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·Having travelled on the Shinkansen when I was in Japan late last year, I marvelled at how smooth and efficient it was. I came across this excellent documentary on it and was surprised that the drivers still use pocket watches, albeit quartz ones.
The video clearly shows a Seiko Pocket watch at 7min 22sec:
They synchronised it with a master clock at HQ at the start of their shift:
The watch is then taken aboard and mounted in a special holder on the train's dashboard (11min 43sec):
Close up of the watch (18min 42sec):
Just wondering if any members here own one of these watches and can provide the reference number? Was it difficult to find? If it's a "service issued" piece, does it have any special stamps or engraving on the case back? Thanks in advance for your responses.
Another pocket watch featured in the documentary at 22min 43sec was this "Estonia". Don't know anything about it so would love to hear from those that do.
Edit: Unable to embed video into my post. Click on link to watch in YouTube.
The video clearly shows a Seiko Pocket watch at 7min 22sec:
They synchronised it with a master clock at HQ at the start of their shift:
The watch is then taken aboard and mounted in a special holder on the train's dashboard (11min 43sec):
Close up of the watch (18min 42sec):
Just wondering if any members here own one of these watches and can provide the reference number? Was it difficult to find? If it's a "service issued" piece, does it have any special stamps or engraving on the case back? Thanks in advance for your responses.
Another pocket watch featured in the documentary at 22min 43sec was this "Estonia". Don't know anything about it so would love to hear from those that do.
Edit: Unable to embed video into my post. Click on link to watch in YouTube.
