How do you set your watch over here?
 

In Britain we have the speaking clock and the BBC's "pips" to help set our watches accurately, but I've not found anything like that over here. As a result, I've no idea whether my watch is right or not. Anyone help?

Re: How do you set your watch over here?
 

Originally posted by nxylas
    > In Britain we have the
speaking clock and the BBC's "pips" to help set our watches accurately,
but I've not found anything like that over here. As a result, I've no
idea whether my watch is right or not. Anyone help?
I use
this, http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timeanddate.com,
but you need a DSL/ cable modem to be sure that it is showing the
correct time to the second - it's a pity that the site can't show a
rolling second figure based on your computer's clock as it would be fine
for a minute or two while you set your own watch or clock. :(


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www.time.gov has the official US time.

We usually go by our Sprint PCS phones but who knows how reliable they are?! :D

My Sprint phone clicks the minute exactly on cue from this site:
http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java

Pretty accurate I'd say.

That's good to know, thanks! :)

Locally, we have a time/weather number.....513-721-1700. Not sure if there is one in every area though...I'm presuming it's a service provided by the phone company.

We have an atomic clock. Not that it helps much -still always late. :rolleyes:

I find there's nothing in my life that really requires split second accuracy. Is this bad?

Not at all. The battery in my watch has been on the wane for months. Because of it I lose about 10 minutes a week in time and have to move my watch forward again.

Re: How do you set your watch over here?
 

One clock GMT
Second clock PST

Re: How do you set your watch over here?
 

Here in the UK you can go on to teletext or ceefax, or whatever, on your TV and get the current UK time to the second. Surely the USA has the same? Maybe a complication over there are the various time zones. Being such a small country physically (much smaller than the state of Montana for example) we only have one time zone, currently BST (British Summer Time) one hour ahead of GMT and one hour behind Central European Time which alters its time twice a year at the same time as we do.