Substrate, watch
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WRIST WATCH/DIGITAL
- DATE
- 1973–1974
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2001.0097.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bowmar Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 10
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1,.5-.10 SUBSTRATE OF UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE (SYNTHETIC?)/.2-.3 SUBSTRATE IN SYNTHETIC MOUNT/.4 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
- 5.7 cm
- Width
- 1.8 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
-
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 DIVISION MANAGER FOR BOWMARCANADA WATCH PROJECT STARTED BY COMPANY CO-OWNER & PRESIDENT J.R. BEAL IN * - Function
-
SUPPORTING MATERIAL UPON WHICH ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS OF DIGITAL WATCH ARE FABRICATED. THESE EXAMPLES ILLUSTRATE DIFFERENT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. - Technical
-
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
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .2 GOLD "RTC-H2"/.3 GOLD "RTC-2H-12"/.6 GOLD "2L"/.7 GOLD "L1 W"/.8 GOLD "B 5"/.10 GOLD "1SS"
- Missing
- UNKNOWN
- Finish
- .1-.3,.6 BLACK & GOLD/.4 BLACK/.5,.8 GREEN & GOLD/.9 BEIGE & GOLD/.10 WHITE & GOLD
- Decoration
- N/A
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Bowmar Canada Ltd., Substrate, watch, circa 1973–1974, Artifact no. 2001.0097, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0097.001/
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