[goyoneuff]

Hi all !!!

I did not wanted to create a new thread, but instead use good information like you could see in these conversations, however this is kind of a different (albeit similar) question.

https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/how-accurate-your-non-atomic-g-shock-592330-2.html
https://www.watchuseek.com/f17/whats-your-most-accurate-casio-395644.html

I was watching some movies (please, do not ask... :roll: ) and it just occurred to me this question:

G-Shocks are virtually indestructible so they very well could be our last watch in an apocalypse kind of situation, however unless you have an atomic one, their accuracy is not like HEQ, and besides, in an apocalypse kind of situation, chances are that the atomic calibration function is of zero use. So, are there G-Shocks (and why not to ask, other brands) with HEQ accuracy without using the Atomic Calibration Function?

Cheers to all !!!

G.

 

[galavanter]

 

[Southpaw1925]

My 5600eg runs one second behind per week

 

[inox]

Accurate time doesn't matter if no one else has an accurate clock.

And if you have enough ammunition, the time is whatever you say it is.

 

[goyoneuff]

Accurate time doesn't matter if no one else has an accurate clock.

And if you have enough ammunition, the time is whatever you say it is.

I knew I could count on you guys to make my day !!!



OK, let's forget a bit the End-of-the-World thing... Let's think about a very resistant, nearly indestructible watch that is HEQ without Atomic functions...

Cheers !

 

[TZA]

Accurate time doesn't matter if no one else has an accurate clock.

And if you have enough ammunition, the time is whatever you say it is.

!F.T.W.!

 

[fresh eddie fresh]

I'm using the end of the world as an excuse to skip all of my meetings.

 

[Mike K]

The most accurate G without atomic function? The one that someone takes the time to play with its "trimmer screw" until it's within a couple of seconds a month.

The most accurate G without atomic function from the factory? Apparently it's pretty random -- you might as well go to the roulette table and play one particular number. You already noted two recent comparison threads but I know there are plenty more around here from years past.

Also, the WUS population is far too small to be statistically significant -- even if ten people all said "my DW-5600E is the most accurate of all my G's" that's no guarantee that a randomly purchased one will be that accurate!

 

[goyoneuff]

Thanks a lot Mike !

The most accurate G without atomic function? The one that someone takes the time to play with its "trimmer screw" until it's within a couple of seconds a month.

Does this mean that any G-Shock can be fine tuned?

Thank you for the other two links, I forgot to include them in my original post.

Cheers !

G.

 

[goyoneuff]

Thanks a lot Mike !

Does this mean that any G-Shock can be fine tuned?

Thank you for the other two links, I forgot to include them in my original post.

Cheers !

G.

Never mind, I found it !

https://www.watchuseek.com/f43/how-adjust-accuracy-g-shock-83153.html

Cheers !

G.

 

[James142]

Just buy 100 G-Shocks and keep the most accurate one. That ought to do it.

 

[bgomez]

My g6900 and F91w are the most accurate watches in my collection. They only gain .5 to 1 second/week.

 

[Mike K]

Does this mean that any G-Shock can be fine tuned?

Most G-Shocks can, but I thought I read about a newer model that doesn't have one -- can't find the thread now, though. :-(

Thank you for the other two links, I forgot to include them in my original post.

Glad to be able to help out -- I didn't think I saw them in your original post, so I put them in my reply. Then I looked at your post a few minutes later and saw them that time! "Oooops! He already knows about them," I thought, and went back and edited them out of my reply. (I'm definitely having one of "those days" today.)

 

[sticktodrum]

Most of my G's are under 10 seconds fast per month. Once you get a good figure of what your watch can do, it's easy enough to set it each month. Example being, my GD350 gains 7 seconds every month. So I just set the seconds counter to :00 each month when it hits :07. So far, for two months, that's gotten me right at the NIST's time.

Maybe that helps, if you aren't interested in adjusting the trim inside the watch.

 

[MikoDel]

I have this new GWA1000FC-2A (friends here at WUS have dubbed it THE PRECIOUS). I turn off the atomic function because I like to run it a little fast. This is a very accurate G, losing about 8 secs in a week. If you count my Pro-Trek as a G (I do) then it's my most accurate, gaining about 4 secs per week. Interestingly enough they are also the two most expensive G's I own, both costing in the $300-350 range.

 

[helicopsi]

My PRX-7000YT with atomic function off turns at +0.5s per day. My Gulfmaster with atomic function off turns at +0.05 sec per day (ten times more accurate : 1.5 sec per month).

Roland

 

[KillaSkill]

I think in the long run that accurate time wouldn't matter, especially when they're all like a second or two a month...

 

[MikoDel]

My collection of G's includes models without radio calibration, and ones where the atomic cal can be turned off or defeated in some way. Either way I don't use it because I like to set them all fast. So eliminate the calibration factor and you'd think an assortment of different model Tough-Solar G's would keep time with relatively the same accuracy. Solar is just their power source. If the actual movements are based on quartz technology (Are they? Not realy sure...) I would expect them to all be true within a few seconds of each other.

But my experience is, they definitely vary. My G1250BD (shown with the metal shipping case and watchband tools) keeps more or less to the exact second, week after week. For whatever reason, the 1250 is an incredibly accurate G-Shock watch. (I use https://time.is/just for reference and to re-set) After a month or so the G1250 may be a few seconds off, but not by much. My hunch is, it's kind of a luck of the draw thing. I wouldn't expect another G1250 to be as accurate, just because it's the same model. If it was that would really surprise me.

Close after the 1250 is my ProTrek PRG510T, which after several weeks is usually within 5-10 secs of exact time. I don't have to tell you which pic that one is, hopefully. The ProTrek is light, comfortable, accurate, and super easy to read. I'm not a pilot, but I can tell you the altimeter is USELESS. I'm better of clicking like a bat, trying to hear reflections. Or you can "abseil" it on a string, as one of our regular contributors advises. I STILL can't write that without laughing out loud.

The next tier of less accurate G's is a toss up between the GW3000B (orange, cockpit design) and the newer GWA1000FC with the modern tough looking case and pull-out crown. Both of these watches lose a minute or more (they run slow) over about a month. Still, not bad. I love these watches.

On the "far side" of accuracy is my GA1201A "motorcycle" battery powered quartz. This one runs fast and my gain up to 5 mins over the course of a few months. 7mins fast is fast enough. (That's how I set them on purpose.) 12 mins is too much! I don't need that much of a buffer to be on time. Well, OK maybe once in a while...

So since this thread is about accuracy, thought you'd like to know.

 

[gee_im_shocked]

My first Casio, an F91-W, was 2 seconds a month fast. That is a remarkable feat for a $10 watch. Unfortunately my child took it to school and it got stolen. A replacement F91-W is 8 seconds a month fast. Note that most Casios are rated at +/- 15 seconds a month, so 8 seconds or 2 seconds a week is unexceptional. I've not done a detailed survey of my collection, but most of them seem to run fast, in the range 4-8 seconds.

The cheapest way to get a dead-balls accurate watch would be to buy a dozen F91-W, and keep the best one.

 

[azziman]

The bluetooth enabled G Shocks sync with your smartphone to keep fairly accurate time,
The most accurate watch I have is a custom W.C.C.S Frogman, its been calibrated by someone and against all other G's I own (70+) it will keep near perfect time over 6 months compared with other non waveceptor models.
It's cool to see a row of atomic recieve watches perfectly in sync though!