Daytona Owners (and others) Poll

[TheVTCGuy]

This is the second time I have seen this... and I wonder how common it is

I'm at an airport, and see someone sitting next to me wearing a Daytona. It happened to be SS like mine, but that really doesn't matter. We were already small-talking so I asked him how he liked it, how long he had it, etc. I noticed that the stop-watch was running... I asked if he was timing anything and he replied: "Oh no, I just like watching the (big) second hand go around and all the little dials changing.

To me, this is kind of adding unecessary wear and tear on your watch, but what the heck do I know. So, here is the poll:

Daytona owners - Do you leave your chronograph running?

Non Daytona owners - If you had one, would you keep it running?

Does anyone think it reduces the life of the watch components?

Remember! It's the rolling stone that catches the worm!!!!

Cheers everyone

[chilok]

will it really add unecessary wear and tear on your watch if you let the chrono running
all the time?

[Speed]

Interesting question.... I don't have a Daytona - yet. I do have a Speedmaster Pro. It is a mechanical / wind up so I imagine leaving the Chronograph running would run the watch down faster. Or so I think.

[Andad]

I run my Daytona chrono all the time. I can't see how it could wear any faster than and other Rolex movement with a large second hand .

As for the power reserve, I have read that there is a big difference in PR between chrono and no chrono running but when I tested both power reserves on My Daytana SS the results were.

full wind - chrono off. 74:07:43

full wind - chrono on 71:35:00

Not much to worry about IMO.

[newmedia]

when the chrono is running, the watch is using up its power reserve 30% faster, meaning your putting extra stress on the parts.

[Andad]

Interesting logic.

My results give me 3.5% and does that mean 3.5% less wear because the power is distributed between the contact surfaces of more moving parts?

[onkyo]

I see no need to let the chrono run all the time.... but to each their own.

[Colnago]

I'd probably do a bit of both.....I think it must be great to watch it do its job......but I also think the stationary main second hand has something about it.....just different.......nice running or not.....

[TSW]

Originally Posted by onkyo

i see no need to let the chrono run all the time.... But to each their own.

x2

[Alsey]

i run it every so often, just to be sure it's running

Also great to watch the arrow tipped second hand going about it's business

[Singslinger]

On mine, the chrono is off most of the time. I only switch it on occasionally, though never to time anything because there's too much unscrewing and screwing involved.

[BASSETHOUNDS]

Same with me , It is mostly off and I do let it run once on a while just to make sure that it is ok and that the second hand , minute and hour timers go back to O when reset . .... And yes to much screwing involved .... rather save that operation for better purposes

[moviefreak]

I a recent post a user was using the chrono seconds hand to put the date.. so if it was Nov 13, the seconds hand would be stopped at 13.. but I do not know it that could be worst having the chrono in pause.. and use the watch in a regular mode...

[Tylden Reed]

The point of a chronograph is to be able to time short intervals - sometimes at a moments notice. It seems to me that if the chrono is allowed to run it is not ready to be used without stopping and returning to zero. Time is lost during this proceedure. There is however an argument for occasionally letting it run. Any mechanical mechanism that has lubricated parts works better if the lubricant is occasionally made to work. I suggest that the above holds good for any chronograph - whoever made it. The only difference is that the Daytona pushers have to be unscrewed first. Tylden.

[kan cheung]

Hi All Rolex Fan / Expert
Do anyone can tell me that let the second hand / chronorgraph running all the time for daytona , Is it good or bad for the watch ?
Thanks in advance

[gaopa]

I have an Omega Speedmaster Professional and only use the chronograph to time things. For example, the length of the sermon on Sunday morning! ;~) Cheers y'all, Bill P.

[Changmaisausage]

Originally Posted by kan cheung

Hi All Rolex Fan / Expert
Do anyone can tell me that let the second hand / chronorgraph running all the time for daytona , Is it good or bad for the watch ?
Thanks in advance

It's good it's what it was made for (well sometimes)

[SDDS]

i run the chronograph all the time

[Dr.B]

I keep my chrono off 99.9% of the time.
Once a month or so I will run it for a couple hours to get all the gears turning and lubricated. I don't think it will hurt anything to keep it on all the time.

[Dr.B]

Wow....my 1000th post.....maybe I will keep my chrono on today......

[deserted]

No i don't touch it!

[Buschy]

mines usually off and i love when people tell me my watch is not running.

i do run the chrno sometimes, like when i time something and forget.

after this thread i thiunk i will leave it running all day today :0

[mistral]

Usually it's off, but I use it frequently for timing events.

[Speed]

I learned something...had no idea you had to unscrew the Daytona pushers.

The Speedy Pro's pushers are just that-pushers.

Well, now i know if I ever get a Daytona.

Thanks All

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by masugu

I learned something...had no idea you had to unscrew the Daytona pushers.

The Speedy Pro's pushers are just that-pushers.

Well, now i know if I ever get a Daytona.

Thanks All

Yep, it's true Masu, and one thing I'm not sure if I like. Rolex claims it's for water-tightness, but I point out the Speedmaster, it is watertight as well and you don't need to screw down anything on it! It's kind of a pain when you want to time something.

[kcmo]

I don't leave mine running. Prefer the hand to be stationary.