Swatch Internet time

Swatch Internet time
What is Swatch Internet time? Swatch Internet time represents a completely new global concept of time, one without time zones or geographical borders. In short Swatch has divided up the virtual and real day into 1000 "beats". One Swatch beat is the equivalent of 1 minute 26.4 seconds. That means that 12 noon in the old time system is the equivalent of @500 Swatch beats. As a result Internet Time is the same all over the world. A day in Internet Time begins at midnight Central European Wintertime (GMT+0100). How to display Swatch time using DS Clock? To display Swatch time in the clock, use the @ time format element while customizing clock display.

What is Swatch Internet time?

Swatch Internet time represents a completely new global concept of time, one without time zones or geographical borders.

In short Swatch has divided up the virtual and real day into 1000 "beats". One Swatch beat is the equivalent of 1 minute 26.4 seconds. That means that 12 noon in the old time system is the equivalent of @500 Swatch beats. As a result Internet Time is the same all over the world.

A day in Internet Time begins at midnight Central European Wintertime (GMT+0100).

How to display Swatch time using DS Clock?

To display Swatch time in the clock, use the @ time format element while customizing clock display.