Bomb Proof... reasonably priced watch

[fhfr436]

I think we're all so used to the automatic time adjusting that occurs with our cell phones, that one might expect an auto-synchronizing watch to do the same thing. The big difference is that the cell phone knows where it is based on fixed cell tower locations and a network to support it. The watch is just receiving a synchronizing signal that really only does the minutes and seconds. You must manually tell it what time zone in order to get the hour right.

[Buccleuch]

Originally Posted by fhfr436

The watch is just receiving a synchronizing signal that really only does the minutes and seconds. You must manually tell it what time zone in order to get the hour right.

Quite right. And even when you set the wristwatch to the new timezone, thus telling it a new offset from UTC to apply, it won't resync automatically. On most models, you can force a manual resync to WWVB, but if you don't, the wristwatch won't apply the new timezone offset and reset until its usual resync program, which is usually overnight.

Once a watch syncs with WWVB, it won't reattempt until it is programmed to. I think Casio's program is to attempt at midnight, then reattempt every two hours until 4AM, if attempts aren't successful.

But...

Originally Posted by jorge

trying to justify a new watch lad... the watch probably works just fine... practicing the sch-peal for the wife...

You're quite right, Jorge! I do believe by all you've described that it is indeed broken!



WA.

[RatBob]

Originally Posted by jorge

WA no offense taken, i agree i set it for NYC time zone and as i travel its supposed to adjust as it should be getting signals every so many hours right? I was able to adjust the time zones but thats not my understanding of what it can do... i will now go back and read the manual...LOL always a last resort... If i say in am in NYC and move to CHI time it should adjust the same way it adjusts DLS time... it should all be automatic.... I thought the time zones were for fixing the time or knowing what the time was in another zone weather you are there or not? the cell phone adjusted perfectly...

(whisper) trying to justify a new watch lad... the watch probably works just fine... practicing the sch-peal for the wife...

As Buccleuch said, the watch doesn't know where it is. If you tell it NYC, it is set for NYC no matter where you are. The signal is the same, no matter the location. If it had a GPS receiver built in, maybe...

Good luck persuading the wife.

[LateApex]

TaWaTec, SMW (Swiss Military Watch), or ZBV watches? I am really interested in the SMW Titan Diver. 300m water resistance, tritium lighting, 44mm Ti case and bezel, sapphire crystal and different strap options. I've found them at missiontimer.com, superchrono.com and a few other places online.

[NJ-GS]

Originally Posted by LateApex

TaWaTec, SMW (Swiss Military Watch), or ZBV watches? I am really interested in the SMW Titan Diver. 300m water resistance, tritium lighting, 44mm Ti case and bezel, sapphire crystal and different strap options. I've found them at missiontimer.com, superchrono.com and a few other places online.

Sounds expensive, and anyway, I don't spend much time below 200 meters.

[jorge]

i stand corrected men! but i must admit i am quite put out... casio has failed me... i mean i have every casio i have ever owned sans one i lost (going back 20 years now) and they are all defective... time zone adjustment failure! its like the H1N1 for watches... i am certain my new one adjusted time zones and since its older cousins don't it has become defective...

here is the cure...



some say get the injection.. i say give me the SKXA35 day date model... heck i don't even need to adjust the time just turn the bezel... problem solved... thanks men! now that i have posted this ... it must happen!

wish me luck... " Honey the kids on ADV rider said the casio is busted and out of warranty... i need a new watch... and i am trying to sell the DRZ..."

what do you think fellas... you like that part about selling a bike at the end there ... kinda sweetens the pot eh? feelin good about this ...going in for the conversation...

[fish3006]

my $100 bertucci is standing up to the five-day-a-week grind of custodial work at a high school (part-time full-time job with benefits for this not-quite-old retiree). clunking against stalls, commodes and sinks does not faze this rascal. nare a scratch on the crystal, nor nick on the titanium case ... :)

[munsonbw]

Originally Posted by LateApex

TaWaTec, SMW (Swiss Military Watch), or ZBV watches? I am really interested in the SMW Titan Diver. 300m water resistance, tritium lighting, 44mm Ti case and bezel, sapphire crystal and different strap options. I've found them at missiontimer.com, superchrono.com and a few other places online.

Try over at timezone or watchuseek. I saw a Titan Diver in the classifieds a while back. I have not heard of them (which isn't saying much), but the price seems pretty steep for a quartz watch of unknown pedigree. Then again, I wouldn't pay $800 for a quartz Tag either.


Jorge,
I think you will enjoy the watch. They are really great watches for the money. As mentioned in previous posts, do not expect precision timekeeping right off the bat. Expect to gain a minute a day or so until it settles down. If it really bothers you, get it regulated.