Table watches – features of quartz, mechanical and electronic devices, watch design

The clock has existed for more than one thousand years and all this time they help people determine the current time. Sunny, water, sand, fire – at different times they were popular. Particularly popular are the table watch that have their own characteristics.

Types of desktop watches

The first home hours were unright and intended for placement only on the wall. For their manufacture, iron was used, later brass, and in their design they resembled tower chimes. The first spring bronze mechanism, half a meter, appeared about half a meter in about 1430. It was a desktop watch made for the Burgundian Duke of Philip Dobro. By the end of the XVI century. The mechanism began to be covered in a case resembling a medieval tower.

Such watches were equipped with only one arrow, but they had two dials – one ordinary, to specify the time, and the second for the alarm plant. Currently, there are a lot of varieties that differ in:

1. Measurement mechanism. It can be mechanical, quartz, atomic and others. Table digital clocks are especially popular. We are talking about a modern electronic version.
2. Size.
3. Design. On sale you can find products of the most bizarre forms and outlines. It is possible to choose a watch as a gift, given the kind of human activity, his hobbies and hobbies. For example, a bicycle collector to present a product in the form of this vehicle, and a sailor in the form of an helm of a ship.
4. Functionality. The clock can be equipped with a thermometer, calendar, temperature determination function, and so on.
5. Specializedfor example, “speaking” for the blind.

Quartz table clock

They have an electron-mechanical structure that works according to the principle of the piezoelectric effect. Here, a quartz crystal is used as a vibration system. Such a mechanism requires adjustment twice a year, because over time the mineral is aging. An electronic clock is the same type of quartz, but the concept itself is applied only to an electromechanical watch.

Due to the commitment of Swiss manufacturers to the old traditions of manufacture in the second half of the 20th century. There was a “quartz crisis”, which led to a fall in demand for elite products from this country. After 20 years, they managed to regain their former glory and its devices, among which the desktop clods clock began to lead the market again. The quartz mechanism does not need the factory, but it requires periodic replacement of the battery.

Mechanical desktop watches

This type of desktop is equipped with an engine, in the role of which is a spring or a weight. It sets in motion under the influence of the trigger, and thanks to the regulator, you can configure the accuracy of the stroke. The first hours of table classic depended on their own position in space and ambient temperature. Scientists were able to reduce this influence to zero by applying special alloys. Both then and in modern years, mechanical table hours continue to be popular. They have become a symbol of traditions and prestige, inviolability of old foundations.

Electronic desktop watches

It is difficult to imagine the life of a modern person without all kinds of gadgets and electronic assistants. “Smart” devices are present in the houses of most people, significantly facilitating life and conditions of existence. Electronic Electronic Small Small Digital Digital Small Smalls from those devices that help in the correct organization of their daily routine, the management of time management. As a rule, they are equipped with a number of additional functions:

• calendar;
• radio;
• voice function of management;
• projection;
• second pointer;
• hygrometer, weather station and others.

The design of such desktop watches is amazing. They can be made both in a modern style and imitate old products of past years. For example, table wooden watches standing on a bedside table, upon closer examination, turn out to be only an imitation of natural material. The combination of a sort of raid of antiquity and modern spirit looks incredibly original and expensive.

How to choose a table watch?

It is clear that such a device is planned to be installed somewhere on a shelf or bedside table near the bed. The variety of sizes, forms and options can confuse even the person’s most sophisticated in these matters, so you should pay attention to:

1. Measurement mechanism. Mechanical is inferior to quartz and electronic varieties in accuracy of the course, but they are the most reliable and can last more than a dozen years.
2. Dimensions. If a clock with a small dial will stand far from the bed on the shelf of the cabinet, that is, the risk of not considering the specified time. It is necessary to take into account this nuance when choosing.
3. Method of nutrition. Electronic watch tables on batteries will fail from time to time, demanding a replacement of a galvanic element. It is good if the device can operate from the network, and if the power is turned off, draw it from the battery.
4. Type of dial. Someone is closer to an enduring classic with Arabic or Roman numerals, and someone prefers to admire the electronic display.
5. Design. This is an individual criterion, largely determined by the style of the room and the taste of the owner.
6. Functional. Some people have enough an alarm clock, and someone is looking for a product with wider opportunities, for example, LED energy-saving lighting. On sale you can find options with a light projector displaying time on the ceiling or wall.

