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Even after it has been fully serviced and calibrated is it going to
get you plus or minus one second a day? Is it really better than a
well chosen modern mechanical wristwatch? Wristwatches also  the
advantage that they are strapped to the best thermal regulation system
you have on the boat - your body.

Golden Globe participants might  be thinking "is it worth spending
hundreds of dollars on a chronometer so that I can get away with not
checking the radio time signal some days?".

Bill

On 3 January 2017 at 00:18, Greg Rudzinski  wrote:
> Ebay has a few Russian Kirova marine chonometer deck watches. The best price
> on a working example is around $400. Not really a bargain.
>
> 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/USSR-Russian-marine-chronometer-Deck-watch-KIROVA-1-MChZ-chronograph-/322239095322?hash=item4b06f2621a:g:WWcAAOSwgZ1Xvcmt
>
> I can see a problem for the GGR fleet regarding procurement of mechanical
> chronometers for CN.
>
> Greg Rudzinski
>
> 



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