Hi it works i live in Brisbane Australia put watch on bike and it turned in only trouble is i set it to Tokyo tower but it changed it to tokyo time do i set it to SYD will it still pick up Tokyo tower but not change the time here
I live in Brisbane as well and I set my atomic watches permanently to Tokyo DST time. Since neither Japan nor Queensland use DST this has the effect of adding 1 hour to Tokyo time (normally UTC+9) resulting in the UTC+10 that we use :) The only issue is the watch displays the small 'DST' symbol but I can ignore it.
Finally! Signal Received! My Casio GWM5610U came yesterday July 22, 2022. I ordered from Amazon and I was very exited to test the multiband 6 function. After manually attempting to get the signal, I kept getting the error message. I found a video about amplifying the signal by placing the watch on a bicycle or metal large frame and got some L1 and L2 signal and after a few minutes the error message again. I then tried positioning it facing northwest by a window (facing Fort Collins, Colorado where the signal comes from) and I was able to reach L3 temporarily but then error again. It was very late, so I tried wearing it overnight to see if my body would amplify the signal and automatically eventually sync (following advice from another RUclips video) but that didn’t work either. Success came when I stepped outside this morning and sat my watch on a beach Tommy Bahama foldable chair, the watch facing northwest. The watch displayed connectivity with L2 and L3 switching back and forth and after about 4 minutes it finally happened!It felt magical and I’m not sure if I’m going crazy due to the lack of sleep. I hope this helps someone out there.
You, sir, deserve a Nobel Prize, as far as I am concerned 👍 👌 🏆 I just managed to sync my Casio M710 multiband 6, that has not synced for months. I'm in Europe, at the edge of the German tower and generally only go to sync my watch when we change to and from the summer light-saving time. I go to a park above my town to two specific alleys and only there I can sometimes get coverage. There I spend an hour or two sitting on different benches and triggering the syncing with varying success rate, until it syncs, sometime it works in one place, 6 months later it doesn't work, but works 50 meters down the alley. Now I just put the watch around a metal deodorant spray can, put the can horizontally on a table by the window at home and it synced straight away at home. I've never managed to sync the watch at home before 👌
It works! I have three G-shocks and a Casio Pathfinder all of which synch with the atomic clock sporadically at best. The Pathfinder hadn’t synced properly since November of last year. Hung all 4 on the metal towel towel rack in my bathroom and for the first time ever, all 4 watches had synced perfectly. Good find, sir!
Your method worked for my 5600 Bluetooth! I used my wife's old golf club, a long old wooden headed driver and placed it horizontal. I was only getting level one without, and tried it at 5pm and to my amazement it connected level 2 and 3 bouncing back and forth. Wow how amazing. At night it locked at level 3. I am in NE Minnesota and the Atomic is in Colorado. Thanks, much!
I use gw7900. I live in Indonesia so far away from japan and we know with my time zone (BKK) is not possible to activate my atomic timekeeping sync. So before I sleep, I set my watch home city to Tokyo (TYO) which is 2 hours ahead from my local time, then I set receiving radio signal to On/auto receiving and I hanged my watch on steel rod of my windows in my bed room. When i wake up in the morning and check my watch, Its incredible!, The sync indicator is appeared!! Its SUCCESSFULLY SYNC at 02:03 Tokyo Time!!. After that I set my time zone to BKK again to get my local time. Your method very useful. Thanks!!
You could set Tokyo as your world time (WT). On my Casio, when I press Adjust + Reverse buttons, the watch switches between home time zone and world time zone. Then you don't need to use the setup menu.
This is crazy, I actually put 4 of my atomic watches and clocks on a metal cabinet and get 100% sync rate. But when I put them in the windowsill (plastic/wood) which is actually CLOSER to the window, literally, the success rate drops to maybe 50%. I never put two and two together. Great video. Metal works.
This tip absolutely worked for me! I live In Michigan hung my watch from the aluminum tube connected at the bottom of my window blinds. Raised the blinds half way up the window & the watched sync'd a few minutes after midnight!!! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this tip!
⌚UTSTANDING! I live due south of you on KS and can usually get the signal (Boulder CO?) overnight but never can do manual sync on my GW5000U. However, I got a new 5610U and used a metal pipe outside, mid afternoon -manual sync worked! I was shocked and impressed 🤷🏼
At first I was skeptical that this could work, but as a ham radio operator, I figured that there must be an inductive coupling between the metal frame of the bike and the watch antenna. Whatever it is, I tried several times without using your technique and could not get the watch to synch. Then, but just attaching it to my camera tripod it synched up the on the first try. Great observation on your part!
I live in Malta Island so its very hard for us to have good reception from the German Atomic Tower, however i tried your method by using a 1.5 meter solid copper bar and KABOOM !! there goes my Citizen Eco Drive Blue Angels Collection piece.... I have no words enough to thank you. !!!!!
Update and yesterday we have changed for winter time so one hour backwards, again all my atomic clocks and watches were done with your method 100% working without a miss. Again big thanks.
I got a used G-Shock for a really good price, and couldn't get it to sync up at all for several days after I bought it. I thought that something was wrong with it as I tried everything from leaving it by a window overnight, to trying several apps and nothing worked until I saw your video and tried it on a friend's bike as I don't have one & it worked right away on the first attempt just after midnight! You are correct on the metal tubing as I tried it on the back of a chair with metal tubing and got results again on the first time. Thanks for posting the video!
This worked wonderfully. Live in a rural area of Pennsylvania, USA... and have a Casio Rangeman that hadn't sync'd for 9 months. Put it on an aluminum pipe near a west-facing window... kicked off the manual sync... and presto. Thanks for this!
I was never able to pick up a signal since buying my GWM5610U over a week ago. This worked like a charm! I attached it to a metal towel rack and it picked up a signal overnight. What's even more impressive is that my bathroom was in my basement where I barely even get a cell signal! Thanks Watch Geek!
I've just bought that same watch and the alarms are so quiet that they are almost useless. Also, the buttons are so stiff that it's not enjoyable pressing them. Is your watch the same or have i bought a dud
@@alantheloneranger The buttons are stiff and sometimes it takes me a few tries to get them to work, but the way I see it, it's better this than having them accidentally engage. Regarding the alarm, it seems to be loud enough but I've never used it in a sleeping situation so I'll have to let you know!
