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by CalChris 2363 days ago
The first quartz watch wasn't unveiled until 1969.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz_clock

A high accuracy quartz watch is accurate to 10 seconds per year.

https://www.watchtime.com/featured/high-accuracy-quartz-guid...

However, railroad standard was 4 seconds daily. That means that if a high accuracy quartz watch is never checked it may fail the standard within a year. However, a less accurate railroad chronometer will always be checked because it is less accurate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_chronometer

2 comments

This is some of the strangest logic ever. It will be more accurate because it's less accurate and will be checked more often? Bonkers
If you get the Allen intercept right the quartz will be more accurate.