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AJC · 17 October 2005, 10:50 PM

Hey Guys,

Mainly for the newer members who wonder how some guys can work out how their watch is .5 seconds fast or slow each day.

You need your watch fully wound and you need a reliable source of time display.You will also need your digital camera.

All I simply do is go to the site of choice like the US Naval Time Site.(I use a site that has an Aussie content.) I hold the watch against the screen and take a photo.

Now another photo 24 hours later,

As you can see the second hand is easy to see and the accuracy can be checked.You dont even have to have the watch in sync with the clock at the start.Just note the difference between the screen and the watch and factor this in each time check.

Aaron
Please excuse the photos as I was checking my accuracy when I decided to do a tutorial.

CharlesN · 18 October 2005, 12:43 AM

In the UK and some of Europe there may be a sligtly simpler method that does not need a Camera.

In Europe we have a broadcast time Signal .. Tt comes from Rugby in England and from a station in Germany.

They each have a radius of about 800 miles transmission power. They send the signal to Radio Controlled Clocks.

These are quite cheap to buy.

They are accurate to 1 second in 1,000 years. That should be accurate enough !!

Just hold your watch next to the clock and compare the time displays.

Simple and effective .. and the method I use. My watch has an error of +1 second a day.

dman · 18 October 2005, 01:46 AM

I used to use time.gov, but now I really don't check ever.

This gives me a reason not to check right here.

No minute markers.

padi56 · 18 October 2005, 03:25 AM

I just check my Citizen quartz by the talking BT clock,once a month that accurate enough for me,then set my mechanical by that

JJ Irani · 18 October 2005, 03:27 AM

My Rollies know that I'm so anal about accuracy, they are sh!t scared to even deviate by more than half a second per day!!

mailman · 18 October 2005, 09:11 AM

I go to time.gov and check occasionally. I just did and my 16610 is spot on after 17 days

Uncle-AJ · 18 October 2005, 12:52 PM

I use Qlock from http://www.qlock.com

I have it set to most of the cities where you guys live so I can check what time it is where you are.

Alan From New York · 18 October 2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle-AJ

I use Qlock from http://www.qlock.com

I have it set to most of the cities where you guys live so I can check what time it is where you are.

Qlock simply reflects the time on your computer. If Windows XP is your operating system, time signals are received, most likely, from NIST.

Alan From New York · 18 October 2005, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mailman

I go to time.gov and check occasionally. I just did and my 16610 is spot on after 17 days

Time.gov's signal can be delayed, sometimes by up to five seconds. The most accurate way of synchronizing your watch is by radio signal.

mailman · 18 October 2005, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan From New York

Time.gov's signal can be delayed, sometimes by up to five seconds. The most accurate way of synchronizing your watch is by radio signal.

So if I listen to Imus in the morning and hold my watch up to the radio, it will be on the money?

Alan From New York · 18 October 2005, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mailman

So if I listen to Imus in the morning and hold my watch up to the radio, it will be on the money?

I don't think I'd depend on Mr. Imus, but just about all news stations offer a signal to synchronize the time.

Another choice is to puchase a clock that receives the time signal form NIST.

dman · 18 October 2005, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman

So if I listen to Imus in the morning and hold my watch up to the radio, it will be on the money?

Thanks folks, he'll be performing in the lounge all week.

AJC · 18 October 2005, 08:43 PM

dman · 19 October 2005, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AJC

Hey Aaron, all entertainers need an agent.

mailman · 19 October 2005, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by dman

Hey Aaron, all entertainers need an agent.

I'm cuerrently taking offers for agents...

Alan From New York · 19 October 2005, 12:24 PM

Here's an example of using an "atomic" clock to check your accuracy.

dman · 19 October 2005, 01:32 PM

So the next question would be, how often do you guys check your watches to see if they are accurate?

I do it, maybe when I am rolling a date forward. They never stop, so I don't do it then, although if one ran down I would set it to time.gov.

mailman · 19 October 2005, 07:44 PM

I usually do it when I have to roll the date over on a 30 day month.

17 October 2005, 10:50 PM	#1
AJC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,878	How you check your accuracy. Hey Guys, Mainly for the newer members who wonder how some guys can work out how their watch is .5 seconds fast or slow each day. You need your watch fully wound and you need a reliable source of time display.You will also need your digital camera. All I simply do is go to the site of choice like the US Naval Time Site.(I use a site that has an Aussie content.) I hold the watch against the screen and take a photo. Now another photo 24 hours later, As you can see the second hand is easy to see and the accuracy can be checked.You dont even have to have the watch in sync with the clock at the start.Just note the difference between the screen and the watch and factor this in each time check. Aaron Please excuse the photos as I was checking my accuracy when I decided to do a tutorial.

18 October 2005, 12:43 AM	#2
CharlesN "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The UK Watch: I love them all. Posts: 1,827	In the UK and some of Europe there may be a sligtly simpler method that does not need a Camera. In Europe we have a broadcast time Signal .. Tt comes from Rugby in England and from a station in Germany. They each have a radius of about 800 miles transmission power. They send the signal to Radio Controlled Clocks. These are quite cheap to buy. They are accurate to 1 second in 1,000 years. That should be accurate enough !! Just hold your watch next to the clock and compare the time displays. Simple and effective .. and the method I use. My watch has an error of +1 second a day. __________________ Regards, CharlesN Member of the IWJG. Last edited by CharlesN; 18 October 2005 at 12:43 AM..

18 October 2005, 01:46 AM	#3
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,583	I used to use time.gov, but now I really don't check ever. This gives me a reason not to check right here. No minute markers. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

18 October 2005, 03:25 AM	#4
padi56 "TRF" Life Patron Join Date: Jun 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Llanfairpwllgwyng Watch: ing you. Posts: 52,507	I just check my Citizen quartz by the talking BT clock,once a month that accurate enough for me,then set my mechanical by that __________________ ICom Pro3 All posts are my own opinion and my opinion only. "The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop. Now is the only time you actually own the time, Place no faith in time, for the clock may soon be still for ever." Good Judgement comes from experience,experience comes from Bad Judgement,.Buy quality, cry once; buy cheap, cry again and again. www.mc0yad.club Second in command CEO and left handed watch winder

18 October 2005, 03:27 AM	#5
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	My Rollies know that I'm so anal about accuracy, they are sh!t scared to even deviate by more than half a second per day!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

18 October 2005, 09:11 AM	#6
mailman TRF Moderator & DATE-JUST41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,389	I go to time.gov and check occasionally. I just did and my 16610 is spot on after 17 days __________________ JJ

18 October 2005, 12:52 PM	#7
Uncle-AJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Real Name: Adrian Location: Bolton, UK. Watch: Daytona 116520 Posts: 6,844	I use Qlock from http://www.qlock.com I have it set to most of the cities where you guys live so I can check what time it is where you are. __________________ A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.........Segal's Law Member #10

18 October 2005, 08:43 PM	#13
AJC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,878

19 October 2005, 01:32 PM	#17
dman Lifetime TRF Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Daren Location: Austin Watch: the road Posts: 13,583	So the next question would be, how often do you guys check your watches to see if they are accurate? I do it, maybe when I am rolling a date forward. They never stop, so I don't do it then, although if one ran down I would set it to time.gov. __________________ You either get it or you don't, if you have to ask, YOU DON'T!! I really hope that midget cop doesn't find me in Kokomo.

19 October 2005, 07:44 PM	#18
mailman TRF Moderator & DATE-JUST41 2024 Patron Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: . Watch: 126610LN Posts: 35,389	I usually do it when I have to roll the date over on a 30 day month. __________________ JJ

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