@@ydawg01 I don't reiy on watch alarms to wake me up, i sometimes set them a few minutes before a main alarm or use them as reminders during the day. But even when awake in a quiet room i still can barely hear it
@@ydawg01 regarding the stiff buttons, every casio I've had over the last 40+ years have had buttons with just the right amount of pressure to press them but with just enough pressure not to be accidentally pressed easily. I currently own 2 tough solar watches and the buttons on them are almost perfect. I can live with the buttons being like this but the alarms are so poor that they might has well not be there. I've watched loads of good reviews about this watch and not one has mentioned a poor alarm which is why i thought mine might be faulty
This concept worked for my large "Atomix" Wall-clock. It hasn't set itself ever since we moved to this new house, which has been about a hear and a half now. I just taped about 24 square inches of aluminum foil to the same size cardboard and slipped it behind the clock. The next morning the time was set, matching my computer clock down to the second!
Thank you for this video (even 5 years later). I have always struggled getting the time signal on my multi band 6 gshocks in my bedroom on the US west coast. I watched this video and decided to try hanging my watches on the metal handles of my dresser and viola, perfect syncing first time (12:04am) every night. Thank you! 🎉
My friend, I just wanna thank you for this very useful information, thanks, I’ve been trying to sync my citizen at8154 in Mexico City and I’ve never had luck, but after seeing this, I just left my watch in the frame of a walking machine and it works perfectly!!
Unbeleivable ! It actually works ! I used my pull up bar - and badaboom. Previously my watch had not synced for well over two weeks - now it has a new overnight home. As we say in Texas, Thankew !
Hot damn, this works! I’m in Vancouver, Canada. 9:20pm on a Friday night. I stood outside my house facing south-east, and balanced my G-Shock in the middle of a metal bubble tea straw. Reception went from blank to L3 in seconds. 5 mins later my watch syncs for the first time. Thanks!
Wow! Simple idea. I didn’t think about boosting reception because I thought the feature has just failed… after watching your video I placed my Casio around a flashlight and voila !!! 🙏
Wow!! it worked perfectly for me at the first time! Now I hang my watch of the curtain rod everynight. It is perfect because it is high, near the window and a metal tube. L3 signal in Andalucia (south of Spain) everytime. Thank you very much!!
Definitely worked for me too! Thank you for this video! My watch hadn't successfully synced since July... hung it from a metal closet rod last night and found three solid sync bars this morning.
I too accidentally discovered this with a round steel lid (about 4.5 inches or 11.5cm diameter) on top of a glass jar containing cotton balls and Q-Tips. I had a lot of trouble picking up WWVB here in Atlanta, Georgia from putting the watch in my window sill and one night I had placed it on top of the cotton ball dispenser's metal lid while getting ready to go to bed. I forgot to move it to the window that night and the next morning it had picked up time code signal perfectly! So for ten nights now I have had 100% success with the metal lid. Now the lid does have a small metal ball in the middle for lifting it up and maybe that also helped. Will have to do some experiments using other metal objects with copper or steel.
I've never completed a manual sync until just now. Got a new 5610U and used a metal rod (part of some industrial style shelving). Got the vaunted L3 reading and in about 3 mins, my sync was complete! 🤯
Awesome discovery! A GW-7900 is on its way to me from Amazon and I am looking forward to experimenting with your metal tube/pipe method of enhancing signal reception. Thanks a million for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. P.S.: Last night, I hung my brand new GW-7900 onto the end of my cloth-hanging rod in my closet and see if my G-Shock could pull in the atomic radio signals from the Fort Collins facility in Colorado which is over 2200 km (that's over 1360 miles) away from my location. This morning, sure enough, the watch shows that the synchronization was completed at "00:04", i.e. at midnight. Needless to say that I was pleasantly surprised and impressed at how well the suggested method as described in your video had worked. I surely hope that the Fort Collins Atomic Clock will continue to send out signals for many years to come.
I live in Connecticut USA and I too was having problems my Casio 5610 not connecting to the signal. Since I am a cyclist, I hung my watch from my bike and said, "what the hell, I will try anything at this point" . To my amazement, it actually worked! WTH!!!!!!! Anyway, thank you very much.
i can't believe it actually works! I was ready to sell my wave ceptor. Bought brand new for a year now and the whole time it would not sync. Not even once! I thought the towers already stopped broadcasting. Thanks for the tip! model: Casio Wave Ceptor wva-m640-1a2jf. location LA California. Amplifier: Pull up bar 😁
The metal frame of a desk fan works wonders. I put my gwg-1000 on top of it last night and it worked, for the first time ever the syncing was successful!
I couldn't get my G-Shock Frogman (GWF-1035F-1JR) to sync to save my life. Your DIY sync amplifier discovery works and brought a huge smile to my face. I now enjoy the "black dot" on my Frogman! Thank you and congratulations on 90,000 subscribers!
I seriously thought you were pulling my leg with this… my GW-9400 would never sync until I left it on the handle bar of my bike overnight and it worked! Lol thank you for the advice brotha 👍🏼
I didn't have any problems with reception but did the test on my metal desk lamp (0.5cm thick, hollow, square bar on a cheap ikea desk lamp). No amp sync time: 5m15s; Laying on the lamp bar (at the same location): 1m58s. Just one test but the results are huge. More than double time reduction also the reception was more stable (L3 all the time). Great tip for people outside of normal reception range. Works as an antenna.
Hello. I just bought a citizen cb5020-87l, I'm from Romania, and I had problems with radio synchronization. But this video helped me. I used a metal bar and it synced last night. Thank you for the help.
Yup that works!! Thank you so much for the tip. I’m in Toronto and I live in a high rise apartment, which is facing opposite direction from Colorado tower. I wasn’t having successful sync but when I tried just putting my 5610 on a metal Deodorant bottle and executed manual sync at midnight time… in 4 min I got RCVD 📶 Advise: Those who don’t have a metal rode or a bike, no need to spend money on them. First try by already available metal objects in your house 🤘🏻
Hi Watch Geek - I enjoyed the video & will try it when I receive my wave ceptor watch next week. I also appreciated how nice and civil you were to the folks who made mean spirited comments. Glad to be a subscriber!
My watch would not synchronize in my room at night automatically, until I started wearing the watch to bed. Then it worked perfectly. Maybe my body amplifies the signal reception for the watch. Now, I can reliably get an automatic synchronization, but manual ones seem to be harder to get because you have to have a steady L signal outside or near a window.
