I mean, still not as good as the myriad cell networks everyone’s phones are connected to, but yeah.Modern Rolexes keep great time because they have new mainsprings that cannot be magnetized.
I mean, still not as good as the myriad cell networks everyone’s phones are connected to, but yeah.
I love Rolexes and have always wanted one. I merely meant that even with the better timekeeping their ability to keep good time is not the main reason most owners have them.No one needs atomic clock accurate time.
Note that I have atomic-clock accurate time in my home lab via an amplified GPS antenna on the roof, but I am far from normal.
Also, my Rolex will continue to work when civilization collapses. I mean, it will work until the lubricants inside wear out, but it will continue to work.
I have persisted in keeping analog time displays because I don't need precise times as often as I need ballpark answers. The pattern recognition that yields "about quarter of" works faster than processing 10:47. I spent most of my life wearing wristwatches. The most recent one needs repair and instead of finding a repair venue I just swapped it for my grandfather's pocket watch. I have found that pulling the watch out is a PITA but as a result I have learned that I don't really need to know the time as often as I thought I did.No one needs atomic clock accurate time.
I can see the appeal of a pocket watch. I think of my iPhone as more a pocket watch than a wristwatch.I have persisted in keeping analog time displays because I don't need precise times as often as I need ballpark answers. The pattern recognition that yields "about quarter of" works faster than processing 10:47. I spent most of my life wearing wristwatches. The most recent one needs repair and instead of finding a repair venue I just swapped it for my grandfather's pocket watch. I have found that pulling the watch out is a PITA but as a result I have learned that I don't really need to know the time as often as I thought I did.
Then you'd love my Acqua Terra 8500Modern Rolexes keep great time because they have new mainsprings that cannot be magnetized.
This just needed to be quoted. I have nothing further to say here being speechless.Note that I have atomic-clock accurate time in my home lab via an amplified GPS antenna on the roof, but I am far from normal.
Honest question....what purpose does a home GPS antenna serve?No one needs atomic clock accurate time.
Note that I have atomic-clock accurate time in my home lab via an amplified GPS antenna on the roof, but I am far from normal.
Also, my Rolex will continue to work when civilization collapses. I mean, it will work until the lubricants inside wear out, but it will continue to work.
Legitimate purpose? LOL.Honest question....what purpose does a home GPS antenna serve?
My brother collects these nice watches like they were guitars, lol. I think he said his most expensive is not a Rolex but a Patek Philippe. I mentioned the old $100 blue-face wristwatch I had stopped working even with a new battery, and he sent me a blue-face Grand Seiko he had. Nice watch! I set it correct to the second via NIST's "official U.S. Time" site several months ago. I just checked to see if it gained or lost any time. It was exactly on time! Of course, I rarely need to know what day it is, much less what exact time it is.I love Rolexes and have always wanted one. I merely meant that even with the better timekeeping their ability to keep good time is not the main reason most owners have them.
I know exactly what you mean. I stopped wearing a wrist watch the day after I retired from my job on Thursday May 12, 2022. I have 5 different watches and they've all wound down or the batteries need replacing. I was driven by time for more than 50 years when I worked in the toolmaking profession ie making jigs, fixtures, molds, stamping dies all types of production manufacturing tools.My brother collects these nice watches like they were guitars, lol. I think he said his most expensive is not a Rolex but a Patek Philippe. I mentioned the old $100 blue-face wristwatch I had stopped working even with a new battery, and he sent me a blue-face Grand Seiko he had. Nice watch! I set it correct to the second via NIST's "official U.S. Time" site several months ago. I just checked to see if it gained or lost any time. It was exactly on time! Of course, I rarely need to know what day it is, much less what exact time it is.