Re: [time-nuts] Seiko watch "leap second enabled"

mi...@flatsurface.com said: > Why 6/1 and 12/1? Leap seconds can happen any month. June and December are > only a preference. Yes, but it's a very strong preference. My reading is that they will use Jun and Dec as long as they can keep within a second. Are there any interesting estimates on

Re: [time-nuts] Seiko watch "leap second enabled"

On 7/21/2016 12:09 AM, Mike Cook wrote: > « Seiko Astron enters the leap second data receiving mode after the > first GPS signal is received on or after June 1st and December 1st. » > (User Manual) Why 6/1 and 12/1? Leap seconds can happen any month. June and December are only a preference.

Re: [time-nuts] Seiko watch "leap second enabled"

The watch is fine. Ive intentionally set it to be off time to have it automatically recover with essentially leap second precision. On 21 Jul 2016 3:25 p.m., "Mike Cook" wrote: > While I was googling for reports of other misbehaving GPS chips, I > discovered the existence

[time-nuts] Seiko watch "leap second enabled"

While I was googling for reports of other misbehaving GPS chips, I discovered the existence of the worlds first leap second enabled wrist watch. Seiko introduced the Astron models 8X53, 8X82, 7X52 which automatically check for a leap second on ……. « Seiko Astron enters the leap second data