I knew who Greg was talking about from the get go. For me, Atomic timekeeping is not a deal breaker, and while I don't need to the second accuracy like Atomic and nightly auto-setting provides, it's just such a neat feature, I love it. I actually don't mind watching the other guys videos...but somebody like Greg will always have that extra level of trust. I believe what Greg is saying, because of how Greg carries himself. Plus, when he has tons of videos and I've NEVER seen a single clock or watch not set correctly to the second(unless it is off for a reason, like his digital watch accuracy video)...that means something.
Talking about 'The time teller', right Yeah, he did another one last week again talking about budgets. I'm not an American, but even I could actually look up the budget information for your country could not find any info on the cuts to the Atomic time anywhere. He was also complaining about the cost difference which in regards to Casio watches you can always buy the cheaper watch. Then he went on a rant about BlueTooth and how you have to turn on the app then sync the watch to the app. Not actually realising that you don't even need the app running and the watch syncs to the time on the phone, you don't have to touch a thing. I put it down to just a plain rant. You know the meme 'Old man screams at cloud.'
After two years with an Apple Watch, we contacted Verizon today to take it off our plan. No longer will be recharging this watch everyday! Thanks to your TH-cam channel, we;ve gained back our freedom and time. Our watch was out of date. Say what? No longer. We love these solar atomic watches by G Shock! Continuous planned obsolescence and spending money? No longer! We thank you for this great TH-cam channel! Glad that we are subscribers!
Ironically, regarding your intro, based on what I've seen of your in-depth overviews of watches so far, I think you're much more of an authority than most. So thanks for that and keep up the great work. And yes, I had heard the rumor, which to me didn't seem entirely implausible with them changing TV standards and whatnot, just very unlikely, since it is such a widely used and needed public service. Heck, as a last resort, I'd even set up a radio transmitter, if I had to. I'm sure that there are a lot more people a lot more capably than me that will insure that I'll never need to, presumably even in the US government, regardless of what anyone cares to think of it at _any given time..._
The first time I ever considered buying a casio Multi Band 6 watch was after seeing one of Greg's videos. I looked into it, and as I live in the UK and it would be worthwhile for me. There is now 8 casio watches in my house with Multi Band 6 and all receive at 2:02AM every night, and have been reliable so far.
Couldn't agree more I also bought my first multi band 6 after Greg's videos, I've now got 6 MB6 Casio's and hope to get more, also as I live about 100mls. from Anthorn transmitter no signal problems.
@@John-P I had heard of Multi Band 6 but didn't quite grasp the technology, until I watched one of Greg's videos then the penny finally dropped lol. Some of these youtube reviewers aren't worth watching if you're considering a purchase because they haven't got a clue ( although I'll admit to watching for amusement, it's like watching a slow motion car crash......you know you shouldn't be looking on, but you feel compelled to keep watching that carnage) and you need that good trusted information, Greg is one of the reviewers that I turn to for honest information.
You tell him, Greg. I lost faith in the accuracy of his reviews when he reviewed a Timex chronograph (This $47 Watch Changed My Opinion Of Timex! - which in fairness he liked) but said he was disappointed in the lume! You guessed it, he hadn't read the manual or just didn't know enough about a world-famous American brand to know that if you push the crown in , the whole face lights up, much better than any lume. It took his followers to tell him in the comments. Pretty embarrassing.
This video is why you , Sir, are a decent man!!! I ,watching a lot of TH-cam , get the impression, since 90% of the videos to TH-cam come from the US, that America is loosing more and more of its former decency !! Nowadays it's only about getting klicks on TH-cam ,stating false information on social media and so forth. Thank you for being different , being decent!!! Frank Schroth Germany
Great video Greg , I remember the video you are talking about , wow !!! 3 years ago already. I was a bit worried at the time since I have over 250 Casio watches in my collection and 75% of them are solar/atomic and 85% are G-Shocks.
That video you mentioned stopped me from buying a atomic g shock because I had no reason to doubt the creator, now I’m looking for a atomic g shock to buy.
I have to disagree with you Greg, when I heard him say the towers were going to be shut down in 2019 I just looked at my wrist, chuckled, then looked at the channel name. Now I understand the quality of advice from this source. I saved a lot of time.
Solar is a big selling point for me these days. Radio time reception is quite nice as well. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to get it. I personally like not having to change a battery every 2-3 years (I broke a Timex Ironman Flix changing the battery). The G-Shock I bought to replace the Timex still works perfectly to this day as long as I give it light to work off of.
I didn't aggressively collect Casio watches until March 2021. I'm up to about 30 Casio watches Guess which ones are my favorites. The 12 Atomic/Multiband watches. They are so cool.
Yeah I think if multiband 6 was going down Casio would be making a shit to GPS correction but I believe GPS requires that signal for error correction for the the satellite atomic clocks too soo......😅😅
I live where the atomic time signal is not available. But still, I want an atomic signal capable watch. Because having that multiband 6 or wave ceptor writing on your watch is COOL. In the end, I have not one but two atomic watch.
