General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CIRCUIT BOARD & COMPONENTS; ALUMINUM SUPPORT & PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length

10.1 cm

Width

5.2 cm

Height

2.4 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Horology

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bowmar

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1970'S

Canada

TEST INSTRUMENT DESIGNED BY DONOR & USED IN DEVELOPMENT & MFR. OF CANADIAN MADE LED DIGITAL WATCH. BOWMAR WAS PIONEER IN LED CLOCKS, CALCULATORS ETC. & TURNED IN1973 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.

Function

TEST EQUIPMENT IN FORM OF ANTENNA FOR CHECKING & SETTING THE OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY OF DIGITAL WATCHES. COMPLETED WATCH SUBSTRATE (LIKE.2) IS PLACED ON ROUND ALUMINUM SUPPORT TO CHECK FREQUENCY AS DETERMINED BY RADIO FREQUENCIES EMITTED BY CMOS CHIP.

Technical

SPECIALIZED TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED FOR MFR. 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 BLACK LETTERING READING "RAONIX"

Missing

REQUIRES METER & BATTERY TO BE OPERATIONAL

Finish

GREEN CIRCUIT BOARD; BRUSHED ALUMINUM; MULTICOLOURED COMPONENTS

Decoration

N/A