Re:Open source mechanical Swiss watch movement
by TheManInThePub on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:16AM
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> My Omega Seamaster gains ~2-3 minutes a month (so roughly 4-6 seconds a day.)
That falls within the bounds of accuracy required of a Swiss certified mechanical chronometer (that is to say, a clock accurate enough for marine celestial navigation) and is pretty good.
As a marine engineer I have a genuine and real appreciation of mechanical chronometers, though any working watch/clock I use will always be quartz as for accuracy and price, nothing else comes close.
That falls within the bounds of accuracy required of a Swiss certified mechanical chronometer (that is to say, a clock accurate enough for marine celestial navigation) and is pretty good.
As a marine engineer I have a genuine and real appreciation of mechanical chronometers, though any working watch/clock I use will always be quartz as for accuracy and price, nothing else comes close.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_chronometer