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Aug 05, 2014,19:56 PM
Heard from several friends with mixed results too.
Mine is alright till now, +3 to +6 per day comparing to atomic clock ref. You can use time.gov as a reference if you can set both watches correctly
Better to time them if both have enough power ie. after setting correctly, wear them for a few hours then start to track.
Still look forward to more of your results.
Kong
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Initial comparisons between 2 Sistem 51s time keeping accuracy
By: docsnov : August 5th, 2014-18:29
Be assured that testing is being done under the strictest of conditions in accordance to the Kew observatory, COSC, and whatever the Germans call their chronometer test facility in Glashutte. I welcome anyone who would like to send their watches to Knoxvi...
Need luck ...
By: Kong : August 5th, 2014-19:56
Heard from several friends with mixed results too. Mine is alright till now, +3 to +6 per day comparing to atomic clock ref. You can use as a reference if you can set both watches correctly :-) Better to time them if both have enough power ie. after sett...
That remains to be seen but you are on the right track
By: docsnov : August 6th, 2014-02:38
with your thinking. Just as we have atomic clocks and such for reference time keeping, we need to find out what the true or reference value of a second/minute/hour is. If one pays $250,000 for a Patek grand complication (with a tourbillon) and it loses 5 ...
Clearly, the timing discrepancy is due to . . .
By: Dr No : August 6th, 2014-09:17
. . . phase shift in the visible color spectrum reflected onto the crystal from the case. The Helmholtz-Doppler alcohol-by-volume test is predicated upon this phenomenon. First observed by Prof von Finestein . . . . . . and honored by the Nobel Committee....
Thank you for clearing that up
By: docsnov : August 6th, 2014-10:13
I think as we delve into this more deeply a large number of horological questions may be answered. Perhaps even some metaphysical answers will be revealed as well. I do need to report that our initial timing test has ended due to the fact that my wife wan...
Nice post!
By: patrick_y : August 9th, 2014-04:59
Always an amazing contrast with how accurate some watches are.