Excellent message and advice! I only wish that every website that allows users to post ratings and reviews of anything at all would make mandatory viewing of a "training" video similar to yours on how to approach an evaluation a prerequisite to users ever posting ratings and reviews. That might help to reduce the number of silly but damaging reviews we are all forced to wade through and filter out when attempting to make sound choices regarding products and services. Sorry for the rant, but thanks again for your wonderful video.
I have just seen the video you are referring to. Thank you very much for the info you are sharing. Apparently, the radio station is still working as of late May 20204.
I live in Guadalajara Mexico, which is pretty far from WWVB, and my Multiband 6 watches still get the atomic time signal every night in 2023. I have 3 Casios and 1 Citizen with this feature, and I absolutely love it.
I live here in the Philippines and my Casio Oceanus and Citizen watches are capable of receiving radio wave atomic timekeeping , unfortunately for me we dont have any Radio Time Towers here in the Philippines, what I do as a walkaround is install an app via my android device to "artificially" produce radio clock sounds so my casio and citizen can keep up very accurate time and Im very happy now
the WWV shut down rumor goes along with the rumor that Shortwave DX stations will be closing due to the cost of running a station- also stating that the internet is creating the closure of many shortwave station, that can be slightly true, station are expensive, and you can access shortwave station on the internet, but not everyone in the world has good internet services- as of July 2022, WWV and shortwave is still alive and well....and those numbers stations still transmit from Cuba every night.
i feel you 100% i live in southern greece which is off the dcf77 transmission still every night all my atomic time devices synchronize just fine wall clocks , casios , citizens , i love this technology
I love radio controlled watches, because I need to catch trains and be punctual at meetings on a daily basis. Not having to worry about if my watch is "still accurate enough" gives me much peace of mind 😁👍
I know exactly which video is being referenced here as I remember watching and disliking it. I live in a location in Canada that is 2,600km away from the WWVB transmitter in Fort Collins, and yet my radio-controlled watches sync overnight about 80% of the time (higher in winter, lower in summer). The rate is closer to 100% if I go to the trouble of placing them next to a specific window. To accomplish this amazing feat, I looked at a map to get an idea of the compass bearing of Fort Collins relative to my location, and then I looked at the owner's manuals to see where the watches' antennas are located (12 o'clock on Casio, 9 o'clock on Citizen). Then I simply point any given watch's antenna in the approximate direction of Fort Collins before going to bed and it almost always syncs up overnight. This technology is completely archaic in 2024, but I love it nonetheless because it is so cool 😎
I bought a casio waveceptor and it's an amazing watch and works perfect here in the UK. It's in need of a new battery but thanks to your video's Greg I'm going to do it myself. I have a dozen or so watches of all types. Wind up, quartz, automatic. I love them all but without a doubt, the one I RELY on the most is the wavecepter. Oh and you're forgiven for the clickbait title Greg lol. Keep making the great video's 👍
I have to disagree with Greg on the particular point of the car review. The post saying "the fwd version was not working and I should have bought the awd version" is actually quite valuable to a prospective purchaser...
I have a few atomic watches one is a casio gw5600 which has Bluetooth and atomic time keeping wich work very well to geter all of my other atomic watches also pick up the signal here in the UK 🇬🇧
Not silly at all. In fact, you 🎯hit on a subject that for a long time, now, has been one of my "pet peeves" with TH-cam. Thank you sir. PS... I love your Casio watch collection... 😊👍👍👍😊
damn greg, you are fired up!! I too have purchased MANY (too many says my wife) "atomic" watches after watching my first "the good timekeeper" video and am extraordinarily glad i did. keep up the good work
GET EM GRAIG lol. On a serious note I did see a video that sounds pretty similar to what you’re describing before I bought a multi band watch; funny how things have come full circle because I was sceptic about the claims so I did my own research, came across your page at some point and became a fan of your videos. Now every morning I look at my gw-m5610(&1b), gw-m6900 stating [RCVD] and smile that I made the right choice 😎
@@GoodTimekeeper Yeah, I've used the Fort Collins Colorado radio transmission for many years if not decades to set old and new "atomic" alarms and clocks alike. Best time to get the signal is in the middle of the night so the waves can bounce off the ionosphere, putting something in a westward facing window or similar with a view of the sky above the horizon, assuming you're to the east, of course. Often these devices will pick up the signal on their own sooner or later anyway, though it might take a couple days. At least that's been my experience. And boy is it accurate. I've tested it to within 1 second accuracy, often several seconds more accurate than my cell phone even.
Was it Jory goodman? Cause he just put out a video on this last week again.😅😅 Frankly I don't see it cause so much scientific, Survey and military equipment use it.
