Chosen Solution
So, I’ve heard that the CMOS battery causes this problem, but in reading stuff on this site, I’m not really sure if I even have said battery… I think my machine might be too new? In which case, what are the possible solutions? Update (11/15/2021) Here is a screenshot.
Update (11/17/2021) Snapshot uploaded. Ironically, the coconut battery site wouldn’t load either, because… my clock was ahead. SO in those instances, I have to use Mozilla Firefox, which usually lets you bypass the warning and proceed to “unsafe” sites. A pain in the neck, but occasionally worth it.
The models with user removable batteries used either a CMOS battery or a Super Cap to hold the settings within the PRAM when the battery was removed so they aren’t lost and powers the clock. The newer non-user removable batteries like your system only use the main battery for holding the settings via a NVRAM which doesn’t loose the settings. So why does your clock mess up? Your power is not 60 Hz which is what your clock logic uses for its timebase. To fix this you should use the Internet time server for your region. As an example I’m on the East coast of the USA and here is my settings
