Sweep comparison: Spring Drive vs. Precisionist

With some frequency I see FB posts where someone will make the claim along the lines of “the Bulova Precisionist has a smooth sweep so what’s the big deal about Spring Drive?”. Of course the people making such comparisons don’t understand how Spring Drive actually works, and they probably don’t know how the Precisionist works either.

Even among those who do understand how Spring Drive works, many may not realize that although the Precisionist sweep looks smooth, it is simulated…

Sweep comparison: Spring Drive vs. Precisionist

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What is your tolerance for inaccuracy? And how to double the accuracy of any watch.

Once, pondering Citizen’s 1 SPY movement, I reflected upon the notion that, assuming you bought such a watch as an adult, you could likely wear it until death, and not have it gain or lose even a full minute – without adjusting the time. That seems a little mind boggling at first.

But then it raises the question, would anybody wear such a watch, and tolerate it being wrong by, say, 45 seconds? That seems unconscionable. For a non-time-lord, someone who isn’t a die hard HAQ fan, maybe it’d…

What is your tolerance for inaccuracy? And how to double the accuracy of any watch.

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