Chronometer - Revision history

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	The timepieces would later see use during the [[Arcta]] expedition, where they were used to keep pace with their schedule, as the Fleet was forced to resume its journey regardless of the mission's outcome {{OS\|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I\|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}.		The timepieces would later see use during the [[Arcta]] expedition, where they were used to keep pace with their schedule, as the Fleet was forced to resume its journey regardless of the mission's outcome {{OS\|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I\|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}.
			[[File:TOS - MOTRS - Tigh's Compuchron Watch.jpg\|thumb\|{{TOS\|Tigh}} with his watch and wedding band as he retrieves the slain [[Ortega]]'s [[laser pistol]] {{OS\|Murder on the Rising Star}}.]]

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			[[File:Colonial timepiece.jpg\|thumb\|Close-up of the chronometer's watch face, featuring the calculator functionality {{OS\|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}.]]
	The '''chronometer''' is a time-keeping device worn by Colonial officers and Warriors, typically on their wrist, akin to a digital wrist watch.		The '''chronometer''' is a time-keeping device worn by Colonial officers and Warriors, typically on their wrist, akin to a digital wrist watch.

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* The timepieces worn were Compuchron ~~Calculator Watches~~, which used electronic modules manufactured by [[w:Hughes_Aircraft_Company\|Hughes Aircraft Company]] and were marketed by [[w:Unisonic_Products_Corporation\|Unisonic Products Corporation]] beginning in 1976.<ref name="vintagecalculators_compuchron_specs">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/compuchron_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=Year%20Introduced%3A,1976\|title=Compuchron Calculator Watch\|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="crazywatches_hughes_manufacture">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.crazywatches.pl/compuchron-hughes-aircraft-calculator-led-1976#:~:text=The%20watches%20were%20made%20in%20Japan%20%28case%29%20and%20Mexico%20%28electronics%29.\|title=COMPUCHRON HUGHES AIRCRAFT CALCULATOR LED 1976\|website=CrazyWatches.pl\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref> Similar models were sold under several brand labels including Hughes (through employee stores), Belair, Microlux by Windert, and Microma.<ref name="vintagecalculators_compuchron_brands">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/compuchron_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=This%20watch%20was%20also%20sold%20with%20the%20brand%20names%20Belair%20and%20Microlux%20by%20Windert%2C%20both%20less%20commonly%20found.\|title=Compuchron Calculator Watch\|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref> The Compuchron calculator watches were among the early LED digital wristwatches, introduced during the brief mid-1970s window when LED technology dominated before being replaced by LCD watches.<ref name="vintagecalculators_pulsar_timeline">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/pulsar_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=LED%20digital%20watches%20were%20a%20%27flash%20in%20the%20pan.%27%20They%20appeared%20suddenly%20with%20prices%20as%20high%20as%20%241%2C595%20and%20then%20disappeared%20almost%20overnight%20when%20LCDs%20came%20along.\|title=Pulsar Calculator Watch\|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref>		* The timepieces worn were Compuchron calculator watches, which used electronic modules manufactured by [[w:Hughes_Aircraft_Company\|Hughes Aircraft Company]] and were marketed by [[w:Unisonic_Products_Corporation\|Unisonic Products Corporation]] beginning in 1976.<ref name="vintagecalculators_compuchron_specs">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/compuchron_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=Year%20Introduced%3A,1976\|title=Compuchron Calculator Watch\|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="crazywatches_hughes_manufacture">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.crazywatches.pl/compuchron-hughes-aircraft-calculator-led-1976#:~:text=The%20watches%20were%20made%20in%20Japan%20%28case%29%20and%20Mexico%20%28electronics%29.\|title=COMPUCHRON HUGHES AIRCRAFT CALCULATOR LED 1976\|website=CrazyWatches.pl\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref> Similar models were sold under several brand labels including Hughes (through employee stores), Belair, Microlux by Windert, and Microma.<ref name="vintagecalculators_compuchron_brands">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/compuchron_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=This%20watch%20was%20also%20sold%20with%20the%20brand%20names%20Belair%20and%20Microlux%20by%20Windert%2C%20both%20less%20commonly%20found.\|title=Compuchron Calculator Watch\|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref> The Compuchron calculator watches were among the early LED digital wristwatches, introduced during the brief mid-1970s window when LED technology dominated before being replaced by LCD watches.<ref name="vintagecalculators_pulsar_timeline">{{cite_web\|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/pulsar_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=LED%20digital%20watches%20were%20a%20%27flash%20in%20the%20pan.%27%20They%20appeared%20suddenly%20with%20prices%20as%20high%20as%20%241%2C595%20and%20then%20disappeared%20almost%20overnight%20when%20LCDs%20came%20along.\|title=Pulsar Calculator Watch\|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref>
	* [[Core command]] officers, such as Commander [[Adama (TOS)\|Adama]], Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)\|Tigh]], and Lieutenant [[Athena (TOS)\|Athena]], wore the rarer gold-plated version while Colonial Warriors, including [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]], wore stainless steel versions of the Hughes/Compuchron calculator watches.<ref name="collectors_weekly_bsg_usage">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/27644-my-vintage-1976-hughes-aircraft-calculat#:~:text=This%20particular%20model%20was%20not%20offered%20commercially.%20It%20was%20only%20sold%20to%20Hughes%20Aircraft%20employee%27s%20at%20Hughes%20company%20stores.%20These%20watches%20were%20also%20sold%20to%20the%20movie%20studio%20that%20produced%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20as%20props%20for%20the%20show.\|title=My Vintage 1976 Hughes Aircraft Calculator Watch/Battlestar Galactica\|author=Collector statement\|date=\|website=Collectors Weekly\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref>		* [[Core command]] officers, such as Commander [[Adama (TOS)\|Adama]], Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)\|Tigh]], and Lieutenant [[Athena (TOS)\|Athena]], wore the rarer gold-plated version while Colonial Warriors, including [[Starbuck (TOS)\|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)\|Apollo]], wore stainless steel versions of the Hughes/Compuchron calculator watches.<ref name="collectors_weekly_bsg_usage">{{cite_web\|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/27644-my-vintage-1976-hughes-aircraft-calculat#:~:text=This%20particular%20model%20was%20not%20offered%20commercially.%20It%20was%20only%20sold%20to%20Hughes%20Aircraft%20employee%27s%20at%20Hughes%20company%20stores.%20These%20watches%20were%20also%20sold%20to%20the%20movie%20studio%20that%20produced%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20as%20props%20for%20the%20show.\|title=My Vintage 1976 Hughes Aircraft Calculator Watch/Battlestar Galactica\|author=Collector statement\|date=\|website=Collectors Weekly\|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref>

