries ... Raketa was producing 4.5 million watches a year. Awards Gold medal at the World Leipzig Fair for the watch ... Wristwatches pocket watches watch for polar explorers watches for divers hours for the navy hours for the army watches for aviation chronographs. Swiss Specialists In 2009, the Petrodvorets Watch ... watches In 2010 the Petrodvorets Watch Factory Raketa, released a new, limited Temporary Collection ... more details
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