Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/gpx/WayPoint.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/gpx/WayPoint.java	(revision 9737)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/data/gpx/WayPoint.java	(revision 9738)
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@
 public class WayPoint extends WithAttributes implements Comparable<WayPoint>, TemplateEngineDataProvider {
 
+    /**
+     * The seconds (not milliseconds!) since 1970-01-01.
+     */
     public double time;
     public Color customColoring;
@@ -119,5 +122,5 @@
             try {
                 final Date time = DateUtils.fromString(get(PT_TIME).toString());
-                setTime(time);
+                this.time = time.getTime() / 1000.;
                 return time;
             } catch (Exception e) {