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Saturday, February 27, 2016
Vostok 2612.1 Mech Alarm
Friday, February 26, 2016
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Poljot President TY2940 mechanical chrono
My Poljot President automatic mechanical chronograph with the TY2940 (ST1940) inside.
My daily worn watch for over two years, and now I am retiring it due to a worn-out strap (which was never the best part) I replace it with my Strela 3133 as a daily wearer.
My daily worn watch for over two years, and now I am retiring it due to a worn-out strap (which was never the best part) I replace it with my Strela 3133 as a daily wearer.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Electronika 5 29367
Electronika 5 29367 digital watch ca. 2000.
Has an alarm signal, an hourly chime and also plays two melodies - Turkish March by Mozart and A. Griboedov's Waltz, the latter being available also in a truncated form for use as an hourly signal on the hour.
They don't make them like that anymore.
Has an alarm signal, an hourly chime and also plays two melodies - Turkish March by Mozart and A. Griboedov's Waltz, the latter being available also in a truncated form for use as an hourly signal on the hour.
They don't make them like that anymore.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
VreMax: Electronika x 8
Fixed photos in this post as they were no shows.
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What have we here. Actually, Electronika ChN-54, Electronika 77A chrome and gold-toned, ChN-04, ChN-01, Electronika ChN-55, Electronika 5 and Kamerton 65.
VreMax: Electronika: Some of my Electronika watches from Belarus. Not all of them, mind you, only 8 - a small part of my collection of Electronika watches, only...
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Some of my Electronika watches from Belarus. Not all of them, mind you, only 8 - a small part of my collection of Electronika watches, only those that I bothered to fit with bracelets. Bracelets are both Chinese stainless steel and Vitebsk bracelets (not ss).
For a bigger picture, click this link, when picture opens click once more on photo for a still bigger picture.
Old-school electronic watches is what I like and am going to do a series of posts on them soon.
Friday, February 19, 2016
BBC News - Omega Seamaster 300 watch worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond sells for £92,500
Some watch related news
BBC News - James Bond Aston Martin DB10 Spectre car sold for £2.4m
An Omega Seamaster 300 watch worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond was bought for £92,500
BBC News - James Bond Aston Martin DB10 Spectre car sold for £2.4m
An Omega Seamaster 300 watch worn by Daniel Craig as James Bond was bought for £92,500
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Soapbox photos: Winter Ducks at Moscow Zoo
From my photo blog.
Ducks in February 2016 at Moscow Zoo with a view on the Kudrinskaya Ploschad Stalin Skyscraper.
Soapbox photos: Winter Ducks at Moscow Zoo: Ducks in February 2016 at Moscow Zoo with a view on the Kudrinskaya Ploschad Stalin Skyscraper.
Ducks in February 2016 at Moscow Zoo with a view on the Kudrinskaya Ploschad Stalin Skyscraper.
Soapbox photos: Winter Ducks at Moscow Zoo: Ducks in February 2016 at Moscow Zoo with a view on the Kudrinskaya Ploschad Stalin Skyscraper.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Monday, February 8, 2016
Chinese Year of the Monkey
China Radio International English has a dedicated page here.
Also, here is CRI's survey for on China's Top Annual Political Gatherings.
Also, here is CRI's survey for on China's Top Annual Political Gatherings.
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
VreMax: Leader 10 Digital Wristwatch
Re-uploaded the photos in this post, which were not showing due to having been previously uploaded to some (now) malfunctioning photo hosting website.
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VreMax: Leader 10 Digital Wristwatch: A Leader 10 old-school digital watch from Belarus... Actually it's from my collection but is made in Belarus by the Kamerton factory lo...
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VreMax: Leader 10 Digital Wristwatch: A Leader 10 old-school digital watch from Belarus... Actually it's from my collection but is made in Belarus by the Kamerton factory lo...
A Leader 10 old-school digital watch from Belarus... Actually it's from my collection but is made in Belarus by the Kamerton factory located in the city of Pinsk. In fact, it is none other than the Electronika 5-29367 in disguise, i.e. with a new name and on a wrist strap, whereas straightforward Electronikas were mainly attached to bracelets, stainless steel or not so stainless.
