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29 June 2024, 02:06 AM | #1 |
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Demagnetizer?
My Baltic diver was conistently running a few secords/day slow.
I had been told that the first thing to do from a trouble shooting perspective is to run it thru a demagnetizer. I have one of those small blue boxes with the red button (which I had never used). After using it on the Baltic, the watch is not running 5 minutes/day. What have I done/What should I do?
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29 June 2024, 07:22 AM | #2 | |
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I recommend researching the proper use (youtube) and then repeating the demagnetizing procedure. This should get you back to the small handful of seconds per day slow. From there I recommend having a watchmaker regulate your watch. |
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29 June 2024, 12:06 PM | #3 | |
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My Baltic is back to being a little slow, and I may have it regulated if I can find a watchmaker nearby. How much should one expect to pay for a routine regulation?
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29 June 2024, 12:54 PM | #4 |
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I wouldn’t adjust a watch running -2 seconds/day.
I would find an overnight position where it runs +.
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29 June 2024, 10:20 PM | #5 |
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Oh, man, all of the watchmakers where I live are dead and gone. I'm down to one watchmaker in town, but I've never asked him to regulate anything for me. If I have a watch that ought to be regulated I just suffer with it until routine maintenance is needed. Maybe other members will chime in.
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29 June 2024, 11:24 PM | #6 |
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For future reference, buy a compass in as little housing as possible. Set it on a table until it is perfectly still. Hover the watch close to it from all angles. If the needle does not move at all, the watch is not magnetized.
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