Clock Accuracy

I've had my 16M for over a year now. One very annoying little thing is that the digital clock gains about a minute a week. I really do not enjoy resetting it about every month. Does anyone out there have the same problem? Is there any way to improve the accuracy with a software menu to recalibrate it? I cannot find any mention of this anywhere. It seems incredible that the clock in a $300,000 car is not anywhere near as accurate as a $20 Casio watch. Most high end digital watches and timers have a way to recalibrate the mechanism with a known error correction. Does the clock in my Ferrari have such a feature? I'm not holding out much hope for this. I think that they just don't care about something they consider so trivial.

 

My 575M clock works exactly the same way.

 

Both my 430 and 575 gain more than 1 minute per week,

 

A minute a week?

A Rolex is probably not that accurate. A $10.00 Casio is better.

And I still want Submariner Gold and Steel, Blue Face.


Possession of that is my last material goal on this earth. All the rest I have met and exceeded or they became OBE.

 

A Rolex that's running properly is way more accurate than a minute a week - I haven't had to reset my Daytona in months, it's still less than a minute off.

Ironically, the quartz analog clock in my 1984 308 keeps perfect time! Funny that the digital clock in a newer Ferrari doesn't tell the time as well.

 

Without a doubt, the most accurate instrument in the car.

Put some masking tape over it.

 

In 430 models you can shut the clock off

 

A Rolex is probably not that accurate. A $10.00 Casio is better.

And I still want Submariner Gold and Steel, Blue Face.


Possession of that is my last material goal on this earth. All the rest I have met and exceeded or they became OBE.[/QUOTE]

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I have lots of rolex's and patek's and 1 minute a week would be great!

 

My Ferrari-sourced automatic watch also runs fast, about a minute every couple days.

 

just be happy it's not your ODO creeping up...

 

THANX!!!!!

I'll do that.

 

There are two solutions that are guaranteed to resolve your problem. Most people forget about these tricks:

1- after starting your car, place it in gear, and depress the accelerator pedal to the floor. Drive as fast as you can for as long as possible. According to Einstein's famous Theory of Relativity, the faster you travel the more time will slow down. The added benefit will be you will also age slower so it's a win/win!

2- using the theory of gravitational time dilation I.e. The stronger the gravitational potential the slower time will pass. Have the car dropped into the Challenger Deep portion of the Mariana Trench. This will bring you about 6 miles closer to the earth's core and should slow down your clock.

Just trying to be funny, ...

I would find a way to turn off the clock display, or do as I did with my golf game. Dont look at it (Don't keep score).


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car clocks are voltage sensitive... the accuracy of the clock depends on the stability of the car battery voltage... as long as the battery voltage stays within the designed range, the clock will keep good time... the clock can be used to monitor the quality of the car battery... as the battery ages it will go out of spec sooner allowing the clock to lose time... requiring the clock to be reset more frequently

 

Modern quartz crystal clocks and watches are not voltage sensitive at all, as long as they are powered with a battery source that stays within the design limits, which are quite large, and well within the voltage output of almost any battery that will start the car. The design voltage is usually a range between 10-15 volts. These quartz clocks are much more sensitive to temperature changes. Check out the Wikipedia article about quartz timekeeping. Besides, in my case, the clock gains time. It never loses it. How does that fit into your theory about voltage related slowing? Older, non-quartz based clocks may very well lose time as the battery voltage drops off, however. They use a completely different timing mechanism.

 

You are correct

Prior to quartz most automotive clocks used a spring that was electrically rewound so voltage mattered little.

In any event I was serious that your clock is probably the most accurate display in the car. It is what it is.

 

I look at my phone to see what the correct time is so that I can reset my watch accordingly.

It's a changing world.