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17 February 2010, 05:14 PM | #1 |
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Seiko monster timekeeping review
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Rickys question about how well Monsters keep time gave me an idea. There are quiet alot of us Monster owners here on TRF and so WE COULD ALL participate in a review of its timekeeping!!!!!! The 7s26, 21 jewel mvmt beats at a rate of 26,600 bph and so is a little slower than would be usual these days,indicating a less accurate potential. However,we already know the Monster is a bit of a giant slayer considering what you get for the money,so lets find out about this humble mechanisms ability. PLEASE POST RESULTS FOR A FULL 24 HOUR TIMING PERIOD. PLEASE ALSO STATE THE APPROXIMATE AGE OF THE WATCH. I have never tested mine and i do not have it with me right now, so i will post a result later!!!! |
18 February 2010, 12:34 AM | #2 |
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Can you propose a test method Everose? that would be fun...
Have never bothered doing this since I got into watches. Not sure of the best way. I'm game...how shall we do it? |
18 February 2010, 12:42 AM | #3 |
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Sounds like a cool idea, but I would suggest a testing period of at least 72 hours. That way we could take the average over the 3 days. As far as a testing method, I think either of these two would work fine:
1) Set it, wear it and check it every 24 hours, or 2) Set it, place it somewhere, check it every 24 hours and shake it (that way we keep the watch wound). I'll set mine tonight and see how it goes
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1.) What are you going to use as your source time? I have issues getting time.gov to work 2.) The Monster's second hand wont stop...right? How would you get the seconds on the dot??? |
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2) Unscrew the crown all the way and put a little back pressure on it. The second hand will stop
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How about USNO MAster clock......its the one Larry thought was the best method in another thread.....he pointed out receiving the signal from atomic method could vary between us. However any online method could be flawed by your modem/broadband speeds varying.?????? Lets just pick a method.......i say USNO master clock???? usno.navy.mil/USNO/time/display-clocks/simpletime |
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18 February 2010, 04:19 PM | #8 |
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Were going for 72 hours then????????...as Ryan suggested???
Only thing is it would be good for others to add onto this thread when they come across at a later date. Maybe they would be less likely to contribute if it is 72 hours trial!!!!! Ryan over to you.....you just decide a time period!!!!!! |
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The main reason I suggested a longer test period was that I feel these watches have a settling in period and that the more you wear it the better the timekeeping is. Well that's what I've found anyway. But I'll tell you guys later how it goes. I set my watch at 1am this morning so I've still got a few hours left before I can report on the first 24 hour period, but so far it's looking very good
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18 February 2010, 10:32 PM | #10 |
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OK i will post tmrw my result for 24 hours.
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18 February 2010, 11:46 PM | #11 |
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I've got just over 2 hours to go until I can post mine
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My Monster is about one month old and after the first 24 hours it is +2 seconds I'll post again after 48 hours.
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..........Open the back......it must be quartz!!!!!! Incredible start..... |
19 February 2010, 03:34 AM | #17 |
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I am still challenged with precisely synching my Monster with a web based clock.
Will try Everose' suggestion. |
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Mine gains about about 30 seconds per day.
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I'll post my 48 hour time in a couple of hours.
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20 February 2010, 12:18 AM | #20 |
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24 hours....... +9 secs.
Mine is 5 months old. I will report 48 hours tomorrow. |
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48 hours +3 seconds It's running like a champion.
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[B]Bill.........did you get it sorted out????[B]
>>> Well, I am going to the time.gov site, but must admit, I need to figure out the best way to match up the time - to the second. The time.gov site's time does not change in real time...i.e. you have to refresh. Makes it hard to do the seconds. I must be missing something / and I must seem like a dolt...I know now to apply the back pressure on the crown to hold the seconds, but need to try this again. |
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I just use my cell phone
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Bill kun have to be "KANPEKI".
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Bill just google USNO Master Clock....it shows the seconds!!!! Just select ÄnimatedUSNO Time in Standard Time Zones" We know one of the BIG flaws with this whole thing is the difficulty setting the non-hacking seconds. Just give it a shot!!!!.....this is about as far as you can get from an accurate experiment!!!!!!!! but its for fun as much as anything else!!!! We are just looking for an indication of the mvts performance. |
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20 February 2010, 09:58 AM | #28 |
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I just set mine with http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Pacific/d/-8/java. I will check back in
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lol beleive it or not, i was just going to start a post regarding the Monsters accuracy. Mine is simply AMAZING !! I've had it on my wrist since I bought it (Feb. 4) and as of now, it's lost a TOTAL of about 20 seconds. Not bad for a 16 day period. I haven't even come close to resetting the watch due to a loss, or jump in seconds. This watch is simply amazing. Now I have to break it down to a 72 hour time frame.
Let the timing begin ! |
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