Seamaster accuracy test results?

[rkammer]

Just got back from vacation and wonder if the test results have been compiled yet?

[Houston]

Ray

Haven't you heard?

JBHll is on honeymoon....................with his Bond SMP ;D ;D ;D


Let the boy have some fun first I'd say

Weenson

[MikeS]

[clepsydra]

You've got to keep in mind, rkammer, that while 'accuracy' tests are fun, using one example of each watch isn't by any means definitive.

The watch magazines do this all the time (use one example of each watch) and readers erroneously infer from their singular test that one watch brand or model is more accurate than the other.

If you want a true snapshot of which watch is the more accurate of the two you'd need to employ multiple units of each watch and then use a mean average of the timing rates to conclude objectively which movement is inherently more accurate.

Remember a while back when one of the magazines did a review of the Rolex Sub, where they listed balance amplitude of something on the order of 210° or so? I'd seriously doubt that you'd find this feeble amplitude on a preponderance of Rolex Subs....fact is, at 210° I'd be surprised if the watch could consistently turn in error rates of less than 30 seconds per day.

[clepsydra]

You've got to keep in mind, rkammer, that while 'accuracy' tests are fun, using one example of each watch isn't by any means definitive.

The watch magazines do this all the time (use one example each of watch) and readers erroneously infer from their singular test that one watch more accurate than the other.

If you want a true snapshot of which watch is the more accurate of the two you'd need to employ multiple units of each watch and then use a mean average of the timing rates to conclude objectively which movement is inherently more accurate.

Remember a while back one of the magazines did a review of the Rolex Sub, where they listed balance amplitude of something on the order of 210° or so? I'd seriously doubt that you'd find this feeble amplitude on a preponderance of Rolex Subs....fact is, at 210° I'd be surprised if the watch could consistently turn in error rates of less than 30 seconds per day.

[rkammer]

clepsydra said:

You've got to keep in mind, rkammer, that while 'accuracy' tests are fun, using one example of each watch isn't by any means definitive.

The watch magazines do this all the time (use one example each of watch) and readers erroneously infer from their singular test that one watch more accurate than the other.

If you want a true snapshot of which watch is the more accurate of the two you'd need to employ multiple units of each watch and then use a mean average of the timing rates to conclude objectively which movement is inherently more accurate.

Remember a while back one of the magazines did a review of the Rolex Sub, where they listed balance amplitude of something on the order of 210° or so? I'd seriously doubt that you'd find this feeble amplitude on a preponderance of Rolex Subs....fact is, at 210° I'd be surprised if the watch could consistently turn in error rates of less than 30 seconds per day.

I didn't suggest that I was using the test results to define the accuracy of one watch over another, did I? I just asked where the results were since it's been 3 weeks since the end of the test. But, thanks for the lesson on watch accuracy testing.

[JBHII]

rkammer said:

I didn't suggest that I was using the test results to define the accuracy of one watch over another, did I? I just asked where the results were since it's been 3 weeks since the end of the test. But, thanks for the lesson on watch accuracy testing.

I'm in Ohio...as soon as we finish counting the provisional ballots, I'll jump back on the Accuracy Project.... ;D ;D ;D

I'm truly sorry this has taken so long...I hope to get it kicked out this week...I swear!

John