How to work out how well your watch keeps time?

[Henry Hawthorne]

Hi,

Keep reading stuff on here saying "my **** is +1sec per 24hrs" and simiar... How exactly do you work this out?

Thanks

[stiglet]

I use the clock on my computer. Sync. it with internet time and then sync watch to it (easy with "hacking" watches.) Look/sync again in a week and divide (any)diff. by 7 which gives the daily (in)accuracy.

"Pips" on BBC or live feed on DAB etc also works.

Works for me but I'm sure others on here have better methods

Cheers JP

[robinhood21]

How about Greenwich Mean Time.

[ShadownINja]

Or simply find an atomic clock/watch/web server, compare the time with your watch, check 24 hours later to see how it then compares.

[Stefan SRT8]

I use this site for time checking http://www.timeticker.com/ and this one for moonphase setting http://www.watchnetwork.com/moonphase/

Stef

[cyberface]

Count the number of days before you miss your train...

[mattley]

cyberface said:

Count the number of days before you miss your train...

That'll only work if you know exactly how early you were at the beginning of the calibration period.


Apart from that, flawless

[OPC100]

Compare them to my solar atomic G-shock. It will keep perfect time forever. That is until it breaks or someone blows up the UK atomic transmitter.

[ShadownINja]

OPC100 said:

Compare them to my solar atomic G-shock. It will keep perfect time forever. That is until it breaks or someone blows up the UK atomic transmitter.

Not a problem.










As long as they don't also blow up the German one.