Just because you can doesn’t mean you should
Wow, imagine that. In the future, when you set your watch 7 minutes fast because you are always late, you know that you’re exactly 7 minutes fast. We’re saved.
Some things are in need of innovation. Better phone reception, faster data trasfer, cures for cancer and aging. Pocket watch accuracy is pretty far down my list of pressing technological needs. It’s true, we could always use a better method of measuring the speed of light. But who needs to pay 6,500$ to have that capability on their wrist. Maybe Jack Abramoff.