So, Leader 10 (Лидер 10), bought by me for my collection for RUB 400 which is about US$13 in the month of February in 2012 -- almost two years back.
So, Leader 10 (Лидер 10), bought by me for my collection for RUB 400 which is about US$13 in the month of February in 2012 -- almost two years back.
It shows time -- hours, minutes and seconds, date, weekday, has a stopwatch, an alarm, an hourly chime/signal, plays two simple melodies which can also be used to sound the alarm or, somewhat truncated, for the hourly signal.
Some interesting points about this watch. You can turn off display indication -- you use button one (upper right), press and hold for two seconds -- with the display turned off the watch continues to work, the hourly chime and the alarm are sounded if turned on. This function harkens back to the early days of digital watches when, in fact, you had to press a button to bring up time indication. No Casios or Seikos have anything similar. Apparently this function allows you to conserve some power and make the battery serve longer. As far as I know no-one has yet tested how effective this function is. But it is a thirsty watch; it likes its (electrical) juice and is the fastest to drain the battery of all Electronika watches in my collection, usually in about a year, faster with chimes and alarms on.
Some interesting points about this watch. You can turn off display indication -- you use button one (upper right), press and hold for two seconds -- with the display turned off the watch continues to work, the hourly chime and the alarm are sounded if turned on. This function harkens back to the early days of digital watches when, in fact, you had to press a button to bring up time indication. No Casios or Seikos have anything similar. Apparently this function allows you to conserve some power and make the battery serve longer. As far as I know no-one has yet tested how effective this function is. But it is a thirsty watch; it likes its (electrical) juice and is the fastest to drain the battery of all Electronika watches in my collection, usually in about a year, faster with chimes and alarms on.
Also interesting is that many operating modes and functions in this watch are activated not just by pressing buttons but by pressing and HOLDING them for 2 seconds.
The watch uses a curious method for turning on the hourly signal -- you just press button three (just pressing not holding this time) (lower left) and the indication switches between showing seconds and the date. When the date is shown on the display in normal time mode, the hourly signal is off, but when the seconds are on the display, the hourly signal is on. The hourly signal can just be a beep sequence or an initial fragment of one of the two melodies that the watch can play.
The watch uses a curious method for turning on the hourly signal -- you just press button three (just pressing not holding this time) (lower left) and the indication switches between showing seconds and the date. When the date is shown on the display in normal time mode, the hourly signal is off, but when the seconds are on the display, the hourly signal is on. The hourly signal can just be a beep sequence or an initial fragment of one of the two melodies that the watch can play.
It so happens that the battery has run flat and it's now time for a battery replacement job. The back is a snap-on (pressed) back, you pry it open gently with something, like, a screwdriver or a pocket knife blade.
Under the upper case back there is another flat back which is pressed on by the upper case back to the module and holds it where it should be in the watch. Underneath is some sort of a basic rubber seal.
The battery is in its place, just move the contact leaf away to get it out or to install a new one, no need to remove the little screw.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Moscow Grand Mosque
Here is another Moscow landmark in my recent photos (taken on Jan 31, 2016) - the Grand Mosque of Moscow.
There it is between those buildings across the street.
I think it was recently renovated.
Panorama
Other views nearby.
There it is between those buildings across the street.
The Grand Mosque is very old. Not the oldest building in town of course but still old being built in like 1904 or 1905.
I think it was recently renovated.
Panorama
Other views nearby.
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Souvenir Shop Window at Arbat in Moscow
Souvenir shop window at Arbat in Moscow.
Sec of State John Kerry was here too (at a different shop nearby) late last year (2015), I think.
What do we see here? A ship cabin clock Vostok 5-ChM (look it up right here on my blog), a tank clock, various photo- and cine- articles, an SVT and a PPSh, etc.
Sec of State John Kerry was here too (at a different shop nearby) late last year (2015), I think.
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