Oh Jory is the Time Teller! on youtube. I watch his stuff and I can't tell if he's trolling people or just not as smart as he thinks he is sometimes.😅😅 Maybe his beard grew into his brain?😂😂
Love my atomic-clock radio receiver gadgets! I have an atomic g-shock, a (non-wifi) atomic weather station, etc. So glad it was a rumor, and yes, you do have to fiddle a little bit with your atomic gadget (facing it the correct direction, etc.), but once it's set up, it's set up!
Atomic clock synchronization by radio is a marvelous technology. Even if you live in a hollow or shadow, or an old house with lead paint, as I do, the feature can readily be used with an android app such as that put out by Junghans. The Junghans app is a vast step up from what was previously cludged together by Casio in a rush in the aftermath of an Earthquake that shut down a radio tower in Japan. The Ft. Collins radio shutdown scare was the result of a misinterpretation of a federal government funding exercise. It was never intended to be made public. Federal Government financial appropriations are a weird and esoteric world, largely divorced from logic. Some people may prefer bluetooth synchronization to radio synchronization. To each his own. I prefer the older and simpler technology.
@@realisticallysimple As I understand it, the Ft. Collins radio signal was never at risk of defunding. A budgetary exercise was leaked and misinterpreted in a sort of classic game of "telephone". It's a cautionary tale about how the internet multiplies and accelerates urban legends.
I had a friend many years ago who needed an accurate watch for timing a multi day event. He went to the dollar store and bought 10 cheap $1 quartz digital watches, set them all with WWV and checked them a week later. He then used the one that kept the most accurate time for the event. $10 for an accurate watch sounded like a great idea to me! I don't think they even make these cheap watches anymore, and if they do, they're probably $2.50 each now . Still, $25 isn't so bad. :-)
@@LV-42617 Is the video not titled "The Good Timekeeping Show?" I prefer GPSDO's and Atomic Clocks myself, but I am merely highlighting a technique one could use in a pinch if one needed a more accurate timepiece. That being said, I would like to note my friend didn't take temperature into account, so his entire procedure might have been flawed, but it IS a useful technique. Perhaps for others knowing a more correct time is more than a status symbol.
@@ernestsmith3581I have over 50 quartz watches, the "worst" gains about 30 seconds/month, the best gains about 2 seconds within a half year. I don't care at all for atomic/GPS/ Bluetooth timekeeping at all, knowing that a month is roughly 2.6 million seconds, the 30 seconds off are next to nothing. I do have GPS watches and a few radio controlled Casio s though, but I simply don't care for their "accuracy".
I stopped watching videos from people that obviously can’t be bothered with reading the manual for a watch they are reviewing. The simple-minded are unaware of their own ignorance. As a person acquires knowledge, they learn how much more they do not know.
There is an element of utility in the fact that I like the atomic function, but the dominant reason I like it is more the “coolness” of the tech and some of the history behind the atomic clock. If you’re thinking about the watch in purely utilitarian terms , I can see the case that mainstream consumers of g-shocks may not get too much added value that warrants the extra £ . Lots of aspects of watch channels can be annoying , but I’m an advocate of folks having a go without being world leading experts .
I agree, but if you claim to be a "watch channel," and by the way are selling merchandise based on being a "watch channel," then the bare minimum you should know is the basics of watches and how they work. The problem is he's not really a "watch channel," he's a "merchandising channel," yet another of these "entrepreneurs" who wants to position himself as an "authority" on a subject based on the number of subscribers he has, his presence on social media, and his ability to market himself as an authority. He's not qualified, which is painfully obvious watching his content. It's not that he doesn't know what he's talking about, that's not the problem; the problem is that he presents himself as if he DOES know what he's talking about. That just perpetuates misinformation, and misinformation is NOT "harmless." BTW, and related, your channel has some of the best researched videos on the subject of watches that can be found on youtube.
@@FuglyStick You are too kind. I am definitely no expert, but I hopefully make up for it in enthusiasm. Love Greg’s stuff - very different to me though (and he has a lot more genuine expertise!). I do still tend towards giving people the benefit of the doubt and all power to people making a living from TH-cam as long as its not out and out dodgy behaviour. My channel just about covers my phone bill (before tax!) which is fine by me!
Here's a hack to improve your "atomic" (actually radio) reception: hang your watch around a metal pole, like a curtain rod, near a window. Leaving it there will dramatically increase the number of nights that you get a solid sync.
I have both atomic and non-atomic. I like them. But they are more expensive. For example the Gshock 5600 square is $48 on Amazon. The same watch in the atomic version (+solar) is $90+. Is it worth it? Not really, as the non-atomic is very accurate. But if you like atomic go for it.
Any changes in the past year in the reliable future of the radio signals? Just wondering if I am still good to buy a radio signal watch. Thank you for your videos.
