Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] mechanical watches
From: Krechtz@aol.com
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 20:07:52 EDT
 
In a message dated 9/16/00 2:33:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tdschofield@email.msn.com writes:

<< If they could patent the first successful perpetual motion machine they
 could have unlimited R& D budgets so no one would claim they were being
 cheated when someone has fun with an historical re-issue!  Now, you
 physicists out there, which law of thermodynamics comes into play?
  >>

Have you ever seen a LeCoultre Atmos clock?  It runs perpetually on 
variations in barometric pressure.  No, seriously, it really does.

Joe Sobel