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An exception is Timex and Oris [5] [6] who in the 1960s produced fully jeweled pin-pallet watches. By 1980 inexpensive quartz watches took over the market for low-end watches which pin pallet watches had dominated, and production ceased. Quartz technology is gradually replacing the last uses of pin pallet movements in timers and alarm clocks.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. Type of clock A traditional wind-up (key-wound), mechanical spring-powered alarm clock An alarm clock or alarm is a clock that is designed to alert an individual or group of people at a specified time. The primary function of these clocks is to awaken people from their night's sleep or ...
Timex Group USA, Inc. (formerly known as Timex Corporation) is an American global watch manufacturing company founded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Waterbury, Connecticut. In 1944, the company became insolvent but was reformed into Timex Corporation .
Timex Datalink or Timex Data Link is a line of early smartwatches manufactured by Timex and is considered a wristwatch computer. [1] It is the first watch capable of downloading information wirelessly from a computer. [2] [3] As the name implies, datalink watches are capable of data transfer through linking with a computer. [4]
Talking alarm clock: Only a few IC's are needed to build a clock that really tells time. Lee Glinski: 54/5: May 1983 Car burglar alarm: An inexpensive form of insurance that can avert an automobile break-in. Edward W. Loxterkamp: 54/5: May 1983 VLF-HF passive antenna tuner: Another approach to optimizing reception at very-low frequencies. R. W ...
A modern LF radio-controlled clock. A radio clock or radio-controlled clock (RCC), and often colloquially (and incorrectly [1]) referred to as an "atomic clock", is a type of quartz clock or watch that is automatically synchronized to a time code transmitted by a radio transmitter connected to a time standard such as an atomic clock.
The following is a list of notable companies that produced, or currently produce clocks. Where known, the location of the company and the dates of clock manufacture follow the name. In some instances the "company" consisted of a single person.
Alarm Clock: Makes the watch vibrate at a specific time of day; Calculator: Allows basic calculations; Compass: A functional Compass app (only preinstalled on devices with supported sensors) Diamonds: A game, which is inspired by 2048. Flashlight: A simple flashlight app where the screen acts as a light source.