Dave, I think that is the point. Until someone spoils it and brings the Symmetricom spec sheet and proves that wwvb watches are actually more accurate over some months :)
Now it would have been truly impressive if they had actually taken the csac itself apart and re-assembled it to be say half the original size (there is a lot of unused space in the package)... With the right tools that is certainly possible. Bye, Said Sent From iPhone On Oct 2, 2013, at 5:02, "Dr. David Kirkby" <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1 October 2013 23:59, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Guys, >> >> there is only one problem: there is just no way they can claim only 1 >> second error in a 1000 years unless they also have a GPS receiver for >> calibration in there, which kind of mutes the point as that has been done >> using wwvb >> etc. Let's do the math: > > It would be interesting to buy one on on a credit card. Have it for 9 > months, and show it does not meet its spec, and the spec was > exagerated. The office of fair trading in the UK would take a very dim > view of that. > > Whilst technically interesting, it is hard to see any real practical > use as a watch. I guess it might impress some people at a party, > although that might be short-lived if someone else at the party could > prove the spec is exagerated. > > Dave > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
