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No, the atomic watch will only work to keep the time accurate in the U.S.
The watch will still work as a manual watch outside the U.S.
Howard #3
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic
> One thing I have always been curious about those atomic watches is: will
> it
> reset itself if you travel to say England from the United States, or is
> that
> a different model watch?
> Harvey
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Minor" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: No speech on my watch!!! Was: RE: off topic
>
>
>> Hi Richard.
>>
>> I have an atomic watch, and to calibrate it you need some sight. When
>> you
>> put a new battery in it, the watch starts moving the hands quickly. In
>> the
>> case of my watch, you set it to 11:59, then press a button. Then you
>> move
>> the second hand until it's at 12, so essentially you set the watch for
>> 12:00. Then you press another button to start the watch. When it's time
>> to
>> update from the atomic clock, the watch would do so. Of course you'd
>> need
>> to set the watch to your local time so the atomic signal could be
>> received.
>>
>> That's how it worked in my watch. Hope this makes sense to you.
>>
>> Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
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