Boasting an internal cesium atomic clock thats claimed to be accurate to one second over 1,000 years, the cesium 3. Selfcontained atomic clock watch may be worlds first. The cesium 3 is reportedly accurate to one second per thousand years. Maybe in a couple of years someone will manage to produce a reasonable sized cesium wristwatch, possibly with a decent battery life, and nice looking too. Temporal variation of cesium isotope concentrations and. Later in 2014, american watch company bathys hawaii will sell the cesium 3. Solventfree, catalystfree way to produce alkali metal.
Selfcontained atomic clock watch may be worlds first cnet. Bathys cesium 3 atomic clock watch now on kickstarter. The sands took up and retained radioactive cesium originating from the disaster in 2011 and have been slowly releasing it back to the ocean. This means that the bathys cesium 3 would be the worlds most accurate wristwatch, only losing up to a single second every 1,000 years. So yes, the upcoming bathys cesium 3 timepiece doesnt fit in with the theme of the brand, but it will be designed to fit in. Well, one now at the time of this writing the bathys lunar level is all snapped up.
The cesium 3 atomic wristwatch heads to kickstarter. Ive downloaded an app, clocksync, to my android phone that syncs. Worlds first atomic wristwatch comes to kickstarter cnet. Cesium 3, a timepiece with a selfcontained cesium atomic clock. Msds cesium, caesium, cesium3, c22, cabo4505 cesium. Youre probably seen a socalled atomic watch, which is actually a simple quartz watch that sets itself by synching with a distant atomic clock via satellite or terrestrial radio signals. Hawaiian surfer lifestyle watch brand bathys hawaii would suddenly work on developing an atomic clock wristwatch what. But now bathys hawaii, a maker of higherend divers and sports watches, has built an atomic watch you can wear on. If bathys wants to go a bit overboard, they can even make the cesium 3 watch into not only a reference clock for ones entire watch collection, but also a tool one can use to measure the accuracy of other timing devices. What may be the strangest wristwatch ever has surfaced from a company called bathys hawaii and. Cesium 3 definition is an isotope of cesium used especially in atomic clocks and one of whose atomic transitions is used as a scientific time standard.
Which of course is expensive in the scheme of electronic watches, but not much at all in the scheme of the larger luxury watch market. In 20 bathys hawaii introduced their cesium 3 atomic watch the first watch to keep. Bathys hawaiis cesium 3 atomic watch a smaller model is on its way. The cesium 3 this watch is highly contradictory if you use the present moon phase movement as your base. The cesium 3 from bathys hawaii is the worlds first true atomic wristwatch. Bathys hawaii cesium 3 atomic wristwatch debuts slashgear. Introducing the bathys cesium 3, the first true atomic. The worlds first true atomic wristwatch the cesium 3 by john. Worlds first atomic wristwatch comes to kickstarter.
Bathys cesium 3 atomic clock wrist watch accurate to a second. Bathys hawaii creates worlds most accurate wristwatch. Inside the bathys cesium 3 is a ronda 509 quartz movement that has been fitted with a csac chip sized atomic clock chip to act as the. Introducing the bathys cesium 3, the first true atomic clock wristwatch. This means that the bathys cesium 3 would be the worlds most accurate wristwatch, only losing up to a. By utilizing a genuine internal cesium atomic clock, we have created the first. The cesium 3 is the worlds first true atomic wristwatch techspot.
Cesium 3 is the element most commonly chosen for atomic clocks. The history of watches began in 16th century europe, where watches evolved from portable. Bathys hawaii unveils a prototype watch that contains its own atomic clock. John patterson, owner of bathys hawaii, claims the watch is accurate to one second over the course of 1,000 years. Scientists find new source of radioactivity from fukushima. The watch is accurate to a second in a thousand years but the moon phase is inaccurate and within three years or less is a full day off. Bathys initially promised to produced 20 or so cesium 3 atomic watches but that number may increase based on demand. Bathys cesium 3 is in the middle of being perfected for eventual production and it is a work in progress at this point. What needs to be done is perfecting a case, finding the right batteries, and actually figuring out what all the functions will be. Ok, interesting work, but i cant really look at that thing. Bathys cesium 3 atomic clock wrist watch accurate to a. Tuna caught off california carry radiation from japan. Introducing the bathys cesium 3, the first true atomic clock. Cas 7440462 cesium, caesium, cesium3, c22, cabo4505 cesium, metal msds toxicity property.
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