Post apocalyptic time keeping

[NapalmMan67]

Personally, my cooking is nothing ever that precise and I rarely if ever use a timing device.  Only thing I really keep accurate time for is canning, with a wind up timer.

Distance travelled would be helpful, but then again, in a true event, I would get there when I get there no matter the distance I've travelled. Not trying to be difficult, maybe that's to simplistic of an approach but just my way of looking at it.

[Raptor]

Your point is well stated and I have no issue with it.

The need for precise time (vs. the desire) is really something that developed with the advent of scheduled rail road service. Prior to that time other than for marine navigation the need for accurate time beyond say a sun dial was not really a thing.

[NapalmMan67]

I was not aware of the RR being a pioneer/developer of timekeeping.

My Grandfather was an old hog head for the CNW during WW2.  He always said their was standard (RR) time and goofy time, they never observed Daylight Saving (goofy) time.  I wish we didn't. 

[Raptor]

I was not aware of the RR being a pioneer/developer of timekeeping.

My Grandfather was an old hog head for the CNW during WW2.  He always said their was standard (RR) time and goofy time, they never observed Daylight Saving (goofy) time.  I wish we didn't.

Accurate time was vital for running a RR on schedules both for passenger connections and safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_time

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/railroads-create-the-first-time-zones
https://railroad.lindahall.org/essays/time-standardization.html


Many RR had their own times and many towns had their own local times.

It started in the UK with Greenwich (GMT) being the standard in 1847. 

[Ever (Zombiepreparation)]

I'm running into problems with my wind up clock. Keeping that sucker wound and daily accurate looked good in theory. Gads. Have to use digitals to keep it even accurate cause the little thing you move to slow it or speed it isn't cutting it.

 

[majorhavoc]

I've mentioned elsewhere I'm a bit of a watch nerd.  The Casio G-Shock is on most people's short list for the ideal post-apocalyptic timepiece.  Or at least it ticks a lot of boxes: 200 meter water resistance, 10 year battery life, engineered to be pretty much indestructable, and favored by soldiers worldwide.  The classic DW5600 is on sale at the moment.

[MacWa77ace]

Just bought the Casio Tough Solar Illuminator on sale for about the same price. Not a G-Shock though. But my first solar.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00791R1MI?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1