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Old 26 December 2015, 08:24 PM   #1
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I am outraged.

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Earlier in the year I purchased a 1981 Freccione Explorer 2 and naturally had it serviced by my AD.

I have been wearing it for the last two weeks and decided to retime it against the GMT computer in order to check it's accuracy.

Much to my chagrin it has gained 1 second over two weeks.

Time to give the AD a jolly good rollicking over shoddy workmanship methinks.

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Old 26 December 2015, 08:32 PM   #2
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april fools is still 4 months away
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Old 26 December 2015, 08:39 PM   #3
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Old 26 December 2015, 09:05 PM   #4
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Surely for that kind of accuracy you need something from Seiko!
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Old 26 December 2015, 09:16 PM   #5
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Old 26 December 2015, 09:18 PM   #6
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disgrace ,,, pop round and have your man give their man a damn good thrashing.
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Old 26 December 2015, 09:34 PM   #7
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Dang it Mick, you had me hook, line and sinker! That's great!
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Old 26 December 2015, 10:26 PM   #8
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I've e been considering suing Rolex for the same reason. My BLNR has gained 2 seconds in a month.......
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Old 27 December 2015, 12:28 AM   #9
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Old 27 December 2015, 12:39 AM   #10
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Maybe the replaced that junk movement with a seiko Quartz movement?? 😂😂


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Old 27 December 2015, 12:59 AM   #11
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At least it gained a second, which gives you more time in your life...

If it was losing that second, that time is lost forever.

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Old 27 December 2015, 01:23 AM   #12
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My dam rolex's keep stopping unless I wind them. I want a refund!
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Old 27 December 2015, 03:26 AM   #13
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Old 27 December 2015, 04:13 AM   #14
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Old 27 December 2015, 01:40 PM   #15
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I've e been considering suing Rolex for the same reason. My BLNR has gained 2 seconds in a month.......
I'm thinking we go after them with a class action lawsuit. I expect perfection...
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Old 27 December 2015, 10:23 PM   #16
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That's what happens with those old 15xx movements.
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Old 27 December 2015, 10:25 PM   #17
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That's what happens with those old 15xx movements.
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Old 28 December 2015, 01:42 AM   #18
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Old 28 December 2015, 01:05 PM   #19
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Mick, please be fair... Was it a FULL - ONE whole second? Are you absolutely sure? If it was, I can understand your anger... But I suggest doing the test again, and seeing if possibly, it wasn't REALLY .6 or maybe even .5 seconds off. That would still be on the fence of acceptability but a lot better then a complete second.....
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Old 28 December 2015, 01:45 PM   #20
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disgrace ,,, pop round and have your man give their man a damn good thrashing.
Exactly. With extreme prejudice.
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Old 28 December 2015, 03:44 PM   #21
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It's hard to get too excited over this after all it could easily be a faulty computer. I think a decent atomic clock is needed to have any confidence prior to costing someone their job.
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Old 28 December 2015, 04:40 PM   #22
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At least it is gaining all that time and not losing it Mick.
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Old 28 December 2015, 10:59 PM   #23
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It's hard to get too excited over this after all it could easily be a faulty computer. I think a decent atomic clock is needed to have any confidence prior to costing someone their job.
It was actually the GMT clock and it is always spot on.

Also it was probably out by 1.5 seconds but I have no wish to be pedantic.

My 39mm Explorer only gains about 4 seconds over a 6 week period and I think it may be a tad unreasonable to complain about that.

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Old 29 December 2015, 04:24 PM   #24
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1.5 sec . . . . OMG !

Turn it up side down at night - might help

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