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    Re: Why aren't Grand Seiko quartz kinetic/solar?

    It was also a similar problem with The Citizen (the equivalent class of models from Citizen which is actually technically superior in having a perpetual calendar and 1-hour correction).

    It is a...
  2. Re: High accuracy, circa +/- 0.0003 s per year for 80 USD!

    There are CSAC (Chip Scale Atomic Clock) models that are smaller but (far) more expensive :)

    http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/rele ... iclock.cfm

    It will still look like 2-3 cellphones...
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    Re: What is the most accurate quartz?

    There are quite a number of reports at WUS HAQ - generally the 5 seconds/year models from Citizen and Seiko are considered to be the top level of self-accuracy still in production. There was a...
  4. Here is something a lot more realistic

    Here is something a lot more realistic:

    http://forums.watchuseek.com/f9/methods ... 82752.html

    You will see described methods which are usable to measure even HAQ models with accuracy in the...
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    Is 4 years a decent enough power reserve?

    My Exceed E510 watches claim to last 4 years in the dark :)

    And my 8F calibers last about 10 years with a new battery.

    That is what I call decent power reserve :P :P :P
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    Re: Most accurate moon phase ever

    That is also pretty much bullshit - first since the only watches that have any clue about true solar time are watches that display the equation of time, and second since from sidereal time or atomic...
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    Re: Most accurate moon phase ever

    The claim for accuracy is basically fictitious - a correct claim would have been that the watch has a gear ratio that is the closer to the average moon length from all mechanical watches - however...
  8. Re: What's your take on service / monopoly costs?

    Yes, I am afraid that is the root of the problem :roll:
  9. What's your take on service / monopoly costs?

    This is a recent post that I saw today:

    http://www.clockmaker.com.au/watch_petition.html
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    Nice one!

    Those are excellent watches (especially for Europe :P ) My only complaint would be the "trendy size" - a little on the big side for me :roll:
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    Re: BST

    This looks very interesting. Am reading your WUS messages now. Very impressive![/quote]

    Thank you - I hope that some day all that experience will go into one or more (decently-priced) High-End...
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    Re: It's that day... Twice a year...

    Yeah, I feel your pain - 30+ changed today, just one that was smart enough to do it on its own (and it was not radio - one of those got the signal but it was before the actual DST change, so in the...
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    Re: BST

    Yeah, had to set 30+ watches today :roll: :roll: :roll:

    One radio watch got a sync during the night but it was before the DST change so it was still wrong in the morning - I will give it a...
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    And to add to that a few details ...

    And to add to that a few details - IMHO the retirement of the Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar was a very stupid (marketing) decision for Omega :roll:

    Those calibers were however coming from a...
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    Re: The HEQ I had to have

    Congratulations - a very nice addition indeed!

    But I wonder why the "worn-out edges" - definitely that part should see no mechanical wear ?! :?: However it could be a "design thing" :roll:
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    Re: How is HEQ Defined?

    I am generally a strong believer in the original definition of HEQ from:

    http://forums.watchuseek.com/f9/what-ha ... 50993.html

    Basically very advanced accuracy (for the time when the watch was...
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    Re: Since today is the spring Equinox ...

    Very interesting - the best info that I could find for non-German speakers is so far:

    http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... in_neu.htm
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    Re: Since today is the spring Equinox ...

    The quality is good for the price :lol: (but the prices are getting crazy in the last years). It is also my only watch that does not have a brand-name on the face/dial 8)

    I would say (just) a...
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    Re: Since today is the spring Equinox ...

    The dial (at least in my watch) is not that 'striking' as it looks in the pictures - my photo for instance was 'flash-pushed' (and I tried at quite a few angles) as to show max detail from dial, but...
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    Since today is the spring Equinox ...

    Since today is the spring Equinox I am wearing my titanium Astrodea - the photo of my watch is here but below you can see some info on those!
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    Re: Discount on a sale watch?

    Definitely ask for the discount (and don't be afraid to start asking 20-30% to 'settle' at 10%) - buying two watches should automatically be a reason for discount!
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    Re: classy toolwatch on a budget??

    Dressy is very relative - and generally a purist will never consider a watch with a rotating bezel as 'dressy' (even - or especially :P - if it is a Rolex).

    That being said an interesting diver...
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    Re: Incoming - Citizen PMD56-2952

    Very nice - now I want one more and more :roll:
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    Re: Perpetual calendar owners get ready...

    Pretty ready here - all digital and about 5 of my analog PC will switch at 00:00 but my four 8F calibers, two of the old Citizen complications, a cheap Timex with Indiglo and the Longines Conquest...
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    Re: G-Shock MR-G series

    Spectacular collection - I was looking after one of those for some time, but recently I never saw any MR-G model at a very decent price :roll:
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