Was not able to receive signal before no matter where I placed the watch; window or even outside. Saw this video, strapped the Casio ProTrek to the pull-up bar. Enabled Manual Receive Signal and the watch updated in less than 5 min. Believe the hype. Thank you!
I have had a G Shock GWM5610 (love the watch) for about a month and was only able to get an update 1 time. After watching your video last night I put the watch on a piece of steel closet rod and when I woke up I was happy to see “Rcvd” in the display. Great tip... thanks.
So... I took your train of thought a bit further of using something metal as an amplified receiver to boost the incoming radio reception. I simply rested the metal case back of the watch on my EDC knife and it received a signal while on my nightstand. Definitely beats having to place the watch on a metal rod and resting it in the window frame. Again... thanks for the tip.
@@WatchGeek At this writing NIST has been fully funded, so the time signal marches on. Fact is, it was never in any jeopardy due to the Trump administration. The executive branch does not control expenditures. Congress does. Great video, keep em coming.
I didn’t expect it to work, but it did. Hung it on a metal clothes rack at bedtime, woke up to see “RCVD” in the display. Thanks for passing that along.
I hope you know your a genius! I followed your advice and placed it on top of my LG fringe with metal doors and it is finally receiving L1/L2. Can’t wait to see if it works!
I’ve had a left over 4 foot length of 1:2 inch copper pipe sitting in my living room for years. I’ve been trying to think of how to make use of it and not dismiss it to the recycler. Sure enough, your discovery works. The old pipe now sits happy in plain view not far from the TV. A couple of new black and red clamps hold it horizontally on a book-shelve with plenty of room on one end to easily slide watch on.. It works every time even though its not near a window. The watch never syncs in that spot without the pipe. BTW, I live in a metal frame New York apartment building. THANKS!!
I was watching your tutorial about the 3495 and you mentioned the « amplifier « video. I live in Ottawa Ontario, far away from Fort Collins. I have an atomic desk clock which sometimes syncs when placed on a shelf in front of a south facing window on the second. However, the G-Shock never synced on that shelf. After watching your video, I tied the watch on my desk lamp and the next morning, it was synced. Thanks for the tip!
Best video ever. I used the bar on my floor Jack. It’s a two piece bar. I removed the end you place your hand to move up and down. Works perfect. Thank you
This was so helpful! I spent a week putting my GW-S5600 everywhere. It even spent two nights out in the garden. No luck. Hung it on a metal chair outside and it synced the first night!
Wow. Since moving to WNC Asheville NC I have not been able to get the atomic signal from Colorado I believe not matter what. Wrapped the watch around a flashlight, placed it at a window facing west and bam! Received😎. Thank you very much.
Thanks sir, this really works, my location is pretty much outside the transmitter range...but today I was able to sync my watch from China, Im so happy, greetings from the Philippines
I lived in North Carolina, for the last 15 years and have Casio MTG-M900 and I placed it on the window sill facing SouthWest. Like you I enjoyed seeing the Atomic Icon every morning. I recently moved to NJ and my windows face NE and never receive the signal. Thanks I will try this!
Ty for this! I just got a G Shock GWM-5610 today and it wasn't syncing for me. I just put it on my aluminum baseball bat and it worked like a charm. Tested it out twice and it worked both times flawlessly, only took 3 minutes each time to sync.
WOW THIS REALLY WORKS! I live in a condo on the lower floor. I never got an over-the-air signal, I thought because my unit is in the north east corner of the building and Fort Collins CO is to the south west of my home in Canada, near the edge of the broadcast area. I bought a metal pull-up frame from the thrift store and hung it over the door frame. I have 5 Casio Multibands and they all sync after the first night!!
I just bought a Citizen AT4127-52H PCAT and the only way I could get it to sync was using an iPhone app that simulated the tower signal. After seeing this video and reading the comments, last night I hung the watch from my curtain rod before bed. This morning it showed that it was synced (it showed the signal at Low, but it still worked). Thanks to all for the suggestions :)
If we learn the signal wavelength we can use the correct diameter pipe or in other words the antenna. I'm not sure but, in Europe Region, for 75kz the antenna diameter would be ≈2.5 cm and 1 meter long. For example, in the early period of wifi technology, Pringles boxes could easily use as a wifi antenna.
I have been having difficulty getting my Casio Waveceptor to sync ever since purchasing it a few days ago. Nothing worked. Then I saw this video. I looked around for some metal and I noticed that I had a stand up (pedestal) fan nearby, so I put it on the fan - which has a metal cage surrounding the blades - and sure enough it synced! Thanks! 👍
I thought yeah right. My casio watch last connected 2/28 and my son's 3/1. I went out in the yard with mine yesterday and tried to make it connect and it would not. Last night I leaned a weigh bar I'm not using against the wall next to the window in my family room which is partly below ground even. This morning, the received signal is present, it worked. This is great!
It did worked! Placed mine in a metal curtain rod and started to seek signal and later synched! Watch: The Clock House 1964 Analog-digi window model Location: Philippines, Central Luzon
My gwm5610 hasn't successfully received a signal in 3 months. I saw this video today and went to the hardware store immediately and built a stand, attached it to my nightstand and I look at my watch now and what do you know... "RCVD". This was such useful info, especially since I have 2 more atomic watches on the way. Thank you!
Awesome advice! Thank you for always knocking it out the park with your videos! I have noticed that anytime I get a new atomic G Shock , it normally takes two days until it actual gets a successful sync. This is awesome advice and I look forward to trying this out on my 🚲 for those Atomics that don’t want to sync. Thank you!!
I have a Casio model GW-S5600-1JF. I live in West Palm Beach County, Florida, so I am on the fringe area from Fort Collins. I tried many nights to synchronize manually to no avail. Yesterday at 11 PM I tried to synchronize manually using my bike as described and it worked. Today it synchronized automatically at 12:05 AM (first attempt).
Made an accidental discovery when I swapped out the original strap with a metal mesh magnetic one. You'll need a CasiOak (GA2100) 16mm to 22mm lug adapter, which will allow you to swap out different straps easily. Now, I'm able to get automatic atomic time sync effortlessly despite being nowhere near any atomic tower, as the metal mesh and magnet has become an antenna to reach out to the atomic clock signals.
