What's your official method of timekeeping?

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What's your official method of timekeeping?

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Hi all,
Not only am I new to this site, but new to the world of finer watches (WIS in training, as it were).
I've read posts were some say their watch is keeping good time, +/- however many seconds per day.
I have a question...
What do folks use to reference their watch's accuracy against?
- on line?
- atomic clocks at home?
- is there an app for that?

I could only guess that people have atomic clocks next to their watch collections and synchronize as needed.

Regards,
-scott
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https://time.is

Or the RC clock on my bedside table.
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:https://time.is

Or the RC clock on my bedside table.

Time.is for me... virtually every morning.
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:https://time.is

Or the RC clock on my bedside table.
I use the same Time.is and added a £30 Casio RC Wave Ceptor to the watch box. :thumbup:
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Casio WaveCeptor for me.

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Up here in the north we are using a mail based time signal :silent:

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Ecco come si fa in Italia...

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Post by missF »

i take an average approach to 'the' time.... i glance at my phone, sometimes my computer, and my few watches that are lying around - quartz or still wound automatic, and come up withh some sort of (vague) average for setting my watch of the day. i may then set it a minute or two faster should i feel inclined that way.... (and it's more accurate than Korkki's method!) :thumbup:
i think it's clear that a sinngle handed watch is going to suit me just fine!
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smegwina wrote:Casio WaveCeptor for me.

Sent from my ONE A2003 using Tapatalk

I also use a Casio Waveceptor :thumbup:
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SSJczek wrote:Hi all,
Not only am I new to this site, but new to the world of finer watches (WIS in training, as it were).
I've read posts were some say their watch is keeping good time, +/- however many seconds per day.
I have a question...
What do folks use to reference their watch's accuracy against?
- on line?
- atomic clocks at home?
- is there an app for that?

I could only guess that people have atomic clocks next to their watch collections and synchronize as needed.

Regards,
-scott
in my first meeting with Kip in the now closed (still crying over this) Nashua showroom, he turned me on to the "Watchville" App that has an Atomic Clock.
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I use the ClockSync app for android.
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time.is website for me.
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Really? Everyone's computer and phone is not feeding from official time?
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