Topic: 2012 is here.. The January watch challenge begins.. (Read 3714 times)

anzac1957 · « **Reply #50 on:** January 03, 2012, 09:10:40 PM »

-40 secs sioce start.. -11 secs last 24 hours.. averaging -13 secs per day..

TheTigerUK · « **Reply #51 on:** January 03, 2012, 09:19:45 PM »

minus 15, -5 every 24 hours consistently up to now (very pleased with consistency).

Spencer PK · « **Reply #52 on:** January 03, 2012, 10:07:15 PM »

Quote from: TheTigerUK on January 03, 2012, 09:19:45 PM

minus 15, -5 every 24 hours consistently up to now (very pleased with consistency).

Do you know, I remember everything about the morning that this watch was posted on the Trade Forum? I remember the weather, where the rest of the family was, everything. It's like a 3D snapshot. "Holy God, honey! This guy just posted a 6105 diver for EIGHTY BUCKS!"

TheTigerUK · « **Reply #53 on:** January 03, 2012, 10:16:05 PM »

Quote from: Spencer PK on January 03, 2012, 10:07:15 PM

Do you know, I remember everything about the morning that this watch was posted on the Trade Forum? I remember the weather, where the rest of the family was, everything. It's like a 3D snapshot. "Holy God, honey! This guy just posted a 6105 diver for EIGHTY BUCKS!"

I remember it well also, i had been out of the house, came back in switched the pc on, checked the TF and bloody hell a 8000 for $85 !! so i contacted the seller knowing in my heart i had no chance as it would of been snapped up already but............and Steve came back with if you want it it is yours, I hesitated for 1000th of a second before replying with shaky fingers and the rest is history as they say and it still one of my favourite/specials/keepers, i did replace the bezel with a NOS and the crown and i love it

Selym · « **Reply #54 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:08:31 PM »

8L35-0010 is still running at +2 s/d!

8L35-0010 Time Keeping

I have a minor conundrum: I have to travel to California for the week of January 22, which means a change from GMT-5 to GMT-8. Should I:

Keep wearing the watch as I normally would without resetting the time (subtracting 3 isn't that hard).
Reset the time to GMT-8, preserving the current error, e.g. if the watch is 20 seconds ahead of actual time, make sure to set it accordingly.
Wear an additional watch set to GMT-8.

I'm leaning toward option 1. What do you think?

Best,
Myles

TheTigerUK · « **Reply #55 on:** January 03, 2012, 11:45:45 PM »

Quote from: Selym on January 03, 2012, 11:08:31 PM

8L35-0010 is still running at +2 s/d!

8L35-0010 Time Keeping

I have a minor conundrum: I have to travel to California for the week of January 22, which means a change from GMT-5 to GMT-8. Should I:

Keep wearing the watch as I normally would without resetting the time (subtracting 3 isn't that hard).
Reset the time to GMT-8, preserving the current error, e.g. if the watch is 20 seconds ahead of actual time, make sure to set it accordingly.
Wear an additional watch set to GMT-8.
I'm leaning toward option 1. What do you think?

Best,
Myles

Or

Use your cell phone ? as well as subtracting 3

MikeyT · « **Reply #56 on:** January 04, 2012, 12:18:59 AM »

Quote from: TheTigerUK on January 03, 2012, 02:59:42 PM

Thanks, i dident realise they could make beer in the states !!

Well, they call it beer...

Spencer PK · « **Reply #57 on:** January 04, 2012, 01:54:28 AM »

6309-7049 has fallen -4 s/d behind original reading, now at 25 seconds behind Ye Olde Internets time

hans caravan · « **Reply #58 on:** January 04, 2012, 04:58:04 AM »

Quote from: hans caravan on January 03, 2012, 05:29:56 AM

I'm game. (new here) Immediately I will set my Orient WZ0091EL to atomic time and see how it does for the remaining 4 weeks.

After winding up and leaving in the watch box for 24hrs I'm at +11s.

Ted · « **Reply #59 on:** January 04, 2012, 02:50:00 PM »

Day 4 and it's -4 seconds off from http://time.is as of 9:45 this morning. Was -10 seconds at midnight on Jan. 1st, so it has gained 6 seconds since then.

hankaarons · « **Reply #60 on:** January 04, 2012, 03:41:00 PM »

Quote from: hankaarons on January 01, 2012, 04:23:42 PM

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiXSgeVe_kM_dDNrSHN6SDQtWEkxa3EwSGxJY0dqNUE&hl=en_US#gid=0

I've been updating over the past few days. I'm happy to see the rate is somewhat consistent. The watch gets anywhere from 10-16hrs of wrist time a day. I'll be switching time zone a couple of times during the month but it doesn't hack so I'll change to the correct time and record how many minutes I adjusted to keep track.

