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 Following
are some of my favorite and most useful time piece links, along with
descriptions of how you're likely to find them helpful.
Setting
your timepiece
"Time References for Setting Watches and Clocks," by Marc J. Rochkind,
is a list of links and descriptions for just about any approach you
might like to take.
This is my personal favorite. The number for the US Naval Observatory
Master Clock is programmed into my Treo 650; it's the source I always
use for checking the precision accuracy of my Omega Seamaster watches.
Synthetic image of the moon, updated numerous times daily by the US
Naval Observatory. Useful in setting moon dials on grandfather clocks.
Precision
and accuracy
One of the most comprehensive
discussions of the Contrôle
Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres process and value, along with official
definitions of the "chronometer" moniker. By Alan Downing,
TimeZone.
Process, contact information and reasons why you should go to the
trouble of obtaining this for your watch, if it has one. By John B.
Holbrook, II,
Seamaster Reference Page.
Maintenance, service, and repair
On-line
courses at 2 levels of instruction, completed at your own pace; entry
level, to slightly more advanced mechanical movements, assembly,
disassembly.
Requires additional toolkit, materials.
User-friendly for novice as well as the more seasoned reader. By Wayne
Berry, Certified Clockmaker.
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