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by samm_cz 2093 days ago
this device was not connected to AC input. And, btw, few yrs ago in EU AC based clocks had an issue due to problems in the grid (frequency was < 50Hz)
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/european-clock...

I use ntp and this: https://www.npl.co.uk/msf-signal

I set my wrist watch manually. That's my time of first resort. It's slightly inaccurate but very, very reliable and handy (by definition!) I bought it about 15 years ago and its solar powered. Never failed yet. My phone keeps decent time but the battery needs charging - fails very infrequently but needs waking up. My laptop keeps a decent tick. It has a fairly decent local oscillator and ntp with several sources. Similar probs to phone and takes a while to boot. My three GPS synched ntp stratum 1 servers (RPis) that I keep in the office keep a very good tick.

For my needs, consistency is more important than real accuracy but I do like to see sub millisecond accuracy available. It makes log analysis a lot easier.