That sounds normal. I was surprised and disappointed by this when I got my first automatic. Currently in a smartwatch phase, with occasional automatics in the mix. I’m perhaps over fixated on exact time. I also use time.gov.
I’m that people don’t go to find this stuff out in the course of learning about mechanical watches. In my experience I’ve almost never needed electronic-level accuracy. But if you are worried, regular quartz watches and those with radio control and/or Bluetooth are gonna be your best friends
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That sounds normal. I was surprised and disappointed by this when I got my first automatic. Currently in a smartwatch phase, with occasional automatics in the mix. I’m perhaps over fixated on exact time. I also use time.gov.
I’m that people don’t go to find this stuff out in the course of learning about mechanical watches. In my experience I’ve almost never needed electronic-level accuracy. But if you are worried, regular quartz watches and those with radio control and/or Bluetooth are gonna be your best friends