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The '''chronometer''' is a time-keeping device worn by Colonial officers and Warriors, typically on their wrist, akin to a digital wrist watch.

Flight Sergeant [[Jolly (TOS)|Jolly]] notes that Captain [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] wants check-ins of every four [[Millicenton|millicentons]] during the scouting expedition on [[Carillon]], syncing their chronometers accordingly {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

The timepieces would later see use during the [[Arcta]] expedition, where they were used to keep pace with their schedule, as the Fleet was forced to resume its journey regardless of the mission's outcome {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part II}}.

== Notes ==
* The timepieces worn were Compuchron Calculator Watches, which used electronic modules manufactured by [[w:Hughes_Aircraft_Company|Hughes Aircraft Company]] and were marketed by [[w:Unisonic_Products_Corporation|Unisonic Products Corporation]] beginning in 1976.<ref name="vintagecalculators_compuchron_specs">{{cite_web|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/compuchron_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=Year%20Introduced%3A,1976|title=Compuchron Calculator Watch|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref><ref name="crazywatches_hughes_manufacture">{{cite_web|url=https://www.crazywatches.pl/compuchron-hughes-aircraft-calculator-led-1976#:~:text=The%20watches%20were%20made%20in%20Japan%20%28case%29%20and%20Mexico%20%28electronics%29.|title=COMPUCHRON HUGHES AIRCRAFT CALCULATOR LED 1976|website=CrazyWatches.pl|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref> Similar models were sold under several brand labels including Hughes (through employee stores), Belair, Microlux by Windert, and Microma.<ref name="vintagecalculators_compuchron_brands">{{cite_web|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/compuchron_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=This%20watch%20was%20also%20sold%20with%20the%20brand%20names%20Belair%20and%20Microlux%20by%20Windert%2C%20both%20less%20commonly%20found.|title=Compuchron Calculator Watch|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref> The Compuchron calculator watches were among the early LED digital wristwatches, introduced during the brief mid-1970s window when LED technology dominated before being replaced by LCD watches.<ref name="vintagecalculators_pulsar_timeline">{{cite_web|url=http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/pulsar_calculator_watch.html#:~:text=LED%20digital%20watches%20were%20a%20%27flash%20in%20the%20pan.%27%20They%20appeared%20suddenly%20with%20prices%20as%20high%20as%20%241%2C595%20and%20then%20disappeared%20almost%20overnight%20when%20LCDs%20came%20along.|title=Pulsar Calculator Watch|website=Vintage Calculators Web Museum|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref>
* [[Core command]] officers, such as Commander [[Adama (TOS)|Adama]], Colonel [[Tigh (TOS)|Tigh]], and Lieutenant [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], wore the rarer gold-plated version while Colonial Warriors, including [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] and [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]], wore stainless steel versions of the Hughes/Compuchron calculator watches.<ref name="collectors_weekly_bsg_usage">{{cite_web|url=https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/27644-my-vintage-1976-hughes-aircraft-calculat#:~:text=This%20particular%20model%20was%20not%20offered%20commercially.%20It%20was%20only%20sold%20to%20Hughes%20Aircraft%20employee%27s%20at%20Hughes%20company%20stores.%20These%20watches%20were%20also%20sold%20to%20the%20movie%20studio%20that%20produced%20Battlestar%20Galactica%20as%20props%20for%20the%20show.|title=My Vintage 1976 Hughes Aircraft Calculator Watch/Battlestar Galactica|author=Collector statement|date=|website=Collectors Weekly|accessdate=19 January 2026}}</ref>

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