Seiko has applied for a US patent for a thermocompensated GPS watch.
This is denoted Fujisawa (2024), PDF atttached..
Her…
Continue readingVintage Longines Conquest Quartz from 70s and 80s
I posted a version of this on the Longines forum, then I figured this one might know more about this niche line-up.
I would like to start a discussion about the old Longines quartz integrated bracelet models from the 70s and 80s (and possibly early 90…
Continue readingFashion website Jamais Vulgaire article on HAQ
JV is a francophone-centered fashion website, covering men's clothes, shoes and accessories including watches.
They offered up an English-language HAQ article on May 20:
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Continue readingCredor / Grand Seiko 8J movements – what method do they use?
Can't seem to find info on this on the forum, maybe just am not searching correctly. Would love some info on this, thanks!
Continue readingSeiko Epson’s single-package TCXO circuit block
Seiko Epson’s cal. 9RA in 2020 marked the introduction of a single package or ‘chip’ that included an XO, IC and temperature sensor within a vacuum.
The chip in the 20 spy rated cal. 9RB2
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Continue readingA little fun prompting AI about HAQ
I tried a handful of vendors
A. OPENAI
I asked basic ChatGPT, "Can you summarize the High Accuracy Quartz forum on watchuseek?"
Response:
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Continue readingMy HAQ watch
Some years ago I acquired a Hamilton XC Chronometer complete with the COSC certificate. I occasionally check this watch to the Colorado NIST time signal and always find it hasn't gained or lost even a second. I have mechanical chronometers that …
Continue readingDependability of the Citizen “The Citizen”
Considering getting a Citizen Chronomaster or The Citizen. But, I am concerned about what might happen, even if unlikely, if the watch needs some type of repair or parts replaced. I don't want to be required to send the watch back to Japan. Any…
Continue readingTaking stock of Grand Seiko’s quartz intentions
In a June 2024 Horobox interview (video link), Seiko Watch Corp. boss Akio Naito was asked, "What do you think of the [GS] quartz calibers? What is the positioning in the market? What are you expecting in the future?"
Naito:
"Actually,…
Continue readingHAQ Field/Military/Tool options…
So I've been looking for a field/military/tool watch option.
For reference, if my Citizen Promaster Tough (BN0118-04E) had a HAQ movement, I'd be done. But it doesn't, so here I am.
The two pieces that popped out for me were the Marath…
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