I've had it near a window for awhile.
But I flipped the expansion bracelet inside out, so the caseback was resting on the surface instead of the crystal.
Guess that was all that was needed.
I've had it near a window for awhile.
I will add a few additonal comments about this watch. I bought one a couple years ago, with a strap, for my wife who is visually impaired. It's a great no frills functional watch for the visually impaired. It syncs as good as my G-Shocks, and its hardy. Replaced battery once when it became hard to press buttons to activate the voice. I thought that might be end of it but a new batt was all it needed.TheJohnP wrote:Finally ready to share my entry!
However, I still need to take a pic of the movement. So note that I'll be updating this post.
Webster's Dictionary defines "quirky" as...
Just kidding, I'm not going there.
But I spent a good bit of time contemplating what would make a watch "special, weird, quirky or interesting."
I decided that looks, being subjective, was not where I wanted to focus my search. Rather what it does and how it does it would be where I felt there to be room to play.
After a good bit of time spent on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and of course Ebay, I found what I was looking for...
The On-Time Talking Atomic Watch.
Watch Make/Model//Reference: On-Time Talking Atomic Watch
Cost: $23.79 + $3.99 shipping
Purchase Listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/On-Time-Men-At ... 3482916511
What makes this watch special or unique:
- The Talking Atomic watch, well talks.
- It speaks both the time (hour & minute) and date (month, date, and year).
- You can also set a daily alarm or have it chime on the hour.
- Being Atomic, the watch receives radio signals from NIST in Ft. Collins, CO, so that will mean this could very well be my most accurate watch.
- There is no crown. All functions are accessed and set by four pushers at the 2, 4, 8, and 10 position. So there's also that unique aspect.
Specifications:
- The watch is an average 40mm in diameter.
- But is a bit of a chonk at 17mm thick.
- Lug width is 20mm and comes on a metal expansion bracelet.
- Lug to lug is 46mm
Movement:
The movement is listed as RATK2035-M1, with a symbol for B.A.T.
Only information I was able to uncover was from this Hungarian site - Makszy's View on Horology:
Main listing - http://www.mechanikus.hu/w_LATW.htm
Caliber page - http://www.mechanikus.hu/c_RATK2035M1.htm
All in all:
Much like the watch that [mention]Sporkboy[/mention] found, this is mostly geared to those who are visually impaired.
Although if you do have a visual impairment, this will be a difficult watch to set yourself if you can't receive the radio signal from the atomic clock.
And honestly, I have yet to get it to receive one since it arrived. Finally got it to receive a signal last night!
This is also not a watch to discreetly check time during a work meeting as it is fairly loud, even on a wrist.
However, if you find you need to keep your eyes affixed to something, say driving, and need to know the time, this will fit the bill.
It does look like a regular, cheap quartz watch. And that's kind of the point.
Looked for watch that wouldn't necessarily stand out if wearing it, but would provide the unusual when necessary.
And without further ado, here's the On-Time Atomic Watch in action:
Agreed. No crown on an analog watch is a definite quirk.Boourns wrote:Cool watch [mention]TheJohnP[/mention]. I feel like the lack of a crown is also an underrated quirk.
TheJohnP wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:18 pm Finally ready to share my entry!
However, I still need to take a pic of the movement. So note that I'll be updating this post.
Webster's Dictionary defines "quirky" as...
Just kidding, I'm not going there.
But I spent a good bit of time contemplating what would make a watch "special, weird, quirky or interesting."
I decided that looks, being subjective, was not where I wanted to focus my search. Rather what it does and how it does it would be where I felt there to be room to play.
After a good bit of time spent on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and of course Ebay, I found what I was looking for...
The On-Time Talking Atomic Watch.
Watch Make/Model//Reference: On-Time Talking Atomic Watch
Cost: $23.79 + $3.99 shipping
Purchase Listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/On-Time-Men-At ... 3482916511
What makes this watch special or unique:
- The Talking Atomic watch, well talks.
- It speaks both the time (hour & minute) and date (month, date, and year).
- You can also set a daily alarm or have it chime on the hour.
- Being Atomic, the watch receives radio signals from NIST in Ft. Collins, CO, so that will mean this could very well be my most accurate watch.
- There is no crown. All functions are accessed and set by four pushers at the 2, 4, 8, and 10 position. So there's also that unique aspect.
Specifications:
- The watch is an average 40mm in diameter.
- But is a bit of a chonk at 17mm thick.
- Lug width is 20mm and comes on a metal expansion bracelet.
- Lug to lug is 46mm
Movement:
The movement is listed as RATK2035-M1, with a symbol for B.A.T.
Only information I was able to uncover was from this Hungarian site - Makszy's View on Horology:
Main listing - http://www.mechanikus.hu/w_LATW.htm
Caliber page - http://www.mechanikus.hu/c_RATK2035M1.htm
All in all:
Much like the watch that @Sporkboy found, this is mostly geared to those who are visually impaired.