5seikos · « **Reply #61 on:** January 04, 2012, 04:26:44 PM »

Quote from: anzac1957 on January 03, 2012, 09:10:40 PM

-40 secs sioce start.. -11 secs last 24 hours.. averaging -13 secs per day..

Nice Orient Tony, whats that manmade thing in the background?

At 8:15am on the 4th, my 5106 is +14sec.

Rob T

TheTigerUK · « **Reply #62 on:** January 04, 2012, 05:14:17 PM »

Four days and now minus 19 seconds.

anzac1957 · « **Reply #63 on:** January 04, 2012, 07:00:33 PM »

Quote from: 5seikos on January 04, 2012, 04:26:44 PM

Nice Orient Tony, whats that manmade thing in the background?

At 8:15am on the 4th, my 5106 is +14sec.

Rob T

That is a stormwater pipe...

stophmaster · « **Reply #64 on:** January 04, 2012, 07:57:24 PM »

Haven't had a chance to post on this thread yet, but I decided to give the challenge a try, though I'm not sure I can hold out with only one watch for an entire month....madness I tell ya!

Anyway, wearing my '72 6105-8119, and so far it's -23 sec total...not bad I think.

This is the one, but it's on a super oyster now

curtisjf · « **Reply #65 on:** January 04, 2012, 08:03:22 PM »

Quote from: Selym on January 03, 2012, 11:08:31 PM

8L35-0010 is still running at +2 s/d!

8L35-0010 Time Keeping

I have a minor conundrum: I have to travel to California for the week of January 22, which means a change from GMT-5 to GMT-8. Should I:

Keep wearing the watch as I normally would without resetting the time (subtracting 3 isn't that hard).
Reset the time to GMT-8, preserving the current error, e.g. if the watch is 20 seconds ahead of actual time, make sure to set it accordingly.
Wear an additional watch set to GMT-8.
I'm leaning toward option 1. What do you think?

Best,
Myles

#3.

curtisjf · « **Reply #66 on:** January 04, 2012, 08:23:17 PM »

Fourth day and +1 overall compared to NIST ITS.

I purchased this SKX009 off the forum just over two years ago and it's my daily beater. It is behaving very much the same as when I timed it for a month last March. It seems to have a +/- rhythm, not simply gaining .25 seconds per day.

Curt

anzac1957 · « **Reply #67 on:** January 04, 2012, 08:45:41 PM »

-53 secs so far.. -13 secs for last day.. average of -13 secs per day..

Not as good as some of my other Orients but still within specs for the model..

hans caravan · « **Reply #68 on:** January 05, 2012, 05:27:14 AM »

+13s after 48 hrs.

Ted · « **Reply #69 on:** January 05, 2012, 12:31:02 PM »

Day 5. -6 seconds compared to http://time.is A total of +4 seconds from where it was on Jan. 1

hankaarons · « **Reply #70 on:** January 05, 2012, 03:15:33 PM »

My 6309 is holding a very consistant +20 a day

Spencer PK · « **Reply #71 on:** January 05, 2012, 06:25:52 PM »

Quote from: hankaarons on January 05, 2012, 03:15:33 PM

My 6309 is holding a very consistant +20 a day

my 6309 started out at -21 seconds behind indicated time on the computer. It dropped -5 seconds behind that to -26 seconds, now has come back up +2 seconds, therefore a total loss of -4 seconds total over the starting time. Not bad for an old 6309!

anzac1957 · « **Reply #72 on:** January 05, 2012, 08:11:44 PM »

-11 secs today.. Still fairly sedentary while on holiday, so will be interesting to see what it does next week once I am back at work..

caravanman · « **Reply #73 on:** January 05, 2012, 08:48:25 PM »

Hi all,

Jan 5th and my desert '5' is still only -1 second from start, I think this is brilliant for a new bog standard 7s26.

Will post a Pic asap.

Gary

Time · « **Reply #74 on:** January 06, 2012, 11:23:19 AM »

Sumo at +8 since Jan. 1st.
I don't think I'm going to last much longer, I can't

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