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fonedork said:
Ah the lottery, otherwise known as the stupid tax

I'm about to go buy a ticket right now, thanks for the heads up
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The term is 'mathematically challenged' :p

I can understand the ones spending a couple dollars on the infinitesimal chance of a huge windfall, it's the one who don't know understand statistics and asymptotes and spend $100 - $200 on tickets because the lotto is at $XXX million that get me (especially the kind of folks who have trouble paying bills, and are hoping that blowing $xxx on lottery tickets will solve all their problems).
 
Back on 12/20 when all y'all were discussing how accurate your watches are, or aren't, I set mine to the second against the clock on time.gov. It is about a 18 yr-old Omega Seamaster. Apart from being on it's 3rd battery (replaced in August), it has never been serviced.

Today, 9 or 10 days later it is exactly to the second, in synch with the time.gov clock. I'll keep track for a month or so.

Maybe I got really lucky with this one?
 
TRfromMT said:
Back on 12/20 when all y'all were discussing how accurate your watches are, or aren't, I set mine to the second against the clock on time.gov. It is about a 18 yr-old Omega Seamaster. Apart from being on it's 3rd battery (replaced in August), it has never been serviced.

Today, 9 or 10 days later it is exactly to the second, in synch with the time.gov clock. I'll keep track for a month or so.

Maybe I got really lucky with this one?
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I didn’t know that Omega made a Seamaster that wasn’t an automatic, would you mind posting a pic of that one so I could drool over it a bit.
 
1AbominAble1 said:
I didn’t know that Omega made a Seamaster that wasn’t an automatic, would you mind posting a pic of that one so I could drool over it a bit.
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I don't know much about watches, I just liked this one (gift from my bride at the 5-yr mark).
 
TRfromMT said:
Back on 12/20 when all y'all were discussing how accurate your watches are, or aren't, I set mine to the second against the clock on time.gov. It is about a 18 yr-old Omega Seamaster. Apart from being on it's 3rd battery (replaced in August), it has never been serviced.

Today, 9 or 10 days later it is exactly to the second, in synch with the time.gov clock. I'll keep track for a month or so.

Maybe I got really lucky with this one?
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Quartz movements in general, are pretty accurate.

The 'debate' amongst watch nuts, is that in theory, it's possible for an automatic to be more more accurate over an extended period, because IF a quartz movement has a variance, the variance will be consistent (i.e. if it gains 2 seconds a month, it will generally consistently continue to gain 2 seconds every month, and be 24 seconds fast after 12 months), whereas with an automatic, the minor fluctuations can mean that while it may fluctuate 1-2 seconds per day, it's potentially possible for it to only be ~10-15 seconds fast after 12 months with no adjustments.

The reality is, that the quartz movement tends to require less attention to stay accurate, and any minor variance will be a known variable (and these days, really small even in inexpensive watches). The watchaholics are the ones who will do things like test the deviation/accuracy of an automatic in the bezel up, bezel down, crown up, crown down positions and use the slight differences to compensate for whatever variance they're seeing in daily use.

Eg. Watch gains ~2 seconds per day, well within COSC standards, but the particular watch runs a couple seconds slow if left overnight in the crown up position, so the owner takes the watch off every night and places it crown up. Over 6 months, the watch tends to stay accurate within ~3 seconds.

Even the most diehard fanatics will tell you straight though; if accuracy to the second is crucial, don't bother with a mechanical watch. A quartz movement will be simpler. Buy a mechanical to enjoy wearing a mechanical.
 
bluemax_1 said:
Quartz movements in general, are pretty accurate.

The 'debate' amongst watch nuts, is that in theory, it's possible for an automatic to be more more accurate over an extended period, because IF a quartz movement has a variance, the variance will be consistent (i.e. if it gains 2 seconds a month, it will generally consistently continue to gain 2 seconds every month, and be 24 seconds fast after 12 months), whereas with an automatic, the minor fluctuations can mean that while it may fluctuate 1-2 seconds per day, it's potentially possible for it to only be ~10-15 seconds fast after 12 months with no adjustments.

The reality is, that the quartz movement tends to require less attention to stay accurate, and any minor variance will be a known variable (and these days, really small even in inexpensive watches). The watchaholics are the ones who will do things like test the deviation/accuracy of an automatic in the bezel up, bezel down, crown up, crown down positions and use the slight differences to compensate for whatever variance they're seeing in daily use.

Eg. Watch gains ~2 seconds per day, well within COSC standards, but the particular watch runs a couple seconds slow if left overnight in the crown up position, so the owner takes the watch off every night and places it crown up. Over 6 months, the watch tends to stay accurate within ~3 seconds.

Even the most diehard fanatics will tell you straight though; if accuracy to the second is crucial, don't bother with a mechanical watch. A quartz movement will be simpler. Buy a mechanical to enjoy wearing a mechanical.
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it only makes sense to have a mechanical watch, (for use) if you're gonna wear it every day, imo. Mine won't keep time very well if I just give it a shake a couple times a day. It seems to need that continuous movement in order to keep pace. I don't know shit about watches, but the one I wear seems to reward me with accuracy the more often I wear it. The idea of having a little machine on me that's powered by my own movement is pretty kewl
 
Lorien said:
it only makes sense to have a mechanical watch, (for use) if you're gonna wear it every day, imo. Mine won't keep time very well if I just give it a shake a couple times a day. It seems to need that continuous movement in order to keep pace. I don't know shit about watches, but the one I wear seems to reward me with accuracy the more often I wear it. The idea of having a little machine on me that's powered by my own movement is pretty kewl
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Yep, the whole 'powered by my movements' concept and 'no batteries' are what drew me to mechanicals.

You're right about mechanicals needing to be worn daily, though. Most only have a 36 - 66 hour power reserve in the spring. Folks who like regularly swapping between watches will have watch winders (motorized boxes that you put automatic watches on, that slowly rotate the watch to keep it wound).

My post was simply describing the level of detail some mechanical watch owners will go to (eg. The watch is worn everyday during waking hours, but they've tested the ideal orientation for leaving it on the nightstand while asleep, that results in the watch staying closest to something like 'time.gov' over weeks/months).

My personal reasons for going back to a Casio for daily wear were simple:
- with the Tough Solar tech, no batteries to change, no winding etc., and I can see at a glance, what the charge level is
- after initially doublechecking it regularly against time.gov, I no longer have any concerns about the time being off with the Atomic Clock sync feature
- I've inadvertently killed a few watches in the past, due to carelessness. The G-Shock is better able to withstand my carelessness/abuse, and if I DO inadvertently kill it, eh... it's a Casio lol.
 
TRfromMT said:
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I don't know much about watches, I just liked this one (gift from my bride at the 5-yr mark).
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Excellent choice, that’s a beautiful piece.
I had an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean for a little while, I loved that thing.
Fortunately for me, my buddy is a big into watches and he buys enough Omega’s that I get to see new ones often without having to pay the Bill ;)
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
That tenderloin was $1,300... Omg
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The Kobe beef in Japan was amazing, but TBH, I'd say the best part of it was that it was on some company's tab :p

The Japanese have some pretty ridiculously priced cuisine (didn't even realize there were places in the US with $4XX shabu shabu until a Japanese friend took me to one :eek:).
 
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