The 2019 TZ-UK British Summer Time timekeeping challenge
NB - if entrants could do a fresh reply for each update, it'll be easier to keep track of new info, many thanks :)
-----Final scoreboard-----
Here are the final scores, sorted in class order:
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and also sorted by time variance:
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More analysis can be found towards the end of the thread.
Notes
VTD = variance to date, updated weekly i.e. individual watch variance, in seconds from entry offset to latest posted offset.
Info will generally be sorted by latest reported timekeeping by class (then alphabetically).
Yellow shading indicates no update from the member for a couple of weeks. For date of latest leaderboard update please check edit data for this post, with apologies for any delays.
-----Original Post / How to Enter-----
When the clocks (and watches) change this weekend, I thought it could be fun to try a bit of an accuracy challenge. A quick-n-dirty suggestion as to how it might work below, but I'm sure there could be some better suggestions between now and tomorrow night....
1. Sometime w/c 31 March, post a picture on this thread of your challenger watch beside time.is so that the time is visible on both. Identify the category your challenger is entering (HAQ, Quartz, Spring Drive, Electric, Mechanical >£1k market value; Mechanical < £1k market value)- Multiple entries no problem
- The watch does NOT need to be worn throughout BST (as long as you can keep it running that's fine)
- Should the challenger watch stop during BST, you're out! (post your excuses here)
- I'll update this post with the leaderboard as and when.
2. Feel free to periodically post updates on this thread(again, watch and time.is screen together) with explanations, excuses, etc
3. Sometime w/c 20 October, post a final picture on this thread (again, watch and time.is screen together)
Obviously quartz will have a natural advantage if only insofar as it's less likely to stop or need looking after if in rotation, but I would certainly love to see mechanical challengers in the mix too!
What do we reckon ? Anyone interested ?
(By the way, this popped into my head because I regulated my quartz GS this week, so I think I've a bit of a chance myself :la:)
The TZ-UK British Summer Time timekeeping challenge
Quote:
Originally Posted by
KingKitega
Don't think anyone has one of these *yet*.
I think 9F can come close even if they specify 5spy as all the ones I've owned were closer to 1spy.
Sent from my EVR-L29 using Tapatalk
This one is a 5 second model; I’ve just set it for BST.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...24a66fcbf7.jpg
At about 2-0-clock there is the little adjustment knob, so the module could presumably be tweaked to near perfection?https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9f5c49bd49.jpg
Presumably, one of the 9F watches has a fair chance of ‘winning’....but we’l see. On the mechanical front, I’d put my money on a well-tuned Rolex.
The TZ-UK British Summer Time timekeeping challenge
In the HAQ category, here’s my Grand Seiko SBGX009, set this morning with zero seconds offset.
I regulated this one last week, so have high hopes [emoji3166]
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The TZ-UK British Summer Time timekeeping challenge
In the Quartz category, here’s my GLX 5600, set this morning with zero seconds offset.
Not sure how this will perform; heck, not even sure I’ll still have it in October ;)
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The TZ-UK British Summer Time timekeeping challenge
In the mechanical >£1k category, here’s my Bell & Ross 123 Geneva, set this morning with +2 seconds offset.
Not an especially accurate watch, but I liked Der Amf’s comment about “testing the owner”, so thought I’d include this little beauty for fun. No idea whether I can keep it running for 7 months [emoji15]
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The TZ-UK British Summer Time timekeeping challenge
I’ll throw the 1990 CWC G10 in for this now that I have set it again today. I’ve only had it a couple of weeks so I am interested to see how it fares.
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I think it will be near impossible for me to keep an auto running continuously but I will give that some thought today and may have a try