Do you keep the chronometer on your Rolex Daytona running all the time?

[madsitalia]

Originally Posted by phez

Rolex UK confirmed it does no harm, power reserve reduction minimal, but suggested a service at 7 years rather than 10, assuming no other issues.

I guess that's 3 years of extra wear and tear for the movement then :-)

[dba]

Originally Posted by Kneecough

I don’t have a Daytona... so, bacon.

Originally Posted by 101031-28

I use my iPhone chrono function, way easier than trying to unscrew/screw back the Daytona pushers while wearing the watch.

This

[MitchSF]

Probably true for most modern chronographs, but not for all. For example, the old Omega 321 and 861 movements do not have fully jeweled chronograph pivot points. I would never run them all of the time. I have a plate from an 861 that shows wear on the hole for the 12 hour register pivot. That hand turns so slowly that it must have been left running for years.

I also read somewhere at some point in the distant past, that those movements were rated for a certain number of pushes, before failure.

[Actor07]

Originally Posted by KBM

I was going to answer in all seriousness, but then... bacon.

And my view about the keeping the chronograph function of the Daytona chronometer running constantly, wait did someone say bacon.......

[Watcheroo]

I run the chronograph once in a while. When I do, I sync it to the seconds hand. All in good fun.

[Bazil]

I had an IWC Portuguiser , and it seemed a bit odd the large hand keeping still , I was looking at it thinking the seconds hand didn’t work …
So for an upcoming Daytona, I will run mine, I never wear a watch over a long period of time anyhoo .. one day then left for maybe 4 or 5 days in its case …

[plaj]

Originally Posted by breitlings

you can use it as a second time zone. start it at midnight or noon of second timezone.

I do not understand very well. How are you doing ? THANKS

[VincentM]

I like to see larger second hand running! And it’s satisfying to look at the chronograph minute hand step up!




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[Stealthdriver]

My only chronograph is a Zenith so the stopwatch runs 6x as fast as the seconds hand does. I only use it when I need to time something.