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18 July 2021, 10:38 PM | #1 |
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Too much variation?
So wondering what other people have done in this situation and whether anyone should care. New datejust. Worn all day and dial up, a consistent 2.5 or 2.6 seconds fast a day, which is outside spec. Crown down, a second a day. Is this a reason to have it looked at or normal movement behavior? (It's my first Rolex, and I read somewhere that there shouldn't be this much variation in a modern movement, but might be wrong?)
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18 July 2021, 10:41 PM | #2 |
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Just leave it as is and enjoy your watch.
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18 July 2021, 11:06 PM | #3 |
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18 July 2021, 11:13 PM | #4 |
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Nobody should care.
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18 July 2021, 11:15 PM | #5 |
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In that situation, I have worn my watches. There's lots and lots of seconds. You paid too much money to fret a couple.
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18 July 2021, 11:34 PM | #7 |
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It is a great watch indeed. Technically though, Ive seen an unresolved debate about the -+2 standard after casing, and was wondering if that 's meant to be a standard for wearing, and across all resting positions. I think with GS for example they make a distinction between factory testing and a much wider allowance in real life of almost 10 seconds.
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18 July 2021, 11:37 PM | #8 |
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Consistency is more important than accuracy. I’d rather have a watch that runs +2.5/ day than having variations in different positions. Don’t open a watch for no reason when you are relatively within spec. +10 is a different story.
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18 July 2021, 11:41 PM | #9 |
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I wouldn’t bother unless it was off by 15-30 seconds a day
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18 July 2021, 11:41 PM | #10 |
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from my experience, rolex keep better time post couple of months after buying new..
both my rolex didn't keep good time when I bought them-- but after wearing them more than 8 to 10 months-- they seem to have running consistently at cosc -4+6 my new sub is consistent -3 or -4 seconds a day ... i will see how it fares after a year.. anyone with more experience please chime in.. |
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18 July 2021, 11:45 PM | #13 |
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18 July 2021, 11:51 PM | #14 |
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If you are worrying about a fraction of a second you are doing watches wrong.
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18 July 2021, 11:56 PM | #15 |
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If you are this concerned about fractions of a second, then mechanical watches aren't for you. It's fine, leave it alone and enjoy your day!
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-/+ 2 seconds is an average over time, not an absolute all of the time.
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19 July 2021, 02:41 AM | #18 |
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Incredibly accurate
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19 July 2021, 02:48 AM | #19 |
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My SD43 loses 7-10 seconds a day. Yes, it's not perfect, but I'm not using it to plan any military special operations where seconds matter, so-whatever. I wear it and enjoy it.
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19 July 2021, 03:31 AM | #20 |
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Wouldn’t bother me
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19 July 2021, 03:51 AM | #21 |
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19 July 2021, 04:44 AM | #22 |
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I would never even know And I wouldn’t want to. I will never buy any sort of machine that tests the time on my watches. I usually set them a couple of mins fast and always have done. Experienced an old datejust losing about an hour a day that’s the only time ever had a problem
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