COSC or what is it about... gimmick??

if u frequent some watch forums........... u probably will notice that there are quite a few regulars who always insist that cosc certification is nothing but a marking tool...........

there is even one who will often quote his unnamed source that said "cosc is just a marketing tool".............. unnamed? yeah u read it correctly......... unnamed probably he wasnt authorised to speak ....... or that person could be expressing his own opinions....... or maybe he preferred to remain nameless....... i have no idea who and where is the guy from.....

so is the certification useless????? being a nobody, what can i say......

now how about someone who is able to speak on behalf of omega??? according to Stephen Urquhart, CEO of omega "the cosc certification is not a marketing tool......... it is a certified acknowledgement of precision. even if cosc did not exist, we would still want to regulate our watches stringently."

so u can judge for yourself......... is the unnamed source more credible? or the CEO of omega?

if cosc did not exist, how can the industry then set a benchmark?? who is going to decide what is "precision"????? 4 seconds or 10 seconds or 30 seconds average daily rate? god knows......

but what is a chronometer???

well, it simply means a timepiece that was certified by COSC (an independent body) to have passed its stringent tests.....

over 15 days and nights in 5 positions at 3 temperatures ...... each and every individual movement will go through it...... no sampling and no batch testing are allowed.....

if u are interested in the specifications of a chronometer, u can find it at wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSC

some ppl are confused in thinking that......... so long their watches are within -4/+6 seconds per day, it is as good as a chronometer............

well they are not exactly right...... cos they are not simulating the full battery of tests............ if they were to put their watches through a test at 3 different temperatures, things might turn out to be different.....

to conclude, the cosc test is simply a certification of minimum standards by an independent body........ just bcos some companies use it for marketing does not mean it's worthless........