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   Carlos E.R. to AJL   
   Re: Smartwatch delay   
   01 Nov 25 21:57:41   
   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-11-01 21:16, AJL wrote:   
   > On 11/1/25 12:23 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >> On 2025-11-01 17:51, AJL wrote:   
   >>> On 10/31/25 11:35 PM, Chris wrote:   
   >>>> AJL wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> You're missing MY point. How does a few seconds accuracy on a watch   
   >>>>> make any   
   >>>>> difference in normal non-geek folks everyday life. It doesn't.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I got your point. I agree it doesn't make a practical difference.   
   >>>> It does matter, however. As the expectation is that a watch is 100%   
   >>>> accurate.   
   >>>   
   >>> NO watch is 100% accurate. If you go out enough decimal places it   
   >>> will be   
   >>> off compared to a current standard.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   >> The expectation for networked watches is 100% accuracy.   
   >   
   > I guess what you really mean then is that all timepieces on a network must   
   > agree to the second with the network base time. That's different from 100%   
   > accuracy with "real" time.   
      
   Yes. Absolutely. My phone is actually off by half a second (this   
   instant), and some times more.   
      
   >   
   >> It is different if they are stand alone. Sure, a few seconds off true   
   >> has no importance in most of real life. But it means that there is   
   >> something wrong in the watch.   
   >   
   > Dunno but don't think I would worry over a few seconds. Wait. I can't. My   
   > watch doesn't have a second hand...  8-O   
      
   The worry is that they have the technology to do it. If they don't,   
   something is wrong. I'd like to know what is the cause.   
      
   It is not that I worry by a few seconds.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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