[gangrel]

Frederique Constant Analytics Device Monitors Your Watch's Accuracy, Costs €99 | aBlogtoWatch

Looks like it might be fun. Not overly pricey, and I've got an Android toy not seeing much use...

 

[Chris Stark]

There is an article somewhere here on WUS about it. It definitely looks interesting!

 

[Iandk]

The question that always goes through my mind whenever I see something like this--and the articles don't make any mention of it--is, "Can it be calibrated?"

I've run across an app or two where I remember reading that they included the ability to be calibrated (one being the Lepsi device mentioned not too long ago), and the TG program over on the Watchmaking forum includes a calibration function. What about all the other ones out there? (I haven't tried any of them out, so maybe someone else can provide some insight into this).

Consumer audio hardware is not necessarily that accurate, and an error of around 50 ppm (somewhat typical, most usually sit under 100ppm) is already an error of some 4 seconds/day. Sure, the program may think that it's receiving audio data at 44.1 khz (picking a rate for an example), but is the ADC actually sampling the audio at 44.1 khz or is it off by a few parts per million?

 

[gangrel]

FC claims an error of 0.2 seconds per day for the device.

EDIT: we'll see in a while...I think. I think I got the order in; I got an order confirmation email anyway, but the page on which the multi-step credit card authorization was completed, is sitting and spinning, saying "don't refresh." But the FC web site doesn't strike me as very well integrated or designed...new tabs open when there's no reason for them, you get sent to very odd pages from time to time, no indication you're logged in...nothing big, but on a scale of 1 to 10, they get a 4 or so for the web site.

And it's listed as a pending transaction at the credit card site.

So here's hoping.

 

[Minorcollector]

And what do you do with this information? Just seems to me another way for obsessive people to be dissatisfied with something.

 

[Iandk]

FC claims an error of 0.2 seconds per day for the device.

EDIT: we'll see in a while...I think. I think I got the order in; I got an order confirmation email anyway, but the page on which the multi-step credit card authorization was completed, is sitting and spinning, saying "don't refresh." But the FC web site doesn't strike me as very well integrated or designed...new tabs open when there's no reason for them, you get sent to very odd pages from time to time, no indication you're logged in...nothing big, but on a scale of 1 to 10, they get a 4 or so for the web site.

And it's listed as a pending transaction at the credit card site.

So here's hoping.

Well, when you do get it, let us know how it fares.

(And whether there's a calibration or not. If not otherwise you're at the mercy of the ADC in your tablet/other device, which FC has no control over...)

 

[gangrel]

And what do you do with this information? Just seems to me another way for obsessive people to be dissatisfied with something.

It's Christmas time. I need a new toy.

More generally, I may keep a long-term log. If performance slips notably, then it's probably service time. Better to track and record than trust memory alone.

 

[EdmundGTP]

Looks cool. Though I'll probably wait for some actual user feedback before pulling the trigger.

 

[Minorcollector]

It's Christmas time. I need a new toy.

More generally, I may keep a long-term log. If performance slips notably, then it's probably service time. Better to track and record than trust memory alone.

Recording and tracking watch accuracy is really obsessive. So what if your watch runs a couple of seconds fast or slow? I have better things to do than create charts for my watch collection.

 

[gangrel]

To each his own.