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Old 22 February 2019, 01:09 PM   #1
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Explorer accuracy is amazing!!

I set the time on my Explorer on dec 31 when I landed from my holiday, since then my watch has lost just 5 seconds. That’s losing .01 seconds a day...

Is my watch just extremely accurate or is this common for a Rolex?
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Old 22 February 2019, 01:20 PM   #2
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Running slow. I’d send it in.
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Old 22 February 2019, 01:27 PM   #3
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That’s incredible
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Old 22 February 2019, 01:29 PM   #4
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That’s really, really good. My 214270 has been consistently one second fast per day since I got it about six months ago.
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Old 22 February 2019, 03:41 PM   #5
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It's common but if it bothers you, you can send it in.
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Old 22 February 2019, 04:24 PM   #6
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You should ask for refund
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Old 22 February 2019, 04:59 PM   #7
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I would wait and see what the experts here have to say.
Seriously, that is fantastic.
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Old 22 February 2019, 05:16 PM   #8
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Running slow. I’d send it in.
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Old 22 February 2019, 09:19 PM   #9
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I set the time on my Explorer on dec 31 when I landed from my holiday, since then my watch has lost just 5 seconds. That’s losing .01 seconds a day...

Is my watch just extremely accurate or is this common for a Rolex?
Your watch is clearly not running to Rolex advertised spec of -2+2 seconds a day.
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Old 22 February 2019, 09:23 PM   #10
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I think you mean 0.1, not .01. Still good.
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Old 22 February 2019, 09:54 PM   #11
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Old 22 February 2019, 10:28 PM   #12
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It is the most accurate automatic watch I have ever owned. Beats my old omega seamaster by a second a day.

Really impressed with Rolex accuracy.
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Old 22 February 2019, 11:26 PM   #13
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Mine is insanely accurate as well. I tend to wear it for maybe a week then rotate to something else and it runs down, but during the week I wear it it doesn't lose or gain anything...like dead on atomic time OK maybe a second's deviation...remarkable. My GMT LN gains maybe 5 sec in the same week, still excellent.
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Old 22 February 2019, 11:43 PM   #14
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A true classic.. Love this watch!
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Old 22 February 2019, 11:43 PM   #15
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It is the most accurate automatic watch I have ever owned. Beats my old omega seamaster by a second a day.

Really impressed with Rolex accuracy.
No matter the movement or brand its only as good as what its been regulated to and match your wearing habits.
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Old 22 February 2019, 11:47 PM   #16
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I set the time on my Explorer on dec 31 when I landed from my holiday, since then my watch has lost just 5 seconds. That’s losing .01 seconds a day...

Is my watch just extremely accurate or is this common for a Rolex?
You have an extremely accurate watch

ps - Sorry to be pedantic, but its 0.1 seconds per day slow, not 0.01
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Old 22 February 2019, 11:54 PM   #17
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Ha ha yes I was doing the rounding from 0.09 and I blame my phone for the 0.01. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it
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Old 23 February 2019, 02:28 AM   #18
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I have an explorer II (216570) and the accuracy is amazing. Since August of 2018 mine has averaged +0.1 s/d. I've discovered that you can regulate the watch depending on which orientation you leave it in over night. I find this sort of stuff very interesting. Mine will gain about a second if left in the '9 up' position (crown down) and will lose about .3 seconds if I leave it in the '12 up' position. Knowing this I do three nights 12 up and then a night 9 up and I'm basically back to zero deviation. I'm using WatchCheck on android to keep track of it all.

I would also add that there are lots of comments about the case size on the 216570. I find this watch basically unnoticeable on the wrist. It seems to have a very low profile and even on my smaller wrists I think it wears small.
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Old 23 February 2019, 04:51 AM   #19
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Explorer accuracy is amazing!!




I set my 40 year old 1016 on Feb 9th and wearing it 13 days straight , it is still spot on to the second. I normally wear a gmt master circa 1985 that was returned from RSC Ny in December after a full service. It still gains 4 or 5 secs a day and sometimes 6.


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