[time-nuts] Need a Watch Recommendation

Bill Beam wbeam at gci.net
Mon Mar 5 04:43:38 EST 2018


Even my pre civil war pocket watches should be good enough
for your needs.  Better than a minute/day.

But for some (many) time-nuts it's about wants, not needs.

My clocks and watches that can be heard across the room qualify
me as old school time nut.  (My DOB qualifies me as just plain old.)


On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 03:20:40 -0500, Don Murray via time-nuts wrote:

>Hi Bill...
>>My Rolex GMT Master was stolen back in '75,
>so no luck on that. - Rolex is a bit pricey for
>my needs.
>>My Seiko CQ001M, one of the first Seiko Digitals,
>was amazing. - Over the time I had it, it varied less
>than plus/minus 1 second against WWV. - I carried
>a Radio Shack Time Kube with me, when I was
>challeneged, as to the accuracy of that watch! - 
>It died many- years later, and the replacement 
>innards were- totally "loose!"
>>Yes, I think that Time Kube qualifies me as a
>"Old School Time Nut! - ;-)
>>TNX Bill.
>>73
>Don
>W4WJ
>>In a message dated 3/5/2018 1:31:04 AM Central Standard Time, wbeam at gci.net writes:

>> My 37 year old Rolex day-date gains less than 2 sec/day compared to GPS clock.
>Rolex standard is +6/-2 sec/day.

>Regards, NL7F

>On Mon, 5 Mar 2018 01:38:06 -0500, Don Murray via time-nuts wrote:

>>Hello Time Nuts...


>>-n++
>>After 6 years of no troubles, in sync with WWV any
>>hour of the day, flawless transfer between
>>standard and daylight time my Stauer Titanium
>>Atomic wristwatch bite the dust a year ago.
>>-n++
>>Since then, Stauer has sent me three replacements,
>>each with some type of problem. -n++
>>-n++
>>So it looks as if I am in need of a new wristwatch,
>>which will give me some kind of time accuracy.
>>-n++
>>So, Time Nuts... -n++any suggestions or recommendations?
>>-n++
>>TNX
>>-n++
>>73
>>Don
>>W4WJ
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>Bill Beam
>NL7F



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