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  1. Apr 20, 2024, 07:49 PM #1
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    Coordinated Lunar Time

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    No mention of like how it will work though, just that it's connected to utc and loads 58 microseconds a day due to gravity or something?

    I wanna know what the time in luna is.

    They should call each second on the moon a luna tick.
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    Which company will be the first to make a mechanical watch based on it? Any guesses?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mediocre View Post
    Which company will be the first to make a mechanical watch based on it? Any guesses?
    Someone with a moon connection hmmm no idea. Bulova?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mediocre View Post
    Which company will be the first to make a mechanical watch based on it? Any guesses?
    It’s probably on that Patek mlcor posted. They just forgot it was there.


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