Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] mechanical watches
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 18:50:42 EDT

In a message dated 9/15/00 9:24:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
summarex@yahoo.com writes:

<< Hi
 The Kinematic is a Quartz watch with a capacitor or battery that gets 
recharged
 by a little generator that's turned with wrist movement. Like all quartz 
watches, it is
 impervious
 to position.  It's a great idea, Quartz accuracy without battery dependency. 
Bout time.
 Javier
  >>

Best antidote to that uncomfortable phenomenon of having the watches fall 
apart when one attempts to change batteries.  Been known to happen.  
Frequently.

Joe Sobel

Replies: Reply from Javier Perez <summarex@yahoo.com> (Re: [Leica] mechanical watches)