General Information

Serial #

731245

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

MACHINED STEEL WATCH CASE; STAINLESS STEEL BAND; SYNTHETIC CRYSTAL & PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.5 cm

Width

3.7 cm

Height

2.2 cm

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

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 DESIGN ENGINEER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL [SEE 2001.0098] IN 1973/74; MR. BEAL GAVE HIM THIS WATCH AS CHRISTMAS GIFT IN 1973.

Function

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING TIME, SMALL ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON STRAP AROUND WRIST.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY LED DIGITAL WATCH. DONOR BELIEVES THIS WATCH WAS ONE OF FIRST 25 BOWMAR WATCHES MADE. 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

.1 RAISED "Bowmar" ON STRAP; INCISED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE OF CASE READS "731245" & "14K GOLD ELECTROPLATED BEZEL; STAINLESS STEEL BACK; ASSEMBLED IN CANADA"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

METALLIC STRAP; METALLIC CASING WITH SOME GOLD SHOWING; RED CRYSTAL

Decoration

N/A