They can't just shut the Atomic Time Signal down without letting us know WAY in advance. Casio couldn't be selling radio wave watches if they knew the American Multiband was closing down. I live in Spain and have heard the German and UK stations were getting shut down too. They are still up and running. Anyway, thanks to Greg I have the Junghams app installed on my phone which would set my Multiband 6 to atomic time anyway. The Casio Multiband watches are great and work well. When I am in Ireland my watch sets itself easily from the UK atenna. In the South of Spain where I live it's a bit more difficult to pick up the signal from the German atenna. However, I have found that it works most nights and that's fine by me. I think Multiband is well worth the extra money, especially paired with the Tough Solar system.
I would just enjoy their quartz accuracy. But, here we are, about FIVE years after the rumors were flying around the watch community and other guys on TH-cam were spreading the rumors but... we still have WWVB!
The real problem is the lack of sufficient coverage across the US: anyone more than 700 miles straight-line from Ft. Collins will have intermittent signal, and those >1200 miles away will pick it up infrequently except during the winter. Alaska and Hawaii? Once or twice a year if you're lucky. Far better tech is GPS-based, which is why I rely on a Citizen Satellite Wave as my reference standard now.
Hogwash, I'm in Alabama...roughly around 1,400 miles as the crow flies from Ft. Collins, CO and my Casio multiband 6 watches have no trouble syncing automatically to the atomic clock.
Yup, NIST's WWVB channel going down was a big hoax, good you're covering this. My Multi band 6 watches are the ones I set my regular quartz watches too, and subsequently my mechanical watches. good video as always Greg!
I know you would know this question can you leave them by a window at night and then leave them by a window in the day if it's warm but if the room is cool is that okay
Wow know we know what "Really Grinds His Gears" It's like he is saying he will take responsibility for the product as long as that person takes responsibility on how to correctly use the product
The World is way bigger as the United States. I have two atomic watches, like a Casio wave capture en a Citizen radio control with solar cells. Great watches.
There are several available at Amazon, some with smaller capacities, but the largest ones appear to be the ones holding 24 watches. Here is one a.co/d/ggw3hGM And I bought one which costs a bit more but looks very similar. a.co/d/efJSL7J
I hate those other channels that are just in it for the views and clicks. Greg is a no-nonsense G-shock gangster
Ya damn right!
Hell yeah the best watches in the world
I knew who Greg was talking about from the get go. For me, Atomic timekeeping is not a deal breaker, and while I don't need to the second accuracy like Atomic and nightly auto-setting provides, it's just such a neat feature, I love it.
I actually don't mind watching the other guys videos...but somebody like Greg will always have that extra level of trust. I believe what Greg is saying, because of how Greg carries himself. Plus, when he has tons of videos and I've NEVER seen a single clock or watch not set correctly to the second(unless it is off for a reason, like his digital watch accuracy video)...that means something.
Agree with you! It is so irresponsible to not delete that video. I love my atomic watches! Thumbs up!
Talking about 'The time teller', right Yeah, he did another one last week again talking about budgets.
I'm not an American, but even I could actually look up the budget information for your country could not find any info on the cuts to the Atomic time anywhere. He was also complaining about the cost difference which in regards to Casio watches you can always buy the cheaper watch.
Then he went on a rant about BlueTooth and how you have to turn on the app then sync the watch to the app. Not actually realising that you don't even need the app running and the watch syncs to the time on the phone, you don't have to touch a thing.
I put it down to just a plain rant. You know the meme 'Old man screams at cloud.'
I watch his stuff and I can't tell if he's trolling people or just not as smart as he thinks he is sometimes.😅😅 Maybe his beard grew into his brain?😂😂
Lmao probably, The Time Teller makes the worse Watch content on YT in my opinion.
Too much unnecessary drama on his channel. Unsubscribed. 😊
Agreed with the messages here. To much negativity in his videos. Unsubscribed, moved on and never looked back
@@jerrypanela He's a total jerk - obnoxious to the core.
Thanks for vocalizing my thoughts Greg.
After two years with an Apple Watch, we contacted Verizon today to take it off our plan. No longer will be recharging this watch everyday! Thanks to your TH-cam channel, we;ve gained back our freedom and time. Our watch was out of date. Say what? No longer. We love these solar atomic watches by G Shock! Continuous planned obsolescence and spending money? No longer! We thank you for this great TH-cam channel! Glad that we are subscribers!
Ironically, regarding your intro, based on what I've seen of your in-depth overviews of watches so far, I think you're much more of an authority than most. So thanks for that and keep up the great work. And yes, I had heard the rumor, which to me didn't seem entirely implausible with them changing TV standards and whatnot, just very unlikely, since it is such a widely used and needed public service. Heck, as a last resort, I'd even set up a radio transmitter, if I had to. I'm sure that there are a lot more people a lot more capably than me that will insure that I'll never need to, presumably even in the US government, regardless of what anyone cares to think of it at _any given time..._
The first time I ever considered buying a casio Multi Band 6 watch was after seeing one of Greg's videos. I looked into it, and as I live in the UK and it would be worthwhile for me. There is now 8 casio watches in my house with Multi Band 6 and all receive at 2:02AM every night, and have been reliable so far.
