Watch, wrist
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DIGITAL/MENS
- DATE
- 1973–1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0093.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bowmar Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CASING, BEZEL, STRAP; SYNTHETIC CRYSTAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.7 cm
- Width
- 3.6 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- 2.6 cm
- 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 DIVISION MANAGER FOR BOWMAR CANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL IN 1973/74 [SEE 2001.0098]. - Function
-
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDICATING TIME, SMALL ENOUGH TO BE WORN ON STRAP AROUND WRIST. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE 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 LETTERING ON CASE BACK READING "14K GOLD ELECTROPLATED BEZEL/ STAINLESS STEEL BACK" & "000001"; RAISED LETTERING READING "Bowmar" ON STRAP; GOLD LETTERING ON CRYSTAL READING "Bowmar"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- GOLD FILLED EXTERIOR; RED CRYSTAL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bowmar Canada Ltd., Watch, wrist, circa 1973–1974, Artifact no. 2001.0093, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0093.001/
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