Who here self regulates their Rolex??

[James M]

Mine runs 6 seconds fast over 24hrs so I tend to set it slow so it catches up.

[gwozhog]

Imagine what you do with your life everday if you just had one extra second.

[crowncollection]

No

[Britexpat76]

I have not got a clue about my watch. I use my mobile to tell the time

[Jfullm42]

I do this every night, my Sub gains 1 second when wearing it and so crown down it goes at night and comes out every morning right on time

[Old Expat Beast]

One of my Subs and an AK I can keep dead on time long-term with the overnight positioning. Not so much with the others.

[14060m]

I set it with time is.com
Every week or so

[boogiebot]

personally……i would have zero interest in doing this. COSC specs are more then enough for me. I have never showed up to a meeting for work where a client said "hey did you know you are more than 7 seconds late or 5 seconds early???"

strap the watch on and enjoy.

[beshannon]

I don't need the two seconds a day to worry about

[Old Expat Beast]

Generations of watchmakers have spent their whole working lives, and probably more than a few gone blind, over the centuries trying to create the perfect movement. Taking a close interest in the culmination of their efforts is not something to be ashamed of.

[Incredible Hulk]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Generations of watchmakers have spent their whole working lives, and probably more than a few gone blind, over the centuries trying to create the perfect movement. Taking a close interest in the culmination of their efforts is not something to be ashamed of.

You're absolutely right. Maybe that's why the Rolex adverts always say the pursuit of excellence is a passion. We're just passionate about our Watch's. I am running 5 seconds slow right now so i will place my watch dial up tonight and see what happens. Thanks for the info again TRF.

[doubleroll]

I wouldn't even know or care if my watch was a few seconds off...life is too short!


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[Andad]

Striving for excellence and accuracy.

Isn't that what we do on TRF?

[datejusting]

Originally Posted by kilyung

With a Microstella tool, it's very easy to regulate your Rolex yourself.

With the proper dental tools you can also do your own dental work.

[Beef]

Originally Posted by RLiu818

I just got a new Rolex Explorer 1 (214270).

I looked online and found out that Rolex can be self regulated by placing it dial up overnight to have it run 1 second fast and to have it placed dial side ways to have it run 1 second slow.

I found that this actually works on my watch.. so i alternate placing dial up and sideways each night so that it nets to zero gain/loss.

Does anyone do this or am i being too OCD?

I have read somewhere on here that self regulation does not work on the newer models with the updated movements. The parachrome????? Anyway, yours definitely falls into this category. Can some of the more learned members recall that thread?

[Annan]

Originally Posted by Old Expat Beast

Generations of watchmakers have spent their whole working lives, and probably more than a few gone blind, over the centuries trying to create the perfect movement. Taking a close interest in the culmination of their efforts is not something to be ashamed of.

Absolutely agree! Accuracy of my Rolexes is just one more thing to be proud of. I'm not OCD about accuracy but do enjoy the pursuit. As for positioning, some models seem to play the game and others don't. I can position my DJ to be spot on. Positioning seems to have no effect on my EXP II, however.

[Oyster1982]

My DJ gains 1 sec per day I leave it crown up at night to shave off the second I only adjust the time on my DJ twice a year when the clocks change.


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[Annan]

Originally Posted by Britexpat76

I have not got a clue about my watch. I use my mobile to tell the time

Feel free to send me your watch so that you also don't have the burden of wearing it.

[kilyung]

Originally Posted by datejusting

With the proper dental tools you can also do your own dental work.

With the right tools and an out of body experience? Why not?

[srf52]

Originally Posted by datejusting

With the proper dental tools you can also do your own dental work.

toothpick anyone?

[Rock]

Damn! Now I feel compelled to try this out.
(the watch, not the dental work)

[Friar]

Being a victim of Accuracy Obsessive Disorder :-) I do position my watch at night to offset gains/losses during the day. My Explorer I 214270 gains about 1 second on the wrist and loses about the same amount placed crown down (9H) at night.

[Racerdj]

I have had similar results with this method.

[rmfnla]

Originally Posted by kilyung

With a Microstella tool, it's very easy to regulate your Rolex yourself.

That was what I thought the post was about when I read the header...

[toomuchtalk]

Hi,
Wearing rolex's for 27 years. Navigated to the south pole with one. This has never crossed my mind and never even noticed it....

[Token74]

You take your Rolex off at night??? That's just crazy!!! Mine stays firmly on the wrist at all times!!

However, self regulation is important, so I strap my arm to the bed at night with the watch face upwards. Bit uncomfortable, but my Rolex stays bang on!

[gjsmt]

Got my new Sub C ND on 04/01 and set it to atomic clock time and to date, 04/26 it is slowed 7 sec. accumulatively, which is 0.28 sec per day. Wear 24/7 and I'm very pleased with accuracy.
I do not work at the railroad, so I can and will live with this "inaccuracy".

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Beef

I have read somewhere on here that self regulation does not work on the newer models with the updated movements. The parachrome????? Anyway, yours definitely falls into this category. Can some of the more learned members recall that thread?

It does not always work on the majority of the 3 series no matter the name of the hairspring in the case period.

[try714]

Good to know, but sometimes I just weared the watch without adjusting the time...but it just me or anyone does that?

[Chewbacca]

Originally Posted by kieselguhr

Taken from google images.


Works on my 1601 with a 1570.



I do sometimes

My results overnight;
Face up = + ~2 seconds
Vertical with crown down = -~1 second
Vertical with crown up = -~3 seconds

Not sure how exactly this works but I think its gravity related?

i guess this is why nasa went with mechanical wind watches in the 60's...