Couldn't agree more I also bought my first multi band 6 after Greg's videos, I've now got 6 MB6 Casio's and hope to get more, also as I live about 100mls. from Anthorn transmitter no signal problems.
@@John-P I had heard of Multi Band 6 but didn't quite grasp the technology, until I watched one of Greg's videos then the penny finally dropped lol. Some of these youtube reviewers aren't worth watching if you're considering a purchase because they haven't got a clue ( although I'll admit to watching for amusement, it's like watching a slow motion car crash......you know you shouldn't be looking on, but you feel compelled to keep watching that carnage) and you need that good trusted information, Greg is one of the reviewers that I turn to for honest information.
You tell him, Greg.
I lost faith in the accuracy of his reviews when he reviewed a Timex chronograph (This $47 Watch Changed My Opinion Of Timex! - which in fairness he liked) but said he was disappointed in the lume!
You guessed it, he hadn't read the manual or just didn't know enough about a world-famous American brand to know that if you push the crown in , the whole face lights up, much better than any lume. It took his followers to tell him in the comments.
Pretty embarrassing.
Doesn’t the Timex Indiglo watch say “Indiglo”?
@@notyourtypicalwatchreview2563 Yes, the clue is right there on the face of the watch!
The time teller?
@@ZeginMakesMusic Yes, The Time Teller
Thank you Greg. Keep up the good work. I'm also am a casio fan.
This video is why you , Sir, are a decent man!!! I ,watching a lot of TH-cam , get the impression, since 90% of the videos to TH-cam come from the US, that America is loosing more and more of its former decency !! Nowadays it's only about getting klicks on TH-cam ,stating false information on social media and so forth.
Thank you for being different , being decent!!!
Frank Schroth
Germany
Great video Greg , I remember the video you are talking about , wow !!! 3 years ago already. I was a bit worried at the time since I have over 250 Casio watches in my collection and 75% of them are solar/atomic and 85% are G-Shocks.
Advice number 1, read the manual ! There are too many youtubers who do not know what they are talking about. 100% true !
RTFM, love it. Good video, Greg. I've enjoyed your content for many years now and the world it a better place for people like you.
I know the exact video you're referring to and completely agree with what you're saying. All the best from the UK!
I like this channel because it’s a channel by an enthusiast for enthusiasts- no unneeded drama just good vibes
Yes, not all info online is valid info. People should practice critical thinking! That would help a lot!
Great points! Agree with everything you said.
P.s. I'm still loving my gwm5610 with atomic timekeeping and it gets the signal every night!😄👍🏻💯
meanwhile peoples that living in out of range area; am i joke to you
@@georgeorwell4573 😂😂
That video you mentioned stopped me from buying a atomic g shock because I had no reason to doubt the creator, now I’m looking for a atomic g shock to buy.
I have to disagree with you Greg, when I heard him say the towers were going to be shut down in 2019 I just looked at my wrist, chuckled, then looked at the channel name. Now I understand the quality of advice from this source. I saved a lot of time.
Excellent Video! You hit the nail on the head! Thanks
Solar is a big selling point for me these days. Radio time reception is quite nice as well. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to get it. I personally like not having to change a battery every 2-3 years (I broke a Timex Ironman Flix changing the battery). The G-Shock I bought to replace the Timex still works perfectly to this day as long as I give it light to work off of.
wonderful intro, you said what we all have in the head. And the whole video is actually wonderful.
I wish Greg would have started this with "Let's cut the Bullshit, with Greg Anderson!". Love the channel Greg, all the best Sir.
I didn't aggressively collect Casio watches until March 2021. I'm up to about 30 Casio watches Guess which ones are my favorites. The 12 Atomic/Multiband watches. They are so cool.
Yeah I think if multiband 6 was going down Casio would be making a shit to GPS correction but I believe GPS requires that signal for error correction for the the satellite atomic clocks too soo......😅😅
I live where the atomic time signal is not available. But still, I want an atomic signal capable watch. Because having that multiband 6 or wave ceptor writing on your watch is COOL. In the end, I have not one but two atomic watch.
My solar atomic watches applaud right now..
Very much appreciated, thanks for a real world clarification. Straight and to the point.
I'm from the UK and I could not have said that better myself well said.
Excellent message and advice! I only wish that every website that allows users to post ratings and reviews of anything at all would make mandatory viewing of a "training" video similar to yours on how to approach an evaluation a prerequisite to users ever posting ratings and reviews. That might help to reduce the number of silly but damaging reviews we are all forced to wade through and filter out when attempting to make sound choices regarding products and services. Sorry for the rant, but thanks again for your wonderful video.
