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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (2 children)

The $40 watch is probably better at telling time because there's a crystal oscillating there exactly 32768 times a second, instead of some gears and springs and shit that are roughly tuned to 10 Hz by a guy with a screwdriver.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

No probably about it.

Mechanical watches lose 10-15 secs per day which declines as they get older or aren't serviced, a $40 Casio might miss 30 secs per month, never needs servicing other than a battery change.

Mechanical watches are no longer utility items, they are fashion items that happen to tell time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

If radio controlled like mine, it's syncron with the central EU atomic clock with 9.192.631.770 Hz. Not bad for €25.