What Is an "Atomic" Clock or Watch?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce with a Time and Frequency Division located in Boulder, Colorado.
That division maintains an NIST-F1 Cesium Clock, the nation's standard of time which also is used to create an international time scale.
This NIST-F1 Cesium Clock measures the natural resonance frequency of cesium atoms and uses that data to define the length of time we call a second.
The cesium clock is so accurate, it neither gains nor loses a second in less than 20 million years.
NIST broadcasts the time from the NIST-F1 Clock across the continental United States through radio station WWV. In Hawaii, the time is broadcast through station WWVH.
So-called "atomic clocks" receive signals from station WWVB and synchronize themselves to the cesium clock.
La Crosse Technology, LTD was the first company to introduce "Atomic" time pieces to the American consumer and has joined with the renowned watch manufacturer, E. Howard, to provide a beautiful time piece.
We, at ShopsByRon.com consider ourselves fortunate to represent La Crosse Technology to bring you an array of these fine products.
About E. Howard Watches
The E. Howard watch, combined with "Atomic" Time keeping, by LaCrosse Technology produces a stunning, and sophisticated time piece that bears the distinguished E. Howard name, and provides super-accurate time in a traditional analog design. These watches feature German crafted atomic movement, and come to you with a genuine leather band. They are available in your choice of either Stainless Steel or Gold Plated finish. The LCD screen on the watch's face shows the date, seconds or the time zone.
These watches self-adjust for Daylight Saving Time, and automatically reset for Leap Year. Their cases are beautifully fashioned with an Arabic dial and a glass back allowing the radio signal to reach the internal antenna and microprocessor.