I have just seen the video you are referring to. Thank you very much for the info you are sharing. Apparently, the radio station is still working as of late May 20204.
Ooh, Greg is really riled up on this one! Really good Greg! Tell ‘em the truth!
Hehe The Time Teller
I live in Guadalajara Mexico, which is pretty far from WWVB, and my Multiband 6 watches still get the atomic time signal every night in 2023. I have 3 Casios and 1 Citizen with this feature, and I absolutely love it.
I live here in the Philippines and my Casio Oceanus and Citizen watches are capable of receiving radio wave atomic timekeeping , unfortunately for me we dont have any Radio Time Towers here in the Philippines, what I do as a walkaround is install an app via my android device to "artificially" produce radio clock sounds so my casio and citizen can keep up very accurate time and Im very happy now
the WWV shut down rumor goes along with the rumor that Shortwave DX stations will be closing due to the cost of running a station- also stating that the internet is creating the closure of many shortwave station, that can be slightly true, station are expensive, and you can access shortwave station on the internet, but not everyone in the world has good internet services- as of July 2022, WWV and shortwave is still alive and well....and those numbers stations still transmit from Cuba every night.
I have two Casio multi and 6 watches a 5600 G-SHOCK and a Lineage wave captor and they both work great .
You're doing excellent work. The said TH-camr always kinda irked me and I'm glad I'm not alone. Your videos are way better and more trustworthy.
i feel you 100%
i live in southern greece which is off the dcf77 transmission
still every night all my atomic time devices synchronize just fine
wall clocks , casios , citizens ,
i love this technology
I have worn Atomic watches for years and they are brilliant , again it's all bull spread by idiots !
Great take on this subject Greg. Good job!👍🏼👍🏼
Love your videos Greg! i've opened these G-shock can of worms, I can't stop loving their practicality. Despite having mechanical watches.
Way to go Greg. There are too many people on you tube that don't know what they are talking about.
I love your honestly and integrity. I’m subbing for sure.
I love radio controlled watches, because I need to catch trains and be punctual at meetings on a daily basis. Not having to worry about if my watch is "still accurate enough" gives me much peace of mind 😁👍
Thank GOD we still have the Atomic CLOCK ⏰ GREAT VIDEO ! Greg keep up the good work 😅
What’s funny is that I literally saw the video that you were talking about before watching this
Go Greg, vent it off! Champion.I think you speak for most sensible people.
25 seconds in and I already knew who you were talking about Lmao 🤣
I know exactly which video is being referenced here as I remember watching and disliking it.
I live in a location in Canada that is 2,600km away from the WWVB transmitter in Fort Collins, and yet my radio-controlled watches sync overnight about 80% of the time (higher in winter, lower in summer). The rate is closer to 100% if I go to the trouble of placing them next to a specific window. To accomplish this amazing feat, I looked at a map to get an idea of the compass bearing of Fort Collins relative to my location, and then I looked at the owner's manuals to see where the watches' antennas are located (12 o'clock on Casio, 9 o'clock on Citizen). Then I simply point any given watch's antenna in the approximate direction of Fort Collins before going to bed and it almost always syncs up overnight.
This technology is completely archaic in 2024, but I love it nonetheless because it is so cool 😎
I bought a casio waveceptor and it's an amazing watch and works perfect here in the UK. It's in need of a new battery but thanks to your video's Greg I'm going to do it myself. I have a dozen or so watches of all types. Wind up, quartz, automatic. I love them all but without a doubt, the one I RELY on the most is the wavecepter. Oh and you're forgiven for the clickbait title Greg lol. Keep making the great video's 👍
I have to disagree with Greg on the particular point of the car review. The post saying "the fwd version was not working and I should have bought the awd version" is actually quite valuable to a prospective purchaser...
Awesome!
I know who you are talking about… its the Timeteller for sure 😂😂😂
This video was great Greg 👍🏼
✌🏼😎👍🏼
I have a few atomic watches one is a casio gw5600 which has Bluetooth and atomic time keeping wich work very well to geter all of my other atomic watches also pick up the signal here in the UK 🇬🇧
This show is addicting! Great work Greg 👍🏻
Not silly at all.
In fact, you 🎯hit on a subject that for a long time, now, has been one of my "pet peeves" with TH-cam.
Thank you sir.
PS... I love your Casio watch collection... 😊👍👍👍😊
damn greg, you are fired up!! I too have purchased MANY (too many says my wife) "atomic" watches after watching my first "the good timekeeper" video and am extraordinarily glad i did. keep up the good work
GET EM GRAIG lol. On a serious note I did see a video that sounds pretty similar to what you’re describing before I bought a multi band watch; funny how things have come full circle because I was sceptic about the claims so I did my own research, came across your page at some point and became a fan of your videos. Now every morning I look at my gw-m5610(&1b), gw-m6900 stating [RCVD] and smile that I made the right choice 😎
I’m glad Multiband 6 is working for you. Contrary to what some have said, it’s not a gimmick.
