Was wondering, because I put my mechanical watch and digital correct to the second via time.is , how people years ago had to correct time differences?

*not sure if entirly within the rules of this subreddit but just think it’s interesting …

  • MyNameIsVigilB
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    1 year ago

    They used clocks and watches, and they set their clocks against more accurate central clocks.

      • MyNameIsVigilB
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        1 year ago

        Same as it does now. You either set your watch to the local time, or you set it to standard time, such as GMT.