Which timer class to use for a metronome?

Question

The .net framework has many ways to use timers, but for a metronome which one should I use ?

I tried all these timers but no one is enough accurate for my use (they can't have a resolution under 15ms).

System.Windows.Forms.Timer
System.Web.UI.Timer
System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch   
System.Timers.Timer
System.Threading.Timer

For my metronome class I need Ticks reliable , constant, without drift.

I found this implementation on MSDN : https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa964692(v=vs.85).aspx that use "coredll.dll"

Another solution can be to implement these native methods:

[DllImport("winmm.dll", SetLastError = true, EntryPoint = "timeSetEvent")]
internal static extern UInt32 TimeSetEvent(UInt32 msDelay, UInt32 msResolution, MultimediaTimerCallback callback, ref UInt32 userCtx, UInt32 eventType);

[DllImport("winmm.dll", SetLastError = true, EntryPoint = "timeKillEvent")]
internal static extern void TimeKillEvent(UInt32 uTimerId);

What is the best way to have a timer with a resolution under 5ms on windows ?

EDIT

I found this very interesting link about timers in .net (in french) : http://www.e-naxos.com/Blog/post/NET-et-ses-timers-Prise-de-tete-ou-reelle-utilite-.aspx

Which timer class to use for a metronome?

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