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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: New York
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Vintage constellation -- suddenly wildly off time
I've owned my 70's pie-pan constellation for close to 4 years now, and while I've noticed that it has started to lose time a little more than at the beginning (now at losing ~30s / day) -- it never really bothered me.
Then I woke up on Saturday with the time significantly ahead the accurate hour, and over the course of weekend determined it is now running +2hrs/day. This is a wildly significant departure (and in the wrong direction) -- and wondering if anyone has guidance on: 1. Any NYC-based watch repair locations (have brought to Central Watch in the past, but open to other recommendations). 2. What could have caused this, and approximate cost [which #1 will actually be able to answer, but welcome guesses] ![]() |
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#2 |
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Also appears to have accelerated overnight from +7seconds / minute to +9seconds / minute, despite getting towards end of power reserve
![]() Read elsewhere that it has likely become magnetized -- so will just bring to a local shop to get it degaussed |
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Real Name: Tony
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It's magnetized. Central Watch can probably take care of that while you wait.
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Real Name: janice
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either that or some oil got stuck to the hair spring. whatever it is would be related to the balance and not a big deal to straighten out as it's basically right in front of the tech's eyes once the back is unscrewed.
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