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I'm crazy in a different way...
over time I have become much less picky about my watches being set to the second of an accurate reference source (and even about their accuracy in general).
On the other hand, I am quite picky about the seconds hand matching with the minute hand position. This can be a pretty delicate exercise depending on the movement (Valjoux 7750 can be a pain in this respect) - but all this is another story and perhaps a topicfor a seperate thread 
Nikolaj
how do you set your watches?
Hello All, We buy watches that are quite accurate and pay a lot of extra cash to get more accuracy/precision. The question I have for you is how do you set the time? Most have multiple mechanical watches but not everybody uses a watch winder. Of course if...
I do almost the exact thing you do
Your are definitely not the only one that does this and craves accurate time telling I use my computer when I set my watches. I'm still using Windows XP and have a small program called "Chronograph", which syncs my PC's clock with an atomic clock automati...
As you can see...
...you're definitely not alone in having this approach. I use this very method when adjusting my watches (to the second ). Best, Filip
I'm crazy in a different way...
over time I have become much less picky about my watches being set to the second of an accurate reference source (and even about their accuracy in general). On the other hand, I am quite picky about the seconds hand matching with the minute hand position....
I do the same...
I am not that fussy about matching time to a reference source. If it's a minute or so out, I don't mind. After all, my mobile, my computer and the wall clock all tend to show different times... But I do the same as you in terms of ensuring the seconds han...
It's all relative....
Some might think that it matters not whether personal time is set to an arbitrary reference. Arbitrary? Sure: even accepting a central locus as the primary reference (say, Greenwich Observatory), how many of us fix time accurately - accurately - to 'true'...
what drives the craziness.......
PPlatter, I agree with your comments. Time is all relative and it really does not matter if you set the watch a few seconds or for some a few minutes off. I have asked myself the question what really drives me to do what I do? The answer of course, is tha...
Indeed...
"Chacun à son goût", as our French comrades might say! ;-) Cheers, pplater.
i also use an atomic clock website which gives weather as well
all the weather details are taken from the nearest weather station so you can actually set it to your own location. the time however, is London time despite the fact that Wales has an approx 3 minute difference to GMT. of course if we set our watches to o...
Within an acceptable margin ...
Within an acceptable margin (say 30 seconds) it is not essential that my watch is accurately set. What is more important to me is that I am aware how precise the watch is. I do this by checking time.gov over breakfast before I scan PPro to see what ha...