Although if you do have a visual impairment, this will be a difficult watch to set yourself if you can't receive the radio signal from the atomic clock.
And honestly, I have yet to get it to receive one since it arrived. Finally got it to receive a signal last night!
This is also not a watch to discreetly check time during a work meeting as it is fairly loud, even on a wrist.
However, if you find you need to keep your eyes affixed to something, say driving, and need to know the time, this will fit the bill.
It does look like a regular, cheap quartz watch. And that's kind of the point.
Looked for watch that wouldn't necessarily stand out if wearing it, but would provide the unusual when necessary.
And without further ado, here's the On-Time Atomic Watch in action:
On a watch for those with poor vision, lume that strong is definitely a quirk. Probably just got off the shelf hands that happened to be lumed, but it is still funny.TheJohnP wrote:TheJohnP wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:18 pm Finally ready to share my entry!
However, I still need to take a pic of the movement. So note that I'll be updating this post.
Webster's Dictionary defines "quirky" as...
Just kidding, I'm not going there.
But I spent a good bit of time contemplating what would make a watch "special, weird, quirky or interesting."
I decided that looks, being subjective, was not where I wanted to focus my search. Rather what it does and how it does it would be where I felt there to be room to play.
After a good bit of time spent on Amazon, Etsy, AliExpress, and of course Ebay, I found what I was looking for...
The On-Time Talking Atomic Watch.
Watch Make/Model//Reference: On-Time Talking Atomic Watch
Cost: $23.79 + $3.99 shipping
Purchase Listing: https://www.ebay.com/itm/On-Time-Men-At ... 3482916511
What makes this watch special or unique:
- The Talking Atomic watch, well talks.
- It speaks both the time (hour & minute) and date (month, date, and year).
- You can also set a daily alarm or have it chime on the hour.
- Being Atomic, the watch receives radio signals from NIST in Ft. Collins, CO, so that will mean this could very well be my most accurate watch.
- There is no crown. All functions are accessed and set by four pushers at the 2, 4, 8, and 10 position. So there's also that unique aspect.
Specifications:
- The watch is an average 40mm in diameter.
- But is a bit of a chonk at 17mm thick.
- Lug width is 20mm and comes on a metal expansion bracelet.
- Lug to lug is 46mm
Movement:
The movement is listed as RATK2035-M1, with a symbol for B.A.T.
Only information I was able to uncover was from this Hungarian site - Makszy's View on Horology:
Main listing - http://www.mechanikus.hu/w_LATW.htm
Caliber page - http://www.mechanikus.hu/c_RATK2035M1.htm
All in all:
Much like the watch that @Sporkboy found, this is mostly geared to those who are visually impaired.
Although if you do have a visual impairment, this will be a difficult watch to set yourself if you can't receive the radio signal from the atomic clock.
And honestly, I have yet to get it to receive one since it arrived. Finally got it to receive a signal last night!
This is also not a watch to discreetly check time during a work meeting as it is fairly loud, even on a wrist.
However, if you find you need to keep your eyes affixed to something, say driving, and need to know the time, this will fit the bill.
It does look like a regular, cheap quartz watch. And that's kind of the point.
Looked for watch that wouldn't necessarily stand out if wearing it, but would provide the unusual when necessary.
And without further ado, here's the On-Time Atomic Watch in action:
And unexpected lume!
Rabirnie wrote:Hey guys, I will have my entry up later today. In the process of typing it up! Tons of great entries and stories so far.
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Hahaha I was waiting for someone to call me out for not posting my entry yet! I’m going to use that same gif when my coworkers are online and available but not responding to my emails/Teams chats.pdsf wrote:Rabirnie wrote:Hey guys, I will have my entry up later today. In the process of typing it up! Tons of great entries and stories so far.
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J/K Do what you need to do. I am sure this is not a top priority given the current challenges and changes in daily living. I just found an excuse to post a funny gif.
Makes perfect sense to me! Great entries. I love the shake-and-rattle-ness of the first one (and all the best things were born in the 70s, right?! Ahemmm) and who doesn't want a tank and 2 seconds hands!! The last one alone makes it super cool.
Haha, we use Teams as well. There is no escapin'. As everyone at my company needs to work from home now, we have been told to use video calls (vs audio only). I work remotely anyway, so I am used to audio calls with team members, but now I have to shave and fix my hair daily. Argh.
Teams is a mess b/c Microsoft offers no way to throttle the bandwidth...eats up e network. We have had to go back to Skype to balance all the extra traffic.pdsf wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:48 pmHaha, we use Teams as well. There is no escapin'. As everyone at my company needs to work from home now, we have been told to use video calls (vs audio only). I work remotely anyway, so I am used to audio calls with team members, but now I have to shave and fix my hair daily. Argh.