Radio Controlled Watches

If you want super exact time keeping, then look no further than a radio controlled watch. These watches receive radio signals that constantly keep the watch updated to the exact time. There are even radio controlled watches that will change the time for you automatically if you change time zones. The best and most affordable radio controlled watches come from Casio and Citizen. We have selected the very best of Radio Controlled Watches for men below, and our watch price checker is constantly updated so you can find all the best watches at the cheapest prices.

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About Radio Controlled Watches

In a number of industries and professions, knowing the time to the exact second is absolutely crucial to the job in hand. For example, those who work in TV or radio need to know exactly when the programmes are aired, or to ensure that the news is absolutely on the hour. Until the 1990s, very expensive equipment and systems were used in order to ensure all of the clocks and watches around the building were accurate to the last second. All radio-controlled timepieces display the exact time of day and precise date of the calendar. However, in the 1990s, due to their accuracy, these timepieces became popular. You didn't have to be a professional to want to know the time down to the precise second. Radio-controlled clocks and watches were mass produced and became available to the general public.

How radio controlled watches work - a brief overview

Radio-controlled watches and clocks obtain frequent information and updates through the air, using long-wave radio signals that are continuously broadcast and sent from different places all over the world: from UK, from Germany, from America, or from Japan, depending on which is the nearest transmitter. If you buy yourself a radio-controlled watch and live in the UK, you'll most likely be receiving signals from Cumbria or Germany, depending on your location. As far as the mechanism inside the timepiece goes, it is mostly controlled by an antenna located in the case. This automatically receives the signals at regular time intervals. The antenna then transmits the information to a receiver on the timepiece. A microprocessor within the watch then decodes the information, and adjusts the timepiece accordingly. So, they basically self-set themselves every so often, so they are never more than just a few seconds out of time at the most. Great for if you're often late for work! And when it resets itself, it's not only for the time. Some radio-controlled timepieces also reset themselves when the clocks go back or forwards, from GMT/BST time.

Radio controlled timepieces come in many forms: wall clocks, alarm clocks, desk clocks, and projectors, but the most popular choice is a radio-controlled watch. Radio-controlled watches are produced by many companies, including Casio and Citizen. They provide the most accurate radio receivers, so you'll never have to buy a new battery, and it will never be more that one second out of time. Casio produce a radio-controlled dual-band watch, which can switch from UK to European Mainland time, and have a lot of additional features, such as alarms and stop watches. You can purchase one of these for around £50 upwards. You just need to decide what your budget is, and how much the additional features mean to you. But you can be sure of one thing: your watch will never be wrong again!

Mens Radio Controlled Watches available from the top watch brand names

The best value radio controlled watches are offered by Casio, including the G-Shock and Wave Ceptor ranges. Citizen also make a radio controlled watch range called the Skyhawk. See above for the best deals and cheapest prices, and compare the best models of Radio Controlled Watches.

UK Stockists of Radio Controlled Watches

Radio Controlled Watches are available from the following UK watch shops:

John Lewis | Goldsmiths | Ernest Jones

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