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Old 9 December 2013, 02:48 AM   #1
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Icon20 The Atomic Rolex. . .

Yup, you read that right!!

Rolex have made a patent application for an atomic wristwatch!!!
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Old 9 December 2013, 02:53 AM   #2
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Interesting
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Old 9 December 2013, 02:59 AM   #3
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Wow! Can't wait to see this in the future.
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Old 9 December 2013, 03:09 AM   #4
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Interesting is right, not sure how this would apply to a mechanical watch though.
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Old 9 December 2013, 03:33 AM   #5
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The U.S. patent application is under a first (non-final) rejection. All claims except a very narrow claim 14 have been rejected on prior art grounds. A response is due sometime between February, 2014 and May, 2014, depending on how much Rolex wants to pay for extensions of time. Unclear at this point how good this patent (if it even issues) will be.

Sorry, that's just my professional view coming to the fore.
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Old 9 December 2013, 06:13 AM   #6
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Interesting is right, not sure how this would apply to a mechanical watch though.
The oscillating rotor can also be used to charge battery source a la Seiko Kinetic.
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Old 9 December 2013, 04:24 AM   #7
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Does seem to point to an area of interest for Rolex corporate.
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Old 9 December 2013, 05:40 AM   #10
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A new glow in the dark option?
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Old 9 December 2013, 06:38 AM   #11
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Very cool
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