@@GoodTimekeeper Yeah, I've used the Fort Collins Colorado radio transmission for many years if not decades to set old and new "atomic" alarms and clocks alike. Best time to get the signal is in the middle of the night so the waves can bounce off the ionosphere, putting something in a westward facing window or similar with a view of the sky above the horizon, assuming you're to the east, of course. Often these devices will pick up the signal on their own sooner or later anyway, though it might take a couple days. At least that's been my experience. And boy is it accurate. I've tested it to within 1 second accuracy, often several seconds more accurate than my cell phone even.
Was it Jory goodman? Cause he just put out a video on this last week again.😅😅 Frankly I don't see it cause so much scientific, Survey and military equipment use it.
Oh Jory is the Time Teller! on youtube. I watch his stuff and I can't tell if he's trolling people or just not as smart as he thinks he is sometimes.😅😅 Maybe his beard grew into his brain?😂😂
Love my atomic-clock radio receiver gadgets! I have an atomic g-shock, a (non-wifi) atomic weather station, etc. So glad it was a rumor, and yes, you do have to fiddle a little bit with your atomic gadget (facing it the correct direction, etc.), but once it's set up, it's set up!
Love the rant & I love my casio atomic & solar watches!
Atomic clock synchronization by radio is a marvelous technology. Even if you live in a hollow or shadow, or an old house with lead paint, as I do, the feature can readily be used with an android app such as that put out by Junghans. The Junghans app is a vast step up from what was previously cludged together by Casio in a rush in the aftermath of an Earthquake that shut down a radio tower in Japan.
The Ft. Collins radio shutdown scare was the result of a misinterpretation of a federal government funding exercise. It was never intended to be made public. Federal Government financial appropriations are a weird and esoteric world, largely divorced from logic.
Some people may prefer bluetooth synchronization to radio synchronization. To each his own. I prefer the older and simpler technology.
@@realisticallysimple As I understand it, the Ft. Collins radio signal was never at risk of defunding. A budgetary exercise was leaked and misinterpreted in a sort of classic game of "telephone". It's a cautionary tale about how the internet multiplies and accelerates urban legends.
I had a friend many years ago who needed an accurate watch for timing a multi day event. He went to the dollar store and bought 10 cheap $1 quartz digital watches, set them all with WWV and checked them a week later. He then used the one that kept the most accurate time for the event. $10 for an accurate watch sounded like a great idea to me! I don't think they even make these cheap watches anymore, and if they do, they're probably $2.50 each now . Still, $25 isn't so bad. :-)
Your point?
@@LV-42617 Is the video not titled "The Good Timekeeping Show?"
I prefer GPSDO's and Atomic Clocks myself, but I am merely highlighting a technique one could use in a pinch if one needed a more accurate timepiece. That being said, I would like to note my friend didn't take temperature into account, so his entire procedure might have been flawed, but it IS a useful technique. Perhaps for others knowing a more correct time is more than a status symbol.
@@ernestsmith3581I have over 50 quartz watches, the "worst" gains about 30 seconds/month, the best gains about 2 seconds within a half year. I don't care at all for atomic/GPS/ Bluetooth timekeeping at all, knowing that a month is roughly 2.6 million seconds, the 30 seconds off are next to nothing. I do have GPS watches and a few radio controlled Casio s though, but I simply don't care for their "accuracy".
I stopped watching videos from people that obviously can’t be bothered with reading the manual for a watch they are reviewing. The simple-minded are unaware of their own ignorance. As a person acquires knowledge, they learn how much more they do not know.
Good rant Greg.................................
There is an element of utility in the fact that I like the atomic function, but the dominant reason I like it is more the “coolness” of the tech and some of the history behind the atomic clock. If you’re thinking about the watch in purely utilitarian terms , I can see the case that mainstream consumers of g-shocks may not get too much added value that warrants the extra £ . Lots of aspects of watch channels can be annoying , but I’m an advocate of folks having a go without being world leading experts .
I agree, but if you claim to be a "watch channel," and by the way are selling merchandise based on being a "watch channel," then the bare minimum you should know is the basics of watches and how they work. The problem is he's not really a "watch channel," he's a "merchandising channel," yet another of these "entrepreneurs" who wants to position himself as an "authority" on a subject based on the number of subscribers he has, his presence on social media, and his ability to market himself as an authority. He's not qualified, which is painfully obvious watching his content. It's not that he doesn't know what he's talking about, that's not the problem; the problem is that he presents himself as if he DOES know what he's talking about. That just perpetuates misinformation, and misinformation is NOT "harmless."
BTW, and related, your channel has some of the best researched videos on the subject of watches that can be found on youtube.
