If you have more than $12,000 to spare and don't mind wearing something bulky on your wrist, you could line up to buy this super-accurate watch, powered by an atomic clock.
The Bathys Cesium 133 atomic clock wristwatch claims to be accurate To one second every 1,000 years, according to the wristwatch site ABlogToWatch.com.
Maker Bathys Hawaii said the watch contains its own atomic clock "and does not need to collect information from any external source to remain this accurate."
While it said there could be problems initially setting the watch, it could "connect to the internet and update itself with the correct time when/if the battery dies." the blog said.
"Bathys promises that the Cesium 133 will be produced first as a limited edition of 20 watches in 2014, with more watches to perhaps come later. The projected price of each Bathys Cesium 133 atomic clock watch is $12,000. Which of course is expensive in the scheme of electronic watches, but not much at all in the scheme of the larger luxury watch market," it added.
ABlogToWatch said that, while Bathys' device may not be the only atomic clock sold on the market, most of the others merely receive radio signals from any of six local government atomic clocks around the world.
Powering the watches would be chips that are miniaturized versions of the cesium-based atomic clocks developed in the 1950s.
"Inside the chip are the complete components necessary for an atomic clock including cesium gas, a laser, heater, microwave filter, and a photodiode detector. The chips are actually available for everyone to purchase at about $1,500 each," it said.
However, this does not yet include an output or power source.
Final version
The blog said the final version of the Cesium 133 may include LED status lights and a "more attractive case," along with a lightweight carbon fiber case, and the classic Bathys moon phase dial - and improved battery life.
Presently, however, the prototype measures 60mm wide by 50mm tall, and 23mm thick. — TJD, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
