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‘The Great Watch Race’....OK Guys...Results are in;

 ‘The Great Watch Race’....OK Guys...Results are in;

How about getting involved?

I am glad MKVC agrees, and hope others also feel a need...and it might be fun...that we do some trials and get an idea of the accuracy of our watches in general...and so ask, and hope that many of you might carry out some accurate tests and publish the result.

It is possible Our Host might allow us to put up some kind of record sheet that shows the average accuracy of different brand’s models over a period of testing....something like .00+ or .00-

It is also possible, that may be if we do some initial trials this month then, next month we might actually start a Great Watch Race and refine those watches that come direct from the manufacturer and are close to perfect time keepers just to see which model excels...and if it is general accuracy by that model or just a stroke of luck.

I have never actually properly tested any of my watches, but in recent times I have noticed that some were getting ahead and so I did the following check with Microsoft time which I checked with the Australian Governments Aviation Briefing Service’s UTC time and after confirming both were exactly the same I synchronised all in the photo and list below, just before 6.00pm local time yesterday....and I mean I synchronized them “PERFECTLY”

At 6.00 pm on the 1^st March 2008 there were all perfect.

The first day’s results for (my) Great Watch Race   are beginning to show that  Breguet are leading the field with the Marine 5817, being the only entry to show no noticeable gain or loss in the first 24 hours.

To do the test, I had set up my camera on a 10 second timer and watched the UTC time and hit the camera button at exactly 07.59-50UTC and as luck...or good quality manufacturing....  would have it the second hand on the 5817 was dead centre of the minute hand on  6.00pm.

As many of you know this is my favourite watch so I was pretty impressed....we will see how it holds up over the next 24 hours....and days.

Anyway.....

The overall result for the first 24 hours is as follows.

Breguet     Marine                              5817  =00  secs

Breguet     Retrograde                      5207  =01.5 + secs

Brietling Avenger Seawolf                          =02+ secs

Breguet    “Le Reveil du Tsa”           5707=03+ or 04 + secs

Rolex Daytona                                              =03+ or 04 + secs

Rolex Day Date (A 20 year old)                 =06.5 + Secs 

Brietling Cronomat Evolution                    =09.5 + secs.

So....How about joining in and we do a test on factory standard models?

We can make some conditions as follows...but suggestions are welcome.

Proposed Conditions of participation in The Great Watch Race trails are;

1.       Honesty in reporting is a must.

2.       That watches entered be factory standard models...not adjusted  after purchase.

3.       The time check system must be equivalent to Microsoft’s computer or a UTC or GMT provider.

4.       Time check should be conducted over a period which is long enough to establish a pattern of performance.

If enough of us around the world do a thorough check we might just establish some interesting facts.

I would like to know if the initial indication of accuracy of the 5817 is consistent through the overall production or just a bit of luck....What do you think Bill?

 A lot might come out of this.

Who will give a go?

Kindest regards to all,

Jack.

P.S. Someone tell me if this has already been done?