Gizmodo points to an article touting a “new radio-controlled watch” by Epson.

From the Epson news release:

Epson, in collaboration with Junghans Uhren GmbH of Germany, has succeeded in developing the world’s first(1) analog radio-controlled watch movement that is capable of receiving signals from three different locations across the globe.

The solar-charged radio-controlled analog watches available in Japan at present are only capable of receiving standard radio signals from two transmitters in Japan (Fukushima and Kyushu). These watches are unable to handle different radio frequencies and time codes2 from other countries, so they cannot receive radio signals from other areas including those outside Japan. The new radio-controlled watch movement developed jointly with Junghans is capable of receiving radio signals transmitted from Frankfurt, Germany, and Colorado, U.S.A., in addition to the two locations in Japan. By selecting the preferred time zone using the world time function and receiving radio signals from Japan, Europe, or the United States, users can enjoy using a watch that boasts superior accuracy of approximately 1 second in 100,000 years.

Well, it’s not the first radio-controlled watch, but it is a lot thinner than the three or four I have here at Casa Escamoteurettes.

I love technology.