Got into this discussion recently because my watches are always out of power when I make the round back to them. Would you rather have a movement with: 1. COSC level accuracy (improved from +/-15sec)...
As a metrologist I’m obsessed with accuracy. I set/adjust everything I own that is adjustable. (My tools, torque wrenches, thermometers, tire gauges, obviously clocks and watches.) I’m not sure if my...
Okay WatchCrunchers, it’s been about three weeks since I posted the poll and the responses have pretty much dwindled. The official results are shown i...
What ever happened to this single piece 15Hz mechanical oscillator? Monocrystalline silicon is extremely brittle, so I suppose I know the answer, but...
Got this beautiful SNXS79 about a few months ago. Very pleasant to wear, and love the feel that it "works from me". Its accuracy varies between -3 to...
So I got this Orient Pilot watch a few months back and it’s been consistently around +7s per day. I know this isn’t much but I wanted to do better. To...
So yesterday, I tweaked my watch to be within 0.1s per day, and it held that accuracy until this morning. I popped my watch on this morning, tested it...
So my latest acquisition has finally arrived after serious delays and I'm somewhat annoyed. It cost around $1800 but is less accurate than even $400 p...
can miyota 8315 watch be tuned to be more accurate? now it's consistently gaining 14 s/d. this is with in spec range, but still... what do you think?...
I'm working on an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak homages/alternatives article. I thought fellow Watch Crunchies would be interested in what I've found so f...
What are the most iconic, perhaps divisive, perhaps misunderstood, watch design “imperfections”? The first two that come to my mind are the SMP300 hel...
Guess this is serving as my #Welcome post. My first serious watch in a long time happened to be a watch that wasn't on my radar. My wife and I were va...
I just got this on Saturday. My new Rangemaster. I put it on a Barton saddle leather strap. Just not a fan of bracelets, but I think it looks really g...
This is my first automatic watch. I was drawn to its all-black finish, Milanese bracelet, and the black pilot watch dial. Picking up the dead watch, t...
Seiko Alpinist no. 3 (of 4 now) is on duty this weekend in the Italian Alps. Need to get s tropic strap for day time activities- then can swap for a D...