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joshlemer
on May 1, 2024
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Calendar types in watches
Are these watches actually atomic clocks (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_clock
) or are they "atomic" in some other sense?
al_borland
on May 1, 2024
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They receive a signal from an atomic clock on a regular basis to sync up and avoid drift. Between those signal, they use a quartz movement to keep time.
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