First post, hopefully a useful one. I posted on the Omega Forums my experiences of the new Omega Regatta quartz. I REALLY like it. Not a watch for everyone, but I have tried various x-33’s Aerospace, B50 and B55, and a number of high end G-Shocks and I think this is more impressive than any of them. I was going to post anything I find about the watch as I get used to it, but I figured it might be of interest here as well. But the key bits of what I posted in that long thread are below (I…
Continue readingHAQ Performance from Non-HAQ Movement?
I have an Addiesdive Explorer homage with a Seiko VH31 movement. On a whim, I decided to track the accuracy bs atomic clock using a start date of 2-10-25. As of 5-10-25, it was 1 second behind.
Perhaps I am oversimplifying, but that seems to suggest…
Continue readingLatest Longines Conquest VHP – fixing improper date display
I debated adding this to the end of the Longines VHP Hand Alignment Question thread but felt that it might be easier to find for whomever might need it in the future, realizing that future person might even be me. 
Continue readingA friend of mine has the same Longines Conquest VHP Chronograph that I do – except his has the blue dial while mine has the white.
Just so we’re all…
Anyone else miss out on the new Erebus Ascent HAQ?
I had an alert set on my phone for the launch, but was watching a film with the missus……& they sold out so fast!
Oh well, perhaps it was meant to be and with this kind of customer demand, it makes business sense to tap that seam again with mor…
Continue readingGrand Seiko, Citizen
Grand Seiko SBGX261 or Citizen AQ4080-52E. Thoughts about which one might be better? Others in a comparable price range to consider?
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Continue readingPosition dependency of 32 kHz tuning fork quartz
Hello together,
As far as I know 32 kHz tuning fork quartz have a not negligible position dependency.
As I understand the situation, the temperature dependence is compensated for HAQ, but not the position dependency.
I now had the idea that the rate …
Continue readingScurfa Diver One Models
Referenced in a thread over in Public.
Continue readingSurprise, surprise…F06.402 or .412 (no date, date versions). Steel or titanium case options, altho the titanium’s “awaiting restock.” The steel models are quite reasonably priced.
Will the *REAL* Bulova Precisionist Accuracy Specs Please Stand Up! (Hint: It’s not +/-10 sec/yr)
Frustration grew to the breaking point seeing continued +/-10 sec/yr being touted and parroted as the Bulova Precisionist accuracy specs on the Internet, when they quietly disappeared years ago and are nowhere to be found on Bulova’s web site. Inquired directly with Bulova what their specs are for all five of their Precisionist movements.
Continue reading“jlind to Bulova
“Comment = I have been scouring your web site looking for the accuracy specifications on…
Will the *REAL* Bulova Precisionist Accuracy Specs Please Stand Up! (Hint: It’s not +/-10 sec/yr)
Analog Thermocompensation
Prior to the 1978 appearance of Seiko Twin Quartz, the methods used to achieve high accuracy under varying temperatures were limited thermoinsensitivity via megahertz frequency AT-cut oscillators, and analog thermocompensation (analog TC) via some sort…
Continue readingPre-Purchase Question – first HAQ in a long time
Hello, I would like some advice for my next HAQ purchase. Can anyone recommend watches that can reliably achieve an accuracy of ±5 sec/year, given that I would wear this piece a max of 3-4 days a week? Or failing that, a watch that would reliably keep w/i ±10 spy? I have considered the 0100 several times, but the designs just don’t appeal to me. Back in 2012-2013 I had a really nice 2005-era The Citizen Chronomaster CTQ57-0955 (A660) non-Eco-Drive. That was running 4-5 spy according to…
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