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Seiko's spring drive

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Toronto, 2017.11.21

I've been chatting with a colleague about Seiko's spring drive watches - apparently they use both mechanical and quartz components. When I told my friend about it on Friday, I wasn't sure I had it right. Having since watched a video on the subject, I'm somewhat more sure. What a system!

rand()m quote

Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.

—Sigmund Freud