My friend!!! Your discovery is a life changer wow!! I was unabe to get a signal for 5 months In New York City!! No matter how I try different locations of the city also came back home watch the video during the day put on my bike inside my apartment and 😊😂😅❤ and signals was working 1000%!! Shit I couldn’t believe my eyes and it was very strong Thank you you’re a lifesaver for this video !1
Many thanks. After changing the battery, I could not get a signal so I strapped it to a kitchen chair overnight. Next morning, Voila! a full strength signal. Thanks again.
Amazing tip! I live outside the German tower range and I don't get a signal. I wrapped my 5610 around the sink faucet and it managed to sync after a few minutes. It only did this successfully at night time - when I tried it during the day it reaches L3 but synching was unsuccessful. So if you can't sync during the day, try again at night when the atomic signal is stronger.
ok I had to go back to this video to thank you for this. My 5610 ran out of charge from not wearing it. When I tried to sync it it wasn't working, I was even wondering if the Atomic Clock in Fort Collins had stopped transmitting. Then I realized my wife has a ballet barre I made her with 3/4 pipes. It literally took 3 minutes, at 5 pm, to sync. Thanks for this again.
I came across this video yesterday. I hung my watch from my file cabibet drawer abd it worked perfectly the first time. Im in northern California and have never been able to synch in the modnth that i have owned this casio 5610. I was so frustrated. Thanks for the videos
My God this actually works. I couldn't get a signal for my Citizen AT. Placed it and my Casio on the top tube of my bike (Aluminum frame) and both watches got High signal and synced up. Great find @Watch Geek
Since the wavelength of the German 75 kHz transmitter is just under 4000 meters, I would suggest a pipe length of about 10, 20 or 40 inches. The pipe should be perpendicular to the direction of the transmitter and the clock should be placed in the middle of this pipe. Propagation conditions are best between 1 and 2 a.m.
Living in Missouri. I observed that leaving the watch facing perpendicular to the table, I got very poor to no reception. When the watch facing up, I got L3 all the time. I'm starting to suspect that it's related to the position of the watch, not to the material where you are hanging. Thanks for the video, very informative.
Thanks! Going to try this. I live in north Texas and my Casio G-Shock has no problems syncing. I just bought a cheap Casio Waveceptor from Amazon and it won’t sync at all. I don’t want to use the the Chinese based apps, so this is a really appealing approach. I’m amazed that Casio’s technology has such varying success rates - I thought that if one worked without any “assistance”, they all would work without extra help. Guess not.
Thanks for sharing your findings! Today synced new-to-me 5161 module via app, but will try overnight bike-assisted auto syncing. So now I have excuse for having more than one bike - one for me, one for Wave Ceptor. Hm, I have one more for G-Schock which I could wear on bike rides 😊
It is amazing but it works, I was about to return my watch because what good is an atomic watch that does non sync. I put it last night around the towel hanger, in a bathroom that has not window, and this morning it had sync!!!
I’ve been having this issue with my watch for some time and had no idea what to do about it. I watched your video and tried it last night by putting my watch on my bedroom curtain rod. I got up this morning and it has synced for the first time in months. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for this very practical info. I live just outside Amsterdam and never had any problem with my Casio Wave Ceptor. On every place in the house i have good reception. Don't even have to place it near a window as advised. I think there must be an antenna close by. Love your collection of Casio's by the way!
I have discovered that squeezing my watch under a windoww frame will allow me for an on-demand daytime sync, which I find really cool. Gdynia, Northern Poland
Nice discovery. It isn't an amplifier, but you're providing the watch with a larger antenna. You could try if a horizontal or a vertical position of a rod and whether aligning the rod with the internal ferrite antenna make a difference in reception.
Hi , thx for the tip! I live in Montréal and i Just got my gw 5610 today! Tonight I’m crossing fingers for a successful sync with the colorado tower 🤞🏼 Keep up your awesome videos!!
Hello everyone! For me in NYC i could never get a RCVD until the SIG was turned to OFF!!! Even with PS on it still works! 👍 Before i figured that out, the Clock Wave app worked fine with my gmw5610u-1cjf
Hi it works i live in Brisbane Australia put watch on bike and it turned in only trouble is i set it to Tokyo tower but it changed it to tokyo time do i set it to SYD will it still pick up Tokyo tower but not change the time here
Great to hear it worked, you can try it or select another home city that has your same time zone if it is offered
I live in Brisbane as well and I set my atomic watches permanently to Tokyo DST time. Since neither Japan nor Queensland use DST this has the effect of adding 1 hour to Tokyo time (normally UTC+9) resulting in the UTC+10 that we use :) The only issue is the watch displays the small 'DST' symbol but I can ignore it.
Ok thanks will try
Did you try receive BPM time signal from China? There is a dcf777 app modulator availeble in playstore...
@@WatchGeek Did atomic signals stop? None of my Casios have updated in days..NO signal
Son of a.... Now I have to buy a bike for my watch collection!?!?
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😅 thanks for the laugh 👍.
Ahahahahaha
Excellent.😂
Finally! Signal Received!
My Casio GWM5610U came yesterday July 22, 2022. I ordered from Amazon and I was very exited to test the multiband 6 function.
After manually attempting to get the signal, I kept getting the error message.
I found a video about amplifying the signal by placing the watch on a bicycle or metal large frame and got some L1 and L2 signal and after a few minutes the error message again.
I then tried positioning it facing northwest by a window (facing Fort Collins, Colorado where the signal comes from) and I was able to reach L3 temporarily but then error again.
It was very late, so I tried wearing it overnight to see if my body would amplify the signal and automatically eventually sync (following advice from another RUclips video) but that didn’t work either.
Success came when I stepped outside this morning and sat my watch on a beach Tommy Bahama foldable chair, the watch facing northwest. The watch displayed connectivity with L2 and L3 switching back and forth and after about 4 minutes it finally happened!It felt magical and I’m not sure if I’m going crazy due to the lack of sleep. I hope this helps someone out there.
You, sir, deserve a Nobel Prize, as far as I am concerned 👍 👌 🏆
I just managed to sync my Casio M710 multiband 6, that has not synced for months.
I'm in Europe, at the edge of the German tower and generally only go to sync my watch when we change to and from the summer light-saving time. I go to a park above my town to two specific alleys and only there I can sometimes get coverage. There I spend an hour or two sitting on different benches and triggering the syncing with varying success rate, until it syncs, sometime it works in one place, 6 months later it doesn't work, but works 50 meters down the alley.
