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Old 02-02-12, 10:35 PM   #11
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Here's the best way to do that.. Use your own wrist, and a paper watch..
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/jomas...zing-guide.pdf
You print this out at 100% size or no-scaling..

On Amazon, the Citizen watches have their size specs listed..
My new BM8180-03E watch shows:
Case diameter: 37.00 mm Case Thickness: 9.00 mm
Meaning, it's pretty small. It will be a pretty good fit for me.

The 'Normal' size of many of the watches I've seen lately is BIG.
The BV1060-07E lists:
Case diameter: 43.00 mm Case Thickness: 11.00 mm

Check out the BV1060-07E video.. That's way too big for my little wrist..



Looks like an Alarm clock!!

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Old 02-09-12, 11:03 AM   #12
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Seems to be keeping good time, for the last hour anyways..



It was running out of the box, so they must have charged it in China. (I did have to set the time and calender)..

I really like the lum. It lights up nicely in the dark. The face is large
enough that I can read the time in the dark, without my glasses!


So far, I've noticed this watch has the in-between second hand clicks
that others have noticed. (See Amazon reviews).

I like the band, but I have not worn a watch in so long, I'm finicky about
how the band feels on my skinny wrist. In one hole, it's too tight,
move back one hole and it's too floppy..

So, I found an old SS 18mm band (with 1.5 mm adjustments) that I've had since 1976.
It was easy to install. So I'll be breaking my wrist back into watch-wearing with this old standby..
I have a couple of other 18mm bands around to try later on..

We are going for a walk today, so I'll try to peak up the charge..
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Old 02-10-12, 10:23 AM   #13
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I've been checking the time against this PC's RTC, right after doing a clock update from time-a.nist.gov (Gaithersburg, Maryland).
I was very surprised to see a difference of 1 to 2 seconds.. But then later, no error.. ( or less than 0.5 sec).

And, I've also been watching the time display on my FIOS cable box.
When that STB clock clicks off a minute, this second hand is always on 12:00
This watch and the STB seemed to be perfectly in sync..

This is leading me to believe that sometimes my PC RTC update isn't
the last word in accuracy..

I'm going to check out one of my GPS units.. Might be a better way..

Bottom line, I think this watch is going to pretty danged accurate..

Edit:
The time display on both of the Garmin GPS units that I tried read 3 seconds fast..
The Fios STB, PC(synced) & watch are all 3 seconds slower than the GPS..
If the watch maintains that 3 second gap for a few days, I'll be very happy..
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Old 02-13-12, 09:37 AM   #14
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Default 30 mb movie..

The watch was tracking right with the GPS, with a 3 second off-set..
So, the other day, I tried to set the watch a little closer..
It's just cooler to see them tracking right close together..
This watch is more accurate than I expected, for the price.
So far, I have not been able to detect any error (by calibrated Eyeball)..


Movie call!

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Well it's been about 300 hours since I synced the watch with the GPS..
And today when I checked it, the watch is about 1 second slow..

So, I guess the watch will lose 2 to 3 seconds per month.
Which will make this the most accurate wristwatch I've ever owned.
(Or have ever seen).

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