A question about world time watches
I have 2 world time watches, brand doesn't matter other than they would be considered high quality models. The question is how close should the 24 hour wheel correspond to the hands. What I mean is on one model when the hands say 5 minutes past 6 the wheel lines up at 6 o'clock, about 5 minutes off. The other watch is about 2-3 minutes off as far as hands corresponding to wheel. As a nerd who looks for and is bothered by any imperfection I wonder if this is an expected deviation in these types of watches or should I expect better. I have learned to live with it so I am hoping to hear from other owners that this is fairly typical with this type of watch. Thanks for any responses or info people can give.
Stewart
I can relate. Functional and mild OCD is synonymous with a keen eye and intelligence....
In my world anyway. I have experienced the same thing and at these prices we deserve more. I have learned to live with it through the beauty of the dials and movements. Art is not always perfect. Kindest regards,
Thanks for your thoughts
I know when dealing with a mechanical movement rather than a computer (i.e. quartz or cell phone) there is more likelihood of imperfection. There just is that part of me that wants then watch to perform perfectly even when it is performing very well. It makes me feel better that there are people out there that think or feel the same way.
Stewart
There is always some deviation between the time on the 24 hours ring and
The time you read on your dial, when it is past time.
Some pictures would help to see if it is a normal way, or not.
Best,
Nicolas
I think what I am seeing is the normal
deviation that you are speaking of. I think I am just being unreasonable about my expectation about the correlation of the 24 hour ring with the hands. I will post a picture of the watch with the most deviation (it is an Amvox 5) It can show the deviation and you can tell me what you think. Thanks for the reply. I just wanted to see if others watches had some deviation or if there was a problem with my watches. I know there are more people on this forum with world time watches and I would love to hear some more thoughts and opinions.
Stewart
World time watches provides only some reference ...
I have only one with this feature (GP ww.tc). Is nice but needs to be used just as a loose reference.
Marcus Hanke, when doing a U.N. review discussed this matter: ulyssenardin.watchprosite.com
Before someone ask, yes, based on Marcus review I got the U.N. Dual Time. The ultimate travel watch, IMHO.
Cheers,
Nilo
This message has been edited by nilomis on 2013-05-13 04:53:47