Now I just put the watch around a metal deodorant spray can, put the can horizontally on a table by the window at home and it synced straight away at home. I've never managed to sync the watch at home before 👌
It works! I have three G-shocks and a Casio Pathfinder all of which synch with the atomic clock sporadically at best. The Pathfinder hadn’t synced properly since November of last year. Hung all 4 on the metal towel towel rack in my bathroom and for the first time ever, all 4 watches had synced perfectly. Good find, sir!
I'm glad I helped 😁👍
⌚UTSTANDING
? On th bathroom rack did you have facing up
@@felixlaboy1453 yes.
@@veedub3740 thank you.
Your method worked for my 5600 Bluetooth! I used my wife's old golf club, a long old wooden headed driver and placed it horizontal. I was only getting level one without, and tried it at 5pm and to my amazement it connected level 2 and 3 bouncing back and forth. Wow how amazing. At night it locked at level 3. I am in NE Minnesota and the Atomic is in Colorado. Thanks, much!
I use gw7900. I live in Indonesia so far away from japan and we know with my time zone (BKK) is not possible to activate my atomic timekeeping sync. So before I sleep, I set my watch home city to Tokyo (TYO) which is 2 hours ahead from my local time, then I set receiving radio signal to On/auto receiving and I hanged my watch on steel rod of my windows in my bed room. When i wake up in the morning and check my watch, Its incredible!, The sync indicator is appeared!! Its SUCCESSFULLY SYNC at 02:03 Tokyo Time!!. After that I set my time zone to BKK again to get my local time. Your method very useful. Thanks!!
Serius nih bisa sampe Indo? Di kota mana om?
wow that's nice to hear that, i must try this as well on my gw5000. i live in kuala lumpur
You could set Tokyo as your world time (WT). On my Casio, when I press Adjust + Reverse buttons, the watch switches between home time zone and world time zone. Then you don't need to use the setup menu.
@spacemanschannel6380 that's some level pro advice 👌
This is crazy, I actually put 4 of my atomic watches and clocks on a metal cabinet and get 100% sync rate. But when I put them in the windowsill (plastic/wood) which is actually CLOSER to the window, literally, the success rate drops to maybe 50%. I never put two and two together. Great video. Metal works.
This tip absolutely worked for me! I live In Michigan hung my watch from the aluminum tube connected at the bottom of my window blinds. Raised the blinds half way up the window & the watched sync'd a few minutes after midnight!!! Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this tip!
⌚UTSTANDING! I live due south of you on KS and can usually get the signal (Boulder CO?) overnight but never can do manual sync on my GW5000U. However, I got a new 5610U and used a metal pipe outside, mid afternoon -manual sync worked! I was shocked and impressed 🤷🏼
At first I was skeptical that this could work, but as a ham radio operator, I figured that there must be an inductive coupling between the metal frame of the bike and the watch antenna. Whatever it is, I tried several times without using your technique and could not get the watch to synch. Then, but just attaching it to my camera tripod it synched up the on the first try. Great observation on your part!
I live in Malta Island so its very hard for us to have good reception from the German Atomic Tower, however i tried your method by using a 1.5 meter solid copper bar and KABOOM !! there goes my Citizen Eco Drive Blue Angels Collection piece.... I have no words enough to thank you. !!!!!
Update and yesterday we have changed for winter time so one hour backwards, again all my atomic clocks and watches were done with your method 100% working without a miss. Again big thanks.
I'm really glad you found it useful 😊👍
I’m in Malta too and never managed to sync my G-Shocks, I’ll try this out 👍
First sync achieved in over a year. Thank you!!!
I got a used G-Shock for a really good price, and couldn't get it to sync up at all for several days after I bought it. I thought that something was wrong with it as I tried everything from leaving it by a window overnight, to trying several apps and nothing worked until I saw your video and tried it on a friend's bike as I don't have one & it worked right away on the first attempt just after midnight! You are correct on the metal tubing as I tried it on the back of a chair with metal tubing and got results again on the first time. Thanks for posting the video!
This worked wonderfully. Live in a rural area of Pennsylvania, USA... and have a Casio Rangeman that hadn't sync'd for 9 months. Put it on an aluminum pipe near a west-facing window... kicked off the manual sync... and presto. Thanks for this!
I was never able to pick up a signal since buying my GWM5610U over a week ago. This worked like a charm! I attached it to a metal towel rack and it picked up a signal overnight. What's even more impressive is that my bathroom was in my basement where I barely even get a cell signal! Thanks Watch Geek!
I've just bought that same watch and the alarms are so quiet that they are almost useless. Also, the buttons are so stiff that it's not enjoyable pressing them. Is your watch the same or have i bought a dud
@@alantheloneranger The buttons are stiff and sometimes it takes me a few tries to get them to work, but the way I see it, it's better this than having them accidentally engage. Regarding the alarm, it seems to be loud enough but I've never used it in a sleeping situation so I'll have to let you know!
@@ydawg01 I don't reiy on watch alarms to wake me up, i sometimes set them a few minutes before a main alarm or use them as reminders during the day. But even when awake in a quiet room i still can barely hear it
@@ydawg01 regarding the stiff buttons, every casio I've had over the last 40+ years have had buttons with just the right amount of pressure to press them but with just enough pressure not to be accidentally pressed easily. I currently own 2 tough solar watches and the buttons on them are almost perfect. I can live with the buttons being like this but the alarms are so poor that they might has well not be there. I've watched loads of good reviews about this watch and not one has mentioned a poor alarm which is why i thought mine might be faulty
This concept worked for my large "Atomix" Wall-clock.
It hasn't set itself ever since we moved to this new house, which has been about a hear and a half now.
I just taped about 24 square inches of aluminum foil to the same size cardboard and slipped it behind the clock.
The next morning the time was set, matching my computer clock down to the second!
Thank you for this video (even 5 years later). I have always struggled getting the time signal on my multi band 6 gshocks in my bedroom on the US west coast. I watched this video and decided to try hanging my watches on the metal handles of my dresser and viola, perfect syncing first time (12:04am) every night. Thank you! 🎉
Thank you!! Just hanged mine off of an aluminum bat close to my window and got it to sink at 1PM. Seeing that RCVD now gives me a great feeling .
You have great original content, and you are one of the best watch tech presenters on RUclips. Keep it up!