The shape of the desktop watches

The clock standing on the table or bedside table can have a variety of forms:

1. People, animals, birds. In the famous Empire style, many French elite table hours depicting ancient Greek and other gods are made.



2. Faberge eggs. What are products with a motionless arrow and a moving dial.



3. Vehicles, anchors, storms of the ship and so on. Such hours on the shelf are particularly popular with collectors.

Table clock functions

As already mentioned, the clock on the nightstand can be equipped with a variety of additional options:

1. The calendar showing the time of the year and the day of the week.
2. An alarm clock, including the radio. At the signal, the device will automatically turn on the favorite station.
3. Sleep timer. After a given period of time, the clock will turn off the radio, and it will not work at night.
4. Light projector. He displays information about the current time on the ceiling or wall.
5. Lamp. This device combines a lamp and a clock.
6. Temperature. You can find out the data both in the room and “overboard.”
7. Remote control, for example, cotton.
8. The possibility of correlation with a smartphone, equipping the Bluetooth function, use as a charger.

Table watch rating

It includes electronic models that differ in functionality:

1. VST watch. The products of this brand are becoming more famous, and all thanks to a stylish modern design, comfortable legs that allows you to place the mechanism on any surface. The products are simple and easy to handle, and the price is available to most users.



2. Assistant watch. In the arsenal of this well -known brand there are both expensive bronze table hours worthy of even the most exquisite and luxurious interior, and modern electronic gadgets, which, in addition to the calendar, time of counting time, internal temperature and an alarm clock, can act as a stand for clerical products.



3. Bvitech watch. Users note the high quality of the assembly, the absence of knowingly unnecessary functions. Small sizes, laconic design – this is what distinguishes the products of this brand. Of the additional options, you can distinguish the LED backlight system, the signal repetition option, the ability to power both from the network and batteries.

Unusual desktop watches

For everyone, this concept, for example, someone is delighted with modern options, and for someone originality is design. Looking for an unusual clock on the table, you should pay attention to:

1. The model, in the creation of which was contributed by the famous artist Salvador Dali. His painting “The Exciting Time” laid the foundation for the manufacture of a watch of the same soft “plasticine” shape. They can both stand on a special stand and hang on the shelf.



2. Watch in the form of a musical installation. Such a gift will be appreciated by a music lover.



3. A clock in the form of a retro car. They can supplement the extensive collection of the bestowed or take an honorable place on the cabinet shelf.

Watch-radio

Such a mechanism combines several devices – a clock, an alarm, radio and much more. This is a multifunctional device that is very popular. Table electronic digital hours at the set time activate any musical radio station. This receiver functions in a wide frequency range and can even support various carriers. The presence of a docking station simplifies the charging process and allows you to connect the system with the iPhone or iPod player.

Projection watch

An increasing number of users choose this variety, especially if you have to often wake up at night, for example, get up to a small child. To find out the time, you have to go up and approach the clock, but this model provides an opportunity to stay in bed, because all the information you are interested in can be found only by looking at the ceiling or wall. The original desktop watches do not bother their eyes, because they produce a dim light, but at the same time the numbers are clearly and distinctly visible.

Watch-light

The variety of such models is simply amazing. Moreover, on sale you can find both classic table lamps with built -in hours, and products familiar to the walkers, but at the same time they emit a weak and comfortable glow for the eyes. What everyone decides to choose for himself. The backlight with backlight can be equipped with LEDs, fluorescent lamps and other elements that emit glows. In this case, only arrows and dial, as well as the entire device as a whole, can be illuminated.

Desktop design

As already mentioned, the appearance of the product can be very different:

1. Beautiful table clocks with ornate forms and patterns will perfectly fit into the classic interior.



2. For design in the high-tech or industrial style, you can choose a more modern option, combining the brilliance of metal and space motive.



3. A product made in the form of a candlestick.

Interior desktop watches

We are talking about devices suitable for the interior of a particular room:

1. The table hours for the kitchen are often performed in the form of a variety of foods, fruits and vegetables, but not necessarily. Laconic electronic walkers, stylized under a tree, will look simple, but expensive.



2. Standing in the most honorable and prominent place in the living room, they are the highlight of the interior, a reflection of the taste of its owner. Ancient walkers are the best suited to the classic interior of this room.



3. Among the form, color, texture, material, you can always choose an option to your liking, combining with the situation, complementing the design and even in some ways reflect the character of a person living in the house, his addiction, habits, daily routine. A stylish alarm clock in a metal case fits perfectly into the interior of the bedroom.