I used to think about getting something like that when I was a bit more obsessed with the accuracy and/or precision of my watches. I just check them by the phone, iPad or RC alarm clock these days. I have a fairly good idea of what they all gain or lose on average. Just another thing not to get too excited about.rkovars wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:41 pm I use an app called WatchTracker when I am doing timing runs. It allows you to add a data point whenever and does all of the math in the background for you. You can always see the rate for a given run and it also calculates a spread across all runs. I find it a better representation than a timegrapher because it measures real world use not just one position at a time.
You can also download all of the data to a spreadsheet if you want to do your own hand analysis.
Your best timekeeper?
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Amor Vincit Omnia wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 5:05 pmI used to think about getting something like that when I was a bit more obsessed with the accuracy and/or precision of my watches. I just check them by the phone, iPad or RC alarm clock these days. I have a fairly good idea of what they all gain or lose on average. Just another thing not to get too excited about.rkovars wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 2:41 pm I use an app called WatchTracker when I am doing timing runs. It allows you to add a data point whenever and does all of the math in the background for you. You can always see the rate for a given run and it also calculates a spread across all runs. I find it a better representation than a timegrapher because it measures real world use not just one position at a time.
You can also download all of the data to a spreadsheet if you want to do your own hand analysis.
I'm to lazy to look at the exact right time to figure it out. With the app I get to check in whenever I think about it. It then does all of the statistical analysis for you. It isn't something I use regularly but it is nice to have a record of timing runs over time to see variance. I don't know if I would have noticed my Dartmouth running substantially slow without doing a timing run.
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