Thanks and I will 😁
I am in Florida and I used my aluminum pole from my leaf skimmer. It worked !
i live in bursa,turkey, 2000km to the DCF77. never managed to sync before. now i can sync by using 1m of steel wire.thank you...
My friend, I just wanna thank you for this very useful information, thanks, I’ve been trying to sync my citizen at8154 in Mexico City and I’ve never had luck, but after seeing this, I just left my watch in the frame of a walking machine and it works perfectly!!
Unbeleivable ! It actually works ! I used my pull up bar - and badaboom. Previously my watch had not synced for well over two weeks - now it has a new overnight home. As we say in Texas, Thankew !
Hot damn, this works! I’m in Vancouver, Canada. 9:20pm on a Friday night. I stood outside my house facing south-east, and balanced my G-Shock in the middle of a metal bubble tea straw. Reception went from blank to L3 in seconds. 5 mins later my watch syncs for the first time. Thanks!
Wow! Simple idea. I didn’t think about boosting reception because I thought the feature has just failed… after watching your video I placed my Casio around a flashlight and voila !!! 🙏
Wow!! it worked perfectly for me at the first time! Now I hang my watch of the curtain rod everynight. It is perfect because it is high, near the window and a metal tube. L3 signal in Andalucia (south of Spain) everytime. Thank you very much!!
You're welcome 😊👍
Definitely worked for me too! Thank you for this video! My watch hadn't successfully synced since July... hung it from a metal closet rod last night and found three solid sync bars this morning.
I too accidentally discovered this with a round steel lid (about 4.5 inches or 11.5cm diameter) on top of a glass jar containing cotton balls and Q-Tips. I had a lot of trouble picking up WWVB here in Atlanta, Georgia from putting the watch in my window sill and one night I had placed it on top of the cotton ball dispenser's metal lid while getting ready to go to bed. I forgot to move it to the window that night and the next morning it had picked up time code signal perfectly! So for ten nights now I have had 100% success with the metal lid. Now the lid does have a small metal ball in the middle for lifting it up and maybe that also helped. Will have to do some experiments using other metal objects with copper or steel.
First time sync! I’m in Turkey, 2200km away from Mainflingen. Thank you so much! ☺️
I've never completed a manual sync until just now. Got a new 5610U and used a metal rod (part of some industrial style shelving). Got the vaunted L3 reading and in about 3 mins, my sync was complete! 🤯
Awesome discovery! A GW-7900 is on its way to me from Amazon and I am looking forward to experimenting with your metal tube/pipe method of enhancing signal reception. Thanks a million for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
P.S.: Last night, I hung my brand new GW-7900 onto the end of my cloth-hanging rod in my closet and see if my G-Shock could pull in the atomic radio signals from the Fort Collins facility in Colorado which is over 2200 km (that's over 1360 miles) away from my location. This morning, sure enough, the watch shows that the synchronization was completed at "00:04", i.e. at midnight. Needless to say that I was pleasantly surprised and impressed at how well the suggested method as described in your video had worked.
I surely hope that the Fort Collins Atomic Clock will continue to send out signals for many years to come.
I live in Connecticut USA and I too was having problems my Casio 5610 not connecting to the signal. Since I am a cyclist, I hung my watch from my bike and said, "what the hell, I will try anything at this point" . To my amazement, it actually worked! WTH!!!!!!! Anyway, thank you very much.
i can't believe it actually works! I was ready to sell my wave ceptor. Bought brand new for a year now and the whole time it would not sync. Not even once! I thought the towers already stopped broadcasting. Thanks for the tip! model: Casio Wave Ceptor wva-m640-1a2jf. location LA California. Amplifier: Pull up bar 😁
The metal frame of a desk fan works wonders. I put my gwg-1000 on top of it last night and it worked, for the first time ever the syncing was successful!
I couldn't get my G-Shock Frogman (GWF-1035F-1JR) to sync to save my life. Your DIY sync amplifier discovery works and brought a huge smile to my face. I now enjoy the "black dot" on my Frogman! Thank you and congratulations on 90,000 subscribers!
I just go to bed with the watch strapped to me and use my body as the amplifier ...works every time 👍
I might have to try this
I did try it twice and it worked both times.
@@Clearanceman2 Didn't Edgardo mind you strapping his body to your watch ?
I have just bought one and wearing the watch while sleeping has worked 2 times out of two.
@@RodrigoLopezF It also works if I put it in a windowsill facing west.
I seriously thought you were pulling my leg with this… my GW-9400 would never sync until I left it on the handle bar of my bike overnight and it worked! Lol thank you for the advice brotha 👍🏼
Thank you very much! I used my metal clothing dying rack (since I don't have a bicycle or pullup bar) and it worked. Finally got my RCVD.
I didn't have any problems with reception but did the test on my metal desk lamp (0.5cm thick, hollow, square bar on a cheap ikea desk lamp). No amp sync time: 5m15s; Laying on the lamp bar (at the same location): 1m58s. Just one test but the results are huge. More than double time reduction also the reception was more stable (L3 all the time). Great tip for people outside of normal reception range. Works as an antenna.
Hello. I just bought a citizen cb5020-87l, I'm from Romania, and I had problems with radio synchronization. But this video helped me. I used a metal bar and it synced last night. Thank you for the help.
it works :D My bike became an essential part of my watch collection. Casio should include iron pipe in the watch package... Thank you!
Yup that works!! Thank you so much for the tip.
I’m in Toronto and I live in a high rise apartment, which is facing opposite direction from Colorado tower.
I wasn’t having successful sync but when I tried just putting my 5610 on a metal Deodorant bottle and executed manual sync at midnight time… in 4 min I got RCVD 📶
Advise: Those who don’t have a metal rode or a bike, no need to spend money on them. First try by already available metal objects in your house 🤘🏻
Hi Watch Geek - I enjoyed the video & will try it when I receive my wave ceptor watch next week. I also appreciated how nice and civil you were to the folks who made mean spirited comments. Glad to be a subscriber!
My watch would not synchronize in my room at night automatically, until I started wearing the watch to bed. Then it worked perfectly. Maybe my body amplifies the signal reception for the watch. Now, I can reliably get an automatic synchronization, but manual ones seem to be harder to get because you have to have a steady L signal outside or near a window.
Was not able to receive signal before no matter where I placed the watch; window or even outside. Saw this video, strapped the Casio ProTrek to the pull-up bar. Enabled Manual Receive Signal and the watch updated in less than 5 min. Believe the hype. Thank you!
