What is the current time?

[Revolvingjones]

Hello Gents,
This may sound like a stupid question but I was just checking my Rolex oyster date against the GMT site (this is the one I use to set my watches)to see how much time it had gained/lost in the last 4 days. For those that are interested it has gained 5 seconds :D :D :D
Any way back to the question, I reset the watch, flicked back to the TZ and noticed that Eddies clock is 10 seconds faster than my watch.
So I had a search on the old interweb and found that the timeanddate.com site is showing 6 seconds faster than the GMT site and 4 seconds slower than Eddies.
So the question is what is the correct time? or do I just need a drink.
All the best
Steve

[Scottishtrunkmonkey]

drink :D

[swanbourne]

I think this comes up about once a month and the answer is still the same. The time displayed by the forum clock is the time taken from your own computer. If your computer time is wrong, then the forum time is wrong.

Eddie

[Chris_in_the_UK]

I think this comes up about once a month and the answer is still the same. The time displayed by the forum clock is the time taken from your own computer. If your computer time is wrong, then the forum time is wrong.

Eddie

And you need a drink :P

[Revolvingjones]

Thanks gents,

I think I answered my own question. I need a drink. :D :D :D

The question was more why the two separate sites indicate different times, maybe they are both wrong, a few pints of guinness and I wont care anyway.

All the best
Steve

[SimonK]

Here ya go, check your watch against this one...

[MartinMW]

Here ya go, check your watch against this one...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Martin

[Glamdring]

Thanks gents,

I think I answered my own question. I need a drink. :D :D :D

The question was more why the two separate sites indicate different times, maybe they are both wrong, a few pints of guinness and I wont care anyway.

All the best
Steve

There's no way of knowing how many servers the signal went through to reach you. One might be in London the other might be on a small Pacific island or some such.
The best clock is analogue Teletext if you don't have your own atomic radio watch.

[ralphy]

This has a reputation for accuracy:
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

But I tend to use the 'pips' on the radio to check/sync my watches (but not on my digital radio :evil: )



R

[Stepback Steve]

Here ya go, check your watch against this one...

I like so need that watch!

[hogthrob]

It's about twenty past ten.

[ben4watches]

This has a reputation for accuracy:
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

But I tend to use the 'pips' on the radio to check/sync my watches (but not on my digital radio :evil: )



R

I was just going to chime in and say I hope its not a D.A.B.

These are about a second or two out against the regular radio signal :?

[SimonK]

I use http://www.time.gov the official time according to the US government. Apparently accurate to a third of a second.

[ralphy]

This has a reputation for accuracy:
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

But I tend to use the 'pips' on the radio to check/sync my watches (but not on my digital radio :evil: )



R

I was just going to chime in and say I hope its not a D.A.B.

These are about a second or two out against the regular radio signal :?

3 seconds 'out' here in Devon; you Zummerzet boys are nearer to the transmitter, though.

:wink:

R