@@FuglyStick You are too kind. I am definitely no expert, but I hopefully make up for it in enthusiasm. Love Greg’s stuff - very different to me though (and he has a lot more genuine expertise!). I do still tend towards giving people the benefit of the doubt and all power to people making a living from TH-cam as long as its not out and out dodgy behaviour. My channel just about covers my phone bill (before tax!) which is fine by me!
Great video. Thank you. I feel like this is the Atomic Radio watch video that Norm MacDonald would have made.
Would the radio antenas work in a general energy shutdown? I mean would they have some kind of redundancy?
Greg, your words are full of wisdom. Thanks!
I don't think you realize, how truly funny this is Greg 👏😂
Here's a hack to improve your "atomic" (actually radio) reception: hang your watch around a metal pole, like a curtain rod, near a window. Leaving it there will dramatically increase the number of nights that you get a solid sync.
Cheers! Greg
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I have both atomic and non-atomic. I like them. But they are more expensive. For example the Gshock 5600 square is $48 on Amazon. The same watch in the atomic version (+solar) is $90+. Is it worth it? Not really, as the non-atomic is very accurate. But if you like atomic go for it.
December 2022 and my atomic G-Shocks are working like a charm.
Any changes in the past year in the reliable future of the radio signals? Just wondering if I am still good to buy a radio signal watch. Thank you for your videos.
Radio controlled time keeping will not only be for casio, so it's def going to be kept running for other devices
Not for nothing, but at least the time teller can tell time.
I also thought it was dumb when I watched that video. The solar capabilities alone are worth the extra money!
They can't just shut the Atomic Time Signal down without letting us know WAY in advance. Casio couldn't be selling radio wave watches if they knew the American Multiband was closing down.
I live in Spain and have heard the German and UK stations were getting shut down too. They are still up and running.
Anyway, thanks to Greg I have the Junghams app installed on my phone which would set my Multiband 6 to atomic time anyway.
The Casio Multiband watches are great and work well. When I am in Ireland my watch sets itself easily from the UK atenna. In the South of Spain where I live it's a bit more difficult to pick up the signal from the German atenna. However, I have found that it works most nights and that's fine by me.
I think Multiband is well worth the extra money, especially paired with the Tough Solar system.
Great, a voice to my frustration!
Thanks Greg.
But what would you do with your large collection of RC watches if the tower would shut down?
I would just enjoy their quartz accuracy. But, here we are, about FIVE years after the rumors were flying around the watch community and other guys on TH-cam were spreading the rumors but... we still have WWVB!
5 hours in . 84 likes and zero dislikes. It’s all good we need you time wizard
The real problem is the lack of sufficient coverage across the US: anyone more than 700 miles straight-line from Ft. Collins will have intermittent signal, and those >1200 miles away will pick it up infrequently except during the winter. Alaska and Hawaii? Once or twice a year if you're lucky.
Far better tech is GPS-based, which is why I rely on a Citizen Satellite Wave as my reference standard now.
Hogwash, I'm in Alabama...roughly around 1,400 miles as the crow flies from Ft. Collins, CO and my Casio multiband 6 watches have no trouble syncing automatically to the atomic clock.
Yup, NIST's WWVB channel going down was a big hoax, good you're covering this.
My Multi band 6 watches are the ones I set my regular quartz watches too, and subsequently my mechanical watches.
good video as always Greg!
I know you would know this question can you leave them by a window at night and then leave them by a window in the day if it's warm but if the room is cool is that okay
Just be careful to keep the watch from getting hot. Otherwise there’s no such thing as giving the watch too much light.
Thank you
Agree with you on a lot of the topic here, thanks for your passion man!
Thank you, sir!!! I almost believed the guy, and was about to throw out my atomic watch. *phew*
love the atomic time and solar features. They are a must have
Wow know we know what "Really Grinds His Gears"
It's like he is saying he will take responsibility for the product as long as that person
takes responsibility on how to correctly use the product
gave you a thumb up. love prorek atomic. but you seem really upset. calm down. not that important.
Thanks for this video... this is rare video you see on the internet 😁
Pops gettin' all pissed off. LOL
Have you ever decided to review the Oceanus? I've recently bought a T200 and I love it. IMO Best watch under $500!
I can relate to heavily to this video, it hurts.
The World is way bigger as the United States.
I have two atomic watches, like a Casio wave capture en a Citizen radio control with solar cells.
Great watches.
I to saw that video before this one lol. Can I please get the watch case you use for your g-shock squares? Links or any info, thanks
There are several available at Amazon, some with smaller capacities, but the largest ones appear to be the ones holding 24 watches. Here is one a.co/d/ggw3hGM
And I bought one which costs a bit more but looks very similar. a.co/d/efJSL7J
Amen brother
You’re the reason I got a wave ceptor watch might get another if it goes on offer 😂👍
Love your enthusiasm
I agree with you 100%, well done