I have had a G Shock GWM5610 (love the watch) for about a month and was only able to get an update 1 time. After watching your video last night I put the watch on a piece of steel closet rod and when I woke up I was happy to see “Rcvd” in the display. Great tip... thanks.
Excellent news, make sure to check out my last video and sign the petition to stop Trump administration from shutting down the US atomic tower
Watch Geek... I did. Thanks
So... I took your train of thought a bit further of using something metal as an amplified receiver to boost the incoming radio reception. I simply rested the metal case back of the watch on my EDC knife and it received a signal while on my nightstand. Definitely beats having to place the watch on a metal rod and resting it in the window frame. Again... thanks for the tip.
@@WatchGeek At this writing NIST has been fully funded, so the time signal marches on. Fact is, it was never in any jeopardy due to the Trump administration. The executive branch does not control expenditures. Congress does. Great video, keep em coming.
I didn’t expect it to work, but it did. Hung it on a metal clothes rack at bedtime, woke up to see “RCVD” in the display. Thanks for passing that along.
I hope you know your a genius! I followed your advice and placed it on top of my LG fringe with metal doors and it is finally receiving L1/L2. Can’t wait to see if it works!
I’ve had a left over 4 foot length of 1:2 inch copper pipe sitting in my living room for years. I’ve been trying to think of how to make use of it and not dismiss it to the recycler.
Sure enough, your discovery works.
The old pipe now sits happy in plain view not far from the TV. A couple of new black and red clamps hold it horizontally on a book-shelve with plenty of room on one end to easily slide watch on.. It works every time even though its not near a window. The watch never syncs in that spot without the pipe. BTW, I live in a metal frame New York apartment building. THANKS!!
I was watching your tutorial about the 3495 and you mentioned the « amplifier « video. I live in Ottawa Ontario, far away from Fort Collins. I have an atomic desk clock which sometimes syncs when placed on a shelf in front of a south facing window on the second. However, the G-Shock never synced on that shelf. After watching your video, I tied the watch on my desk lamp and the next morning, it was synced. Thanks for the tip!
Haha glad to hear it still works
Best video ever. I used the bar on my floor Jack. It’s a two piece bar. I removed the end you place your hand to move up and down. Works perfect. Thank you
This was so helpful! I spent a week putting my GW-S5600 everywhere. It even spent two nights out in the garden. No luck.
Hung it on a metal chair outside and it synced the first night!
Once again the WatchGeek proves he's the authority on all things G-shock (among other things)
This is an awesome idea
Wow. Since moving to WNC Asheville NC I have not been able to get the atomic signal from Colorado I believe not matter what. Wrapped the watch around a flashlight, placed it at a window facing west and bam! Received😎. Thank you very much.
Thanks sir, this really works, my location is pretty much outside the transmitter range...but today I was able to sync my watch from China, Im so happy, greetings from the Philippines
I lived in North Carolina, for the last 15 years and have Casio MTG-M900 and I placed it on the window sill facing SouthWest. Like you I enjoyed seeing the Atomic Icon every morning.
I recently moved to NJ and my windows face NE and never receive the signal. Thanks I will try this!
Ty for this! I just got a G Shock GWM-5610 today and it wasn't syncing for me. I just put it on my aluminum baseball bat and it worked like a charm. Tested it out twice and it worked both times flawlessly, only took 3 minutes each time to sync.
This bat tip saved me. Thank you man.
Did you put the bat near a window?
By golly it worked! Hadn’t received signal in four months. Put over metal door knob over night and walaa!! Thanks!!
Best video on the topic, i left it on a clothes hanger and it worked. Never had a successful sync. Mow all is well.
Odlicno! Kupia Rangemana prije par dana i nikako da uhvati signal(Split), nocas ga stavio na kucnu tv antenu i uhvatio bez problema! 👍🏻
Tooo druzeeeee nisam ni ja znao do sad kako da radi dok nisam vidio tvoj komentar
WOW THIS REALLY WORKS! I live in a condo on the lower floor. I never got an over-the-air signal, I thought because my unit is in the north east corner of the building and Fort Collins CO is to the south west of my home in Canada, near the edge of the broadcast area. I bought a metal pull-up frame from the thrift store and hung it over the door frame. I have 5 Casio Multibands and they all sync after the first night!!
I just bought a Citizen AT4127-52H PCAT and the only way I could get it to sync was using an iPhone app that simulated the tower signal. After seeing this video and reading the comments, last night I hung the watch from my curtain rod before bed. This morning it showed that it was synced (it showed the signal at Low, but it still worked). Thanks to all for the suggestions :)
If we learn the signal wavelength we can use the correct diameter pipe or in other words the antenna. I'm not sure but, in Europe Region, for 75kz the antenna diameter would be ≈2.5 cm and 1 meter long. For example, in the early period of wifi technology, Pringles boxes could easily use as a wifi antenna.
I have been having difficulty getting my Casio Waveceptor to sync ever since purchasing it a few days ago. Nothing worked. Then I saw this video. I looked around for some metal and I noticed that I had a stand up (pedestal) fan nearby, so I put it on the fan - which has a metal cage surrounding the blades - and sure enough it synced! Thanks! 👍
I thought yeah right. My casio watch last connected 2/28 and my son's 3/1. I went out in the yard with mine yesterday and tried to make it connect and it would not. Last night I leaned a weigh bar I'm not using against the wall next to the window in my family room which is partly below ground even. This morning, the received signal is present, it worked. This is great!
It did worked!
Placed mine in a metal curtain rod and started to seek signal and later synched!
Watch: The Clock House 1964
Analog-digi window model
Location: Philippines, Central Luzon
It works perfectly! Currently in Mongolia since August - the first time I get rcvd. Thanks!
Great to hear it works 😊👍
My gwm5610 hasn't successfully received a signal in 3 months. I saw this video today and went to the hardware store immediately and built a stand, attached it to my nightstand and I look at my watch now and what do you know... "RCVD". This was such useful info, especially since I have 2 more atomic watches on the way. Thank you!
How did you build the stand?
Awesome advice! Thank you for always knocking it out the park with your videos! I have noticed that anytime I get a new atomic G Shock , it normally takes two days until it actual gets a successful sync. This is awesome advice and I look forward to trying this out on my 🚲 for those Atomics that don’t want to sync. Thank you!!
