But have you ever picked up a non-running watch where the date just so happens to be set to today's date?
Bliss.
Additional points if you watch does not have a quick set date.
It happens to me on average once every 720 times I pick up my non-running watch. 馃槈
That鈥檚 a bit strange as you鈥檇 guess most watches are taken off at night, and most often put on in the morning, so you鈥檇 imagine the power reserve would have a significant influence (unless all your watches happen to have power reserves divisible by 12). Hope I didn鈥檛 overthink that 馃榿
That is true but it does not apply if you regularly wear more than one watch
That鈥檚 a bit strange as you鈥檇 guess most watches are taken off at night, and most often put on in the morning, so you鈥檇 imagine the power reserve would have a significant influence (unless all your watches happen to have power reserves divisible by 12). Hope I didn鈥檛 overthink that 馃榿
Are you sure about that ?
I typically take my watch off at 11:00pm, and put it back on at 07:00am. Based on that I鈥檝e always bought watches with power reserves of around 12x+8 so that I significantly increase the chance I won鈥檛 have to adjust the time when I next wear them. Are you seriously telling me, after all the years of focusing my buying habits (and missing great references due to incorrect power reserves), that I鈥檝e been wasting my f$&@ing time 馃槨
Think @BenBagbag is simply saying that there's a 1 in 720 (60 times 12) chance you'll pick up a non running watch and the time on the watch will match the actual time of day.
Are you saying you're able to work your way through your watch collection so that none of your watches runs out of its power reserve?
But have you ever picked up a non-running watch where the date just so happens to be set to today's date?
Bliss.
Additional points if you watch does not have a quick set date.
True if your watch stops at a random time, and you pick it up at a random time. Not true if you have any kind of routine. But it was a joke.
I鈥檓 in two minds whether to explain or to just do a face-palm emoji. Is it just me ?
OK. You have a huge watch collection. You wear one on Sunday. Most likely you take it off in the evening. Let鈥檚 say between 10-11pm. It goes back in the watch box. That watch has a 52 hour power reserve. It鈥檒l stop between 2-3am on Wednesday morning. Is there a one in 720 chance it鈥檒l be right when you put it back on. No, as most often you鈥檒l put it on between 7-8am.
If your watches all had a 57 hour power reserve they would normally stop between 7-8am, and if that coincides with when you put a watch on then obviously there鈥檚 a much better chance it鈥檒l be right.
Anyway, I鈥檓 still going to do this..... 馃う
So, if I have enough watches, and never wind them, one of them will always be telling the right time?
So, if I have enough watches, and never wind them, one of them will always be telling the right time?
Yes.... and even more amazing is that the phenomenon will occur twice a day!...... WITH THE SAME WATCH! 馃憤
Trouble is you've only got 60 seconds to find which of the 720 watches is right 馃槙...... by which time the 'fakkin thing will be wrong....馃檨
then you have another minute to find which of the 719 watches is right 馃槙.... by which time that one will also be wrong.... 馃檨
then you have another minute to find which of the 718 watches is right 馃槙.... by which time...........馃槨
