• leadore@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Digital vs. analog watches that run on batteries are no more or less accurate because of how the time is displayed. I have a digital clock display on my battery-powered cordless phone (yes I also have a landline) that is constantly plugged into a power source and it loses a minute or two every day. Your computer and phone only keep displaying the correct time because they frequently update themselves from an online source.

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      3 months ago

      My watch frequently (daily but only if I’m sleeping with it, for some reason) updates itself via radio. It’s generally accurate to a second or maybe even half a second. But the main reason, It’s easier to tell exactly what the time is in seconds when it’s digital compared to a fast spinning stick. Not that it really matters, I just like it.