My Precisely Inaccurate Watch
I synchronize my watches by my full-metal G-Shock, which syncs to atomic time at least twice a day. My Citizen Eco-Drives run fast, so I stop them every two months to let atomic time catch up. I have to be quick, as I only have four to five seconds between pulling and pushing the crown.
The Casio AE-1200, however, seems to build up precisely one second per day. I need to monitor it more closely to be sure, but it's the watch I set most often.
I haven't searched for it yet. Is it possible to regulate this watch?
** Edit
It is probably written somewhere in the manual, but I didn't read this part yet 🙈. Nevertheless, Bard gave me instructions how I could regulate the watch. Well, it is a bit of monitoring the watch over several days, but Bard says that it is possible to set it in 0.2 s steps faster or slower. BTW, when I asked Google, I got tons of instructions how to set the watch, not how to regulate it. Bard was far more efficient in this case, at least if the answer is valid.
I have been there, when the first Lamy Safari fountain pen hit schools. I have been there, when the first G-Shock came into the classroom. I have been there, when the ticking of my classmates' first S...
I have a couple of multibands, both Casio and an Oceanus, and a multiband wall clock that I set all my other watches to. No deviation at all with the multibands.
I have a couple of multibands, both Casio and an Oceanus, and a multiband wall clock that I set all my other watches to. No deviation at all with the multibands.
My GMW-B5000 may be inaccurate, imprecise or both. But as long as it is anywhere near my phone, it automatically syncs to A-T up to four times a day so that it is not noticeable. Even if I don't wear it at daytime it rests near the phone during nighttime, so that it syncs at least at 0:30 and 6:30. Maybe it is an experiment worth to stop syncing and monitor how it is running on its own. But for now I use this G-Shock more often than my phone to set time 🤷🏻♂️.
My Casio AE-1200, aka Casio Royale, has the distinction of being the only quartz watch I own that doesn't slowly gain time. Instead, it slowly loses time, about -0.2spd.
My Casio AE-1200, aka Casio Royale, has the distinction of being the only quartz watch I own that doesn't slowly gain time. Instead, it slowly loses time, about -0.2spd.
Here is what Bard says. I haven't checked the validity. But I need not be the first or only one who trys it. And I let the bot translate the instructions into English.
To regulate the speed of the quartz movement (of the Casio AE-1200):
Set the watch to the current time.
Hold down the "C" button until the "ADJ" display appears.
Press the "A" button to increase the speed of the movement. Press the "B" button to decrease the speed of the movement. Each time you press the "A" or "B" button, the speed of the movement changes by 0.2 seconds per day. For example, if your watch is running one second per day too fast, you should decrease the speed of the movement by 0.4 seconds per day.
To save the setting, hold down the "C" button until the "ADJ" display disappears.
Tips for regulating your watch:
Regulate the watch in a quiet place.
Avoid exposing the watch to strong magnetic fields or shocks.
Check the watch regularly for deviations.
If you do not want to regulate the watch yourself, you can also take it to a watchmaker
Yes, it is a Vario.
My head aches reading the replies to this post. Great title though!