Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And my Rolex was so damn erratic I finally sold it - wearing a status symbol was fun, but I was more in need of vaguely accurate time. I have had similar problems with Omegas - never had those problems with quartz watches, whether they cost $15, or $150. ;-) And don't get me wrong, I really love the look and heft of the traditional watches, to say nothing of the craftsmanship. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Dan C Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 12:33 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Interview on Zeiss Ikon My Seiko quartz watch used to gain 1 second a week. Week in and week out. Year after year. Way back when I cared about these things, I used to check with WWV on a regular basis. The watch never wavered. -dan c. At 06:02 PM 27-10-04 +0200, animal wrote: >What you want is a clock with a known error. >One that gains 12 hours a day is more desirable then one that wanders a >minute a month in a random manner. >Those radio controlled clocks are very nice but don,t work in remote areas. >Obviously today there is hardly a need for chronometers with all the aids >available . >Still it remains one of the desired properties of a super watch. > _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information