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AustinCambridge
·What behavior do you as see as the battery gets low? Is it possible it could run a bit fast (minute or two in a day) as you get to end of life? Or just runs fine until it stops?
Thanks!
Thanks!
Accutron 214 Astronaut
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Waltesefalcon
·Just set my Astronaut back this morning and noticed that since I changed the battery back I March it was a whopping 36 seconds off from the Naval observatory. Rob Berkavicius sure knows his stuff when it comes to servicing these.
@AustinCambridge my 214s usually go about a year between battery changes, and when it goes down they tend to just quit running.
@AustinCambridge my 214s usually go about a year between battery changes, and when it goes down they tend to just quit running.
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AustinCambridge
·Just set my Astronaut back this morning and noticed that since I changed the battery back I March it was a whopping 36 seconds off from the Naval observatory. Rob Berkavicius sure knows his stuff when it comes to servicing these.
@AustinCambridge my 214s usually go about a year between battery changes, and when it goes down they tend to just quit running.
Thank you, that’s helpful.
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bobbee
·An interesting article from September 1962 issue of the American Horologist and Jeweller.
Same image I posted earlier of the watch, but the article about a late July Bulova meeting mentions the dial of the Astronaut is luminous.
In the close-up, there is faint lettering below 12 o'clock.
Same image I posted earlier of the watch, but the article about a late July Bulova meeting mentions the dial of the Astronaut is luminous.
In the close-up, there is faint lettering below 12 o'clock.
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Walrus
·I know there are several threads about the astronaut and comrade pdx is very knowledgeable and thinks this one is original. As I wrote in another thread I picked it up for 75 bucks at a watch store. He has a number of other tuning forks including a gold one I might pick up now that I know where to repair them. I’m just a little suspicious although this is not a rare more coveted early 1960’s it’s a 67 (no original bracelet) but I’m not sure it should be in this good of shape so I’m questioning it’s originality. I’d like to see it under a UV lamp. I’m not saying it’s NOS just curious what people more knowledgeable than myself think of my new to me astronaut. A new battery and it was running damn near spot on but I left the timing paper in my car.
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Walrus
·Sorry don’t know why pics are flipping. I’m trying to get closer to the dial but having trouble focusing. I had kind of an annoying day I think I lack patience
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Walrus
·Here is straight on a little closer up. By my comparisons online it seems ok
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Waltesefalcon
·Yours looks like an honest example to me. Here are some of my 63 Astronaut.
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Walrus
·That is a really nice earlier one you have
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SpeedyPhill
·AFAIK it was only added on the S901-E version of the aluminized outer layer David Clark pressure suit !
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Timecollector
·M6 Astro K with the Complete Backstory including the book he wrote about the U2.
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Waltesefalcon
·Well holy shit, that is cool!
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·Well holy shit, that is cool!
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