I hope it helps, let me know
Watch Geek will definitely let you know how it works for me. Thank you!
Works in Denmark, you are a genius! Thank you.
Glad to hear that 😊👍
I have a Casio model GW-S5600-1JF. I live in West Palm Beach County, Florida, so I am on the fringe area from Fort Collins. I tried many nights to synchronize manually to no avail. Yesterday at 11 PM I tried to synchronize manually using my bike as described and it worked. Today it synchronized automatically at 12:05 AM (first attempt).
Definitely works, I live in Mexico 2.100km away from antenna in us,I used frame window to sync my citizen watch, thanks for info
Made an accidental discovery when I swapped out the original strap with a metal mesh magnetic one.
You'll need a CasiOak (GA2100) 16mm to 22mm lug adapter, which will allow you to swap out different straps easily.
Now, I'm able to get automatic atomic time sync effortlessly despite being nowhere near any atomic tower, as the metal mesh and magnet has become an antenna to reach out to the atomic clock signals.
Thanks for the rigorous testing! I gave up my Atomic G-Shock due to range issues. Can't wait to try this.
Any update?
My friend!!! Your discovery is a life changer wow!!
I was unabe to get a signal for 5 months In New York City!! No matter how I try different locations of the city also came back home watch the video during the day put on my bike inside my apartment and 😊😂😅❤ and signals was working 1000%!! Shit I couldn’t believe my eyes and it was very strong Thank you you’re a lifesaver for this video !1
Many thanks. After changing the battery, I could not get a signal so I strapped it to a kitchen chair overnight.
Next morning, Voila! a full strength signal. Thanks again.
Amazing tip! I live outside the German tower range and I don't get a signal. I wrapped my 5610 around the sink faucet and it managed to sync after a few minutes. It only did this successfully at night time - when I tried it during the day it reaches L3 but synching was unsuccessful. So if you can't sync during the day, try again at night when the atomic signal is stronger.
ok I had to go back to this video to thank you for this. My 5610 ran out of charge from not wearing it. When I tried to sync it it wasn't working, I was even wondering if the Atomic Clock in Fort Collins had stopped transmitting. Then I realized my wife has a ballet barre I made her with 3/4 pipes. It literally took 3 minutes, at 5 pm, to sync. Thanks for this again.
Thanks to your video, I’ve been getting consistent reception for all my multi band 6 G-SHOCKs for some time now from my pull up bar👍😎 Thanks again!
Great to hear the trick working
I came across this video yesterday. I hung my watch from my file cabibet drawer abd it worked perfectly the first time. Im in northern California and have never been able to synch in the modnth that i have owned this casio 5610. I was so frustrated. Thanks for the videos
My God this actually works. I couldn't get a signal for my Citizen AT. Placed it and my Casio on the top tube of my bike (Aluminum frame) and both watches got High signal and synced up. Great find @Watch Geek
Haha I'm glad I helped
Since the wavelength of the German 75 kHz transmitter is just under 4000 meters, I would suggest a pipe length of about 10, 20 or 40 inches. The pipe should be perpendicular to the direction of the transmitter and the clock should be placed in the middle of this pipe. Propagation conditions are best between 1 and 2 a.m.
I just got a GW-S5600 that refused to sync for 3 days. Tried it sitting on an aluminum baseball bat - and it synched right away! Thanks!
thank you for sharing. worked for me too (with a wall clock, not a watch, i put the metal next behind the clock)
Thanks for this information! 🙂
Living in Missouri. I observed that leaving the watch facing perpendicular to the table, I got very poor to no reception. When the watch facing up, I got L3 all the time. I'm starting to suspect that it's related to the position of the watch, not to the material where you are hanging.
Thanks for the video, very informative.
I just tried this on my laundry drying rack last night with admittedly a pinch of skepticism; it worked!
Thanks! Going to try this. I live in north Texas and my Casio G-Shock has no problems syncing. I just bought a cheap Casio Waveceptor from Amazon and it won’t sync at all. I don’t want to use the the Chinese based apps, so this is a really appealing approach. I’m amazed that Casio’s technology has such varying success rates - I thought that if one worked without any “assistance”, they all would work without extra help. Guess not.
Brings new meaning to Occam's razor.
Thanks for sharing your findings! Today synced new-to-me 5161 module via app, but will try overnight bike-assisted auto syncing.
So now I have excuse for having more than one bike - one for me, one for Wave Ceptor. Hm, I have one more for G-Schock which I could wear on bike rides 😊
It is amazing but it works, I was about to return my watch because what good is an atomic watch that does non sync. I put it last night around the towel hanger, in a bathroom that has not window, and this morning it had sync!!!
I'm glad to hear it's still helping people 👍😁
This tip works every time for me no matter what time of the day here in L.A.✌🏽
I’ve been having this issue with my watch for some time and had no idea what to do about it. I watched your video and tried it last night by putting my watch on my bedroom curtain rod. I got up this morning and it has synced for the first time in months. Thanks for the info.
Brilliant! I too live at the edge of the range from the German radio signals. Gotta try this!
Thanks for this very practical info. I live just outside Amsterdam and never had any problem with my Casio Wave Ceptor. On every place in the house i have good reception. Don't even have to place it near a window as advised. I think there must be an antenna close by. Love your collection of Casio's by the way!
Thanks and yes you are well within range as the nearest tower is in Mainflingen Germany
Last night I used an 18”x3/4” steel with plastic coating pipe and it worked!
It didn’t work manually but it took on the first try at midnight
I have discovered that squeezing my watch under a windoww frame will allow me for an on-demand daytime sync, which I find really cool. Gdynia, Northern Poland
Nice discovery. It isn't an amplifier, but you're providing the watch with a larger antenna. You could try if a horizontal or a vertical position of a rod and whether aligning the rod with the internal ferrite antenna make a difference in reception.
Hi , thx for the tip! I live in Montréal and i Just got my gw 5610 today! Tonight I’m crossing fingers for a successful sync with the colorado tower 🤞🏼
Keep up your awesome videos!!
I'm leaving it handing on a boundary steel fence I have in the garden whenever I want it to sync. Works everytime.
Hello everyone! For me in NYC i could never get a RCVD until the SIG was turned to OFF!!! Even with PS on it still works! 👍 Before i figured that out, the Clock Wave app worked fine with my gmw5610u-1cjf