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