There are all kinds of companies now making mechanical watches again. There are probably 50 brands of automatic wristwatches available today, $50 and up. Seems like a lot of people have gotten tired of changing batteries all the time.
-- graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" ----------------------------------- Paul Stenquist wrote: > Other than Rolex. Still the perpetual movement, no electronics. > Paul > On Aug 27, 2006, at 10:02 PM, George Sinos wrote: > >> Reminds me of what happened to watches in the 1970's. >> >> See you later, gs >> <http://georgesphotos.net> >> >> On 8/27/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Douglas Newman wrote: >>> >>> My thoughts exactly. They've replaced the ultra-precise, >>> very-limited-production, mechanical internals of a Leica with >>> electronics that are essentially a mass-production product. >>> -- >>> Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia >>> www.robertstech.com >>> 412-687-2835 >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
