- Need no maintenance or lubrication.
- If any problem is encountered which can not be overcome by the external adjustment controls at the back, only the manufacturers or their authorized agents are competent to set it right.
- Renewal of Dry cells
- The dry cells must be renewed when they get weak or at the end of one years use, whichever is earlier.
- To keep track of this, the date of renewal of cells must be entered in in pencil on a label stuck at the back of the chronometer
What are Advantages of Quartz Chronometer?
- Very great accuracy
- Operates well in any position – no Gimbal rings required
- Immune to shocks/vibrations
- Unaffected by Dust and humidity
- Unaffected by magnetic fields
- Reasonable water proof
- No electrical contacts or moving parts which can wear out
- Can drive secondary units such as data loggers slave clocks etc
- No daily winding
