Regulation and settle down time question.

[CharlesN]

I have a WG DD40.

I bought it about 1 month ago.

For the first 3 weeks it was very accurate running at +1s per week.

But the day and date change was running anything upto 15 mins late.
Rolex specs are for these to change within +/- 2 mins maximum.

I took my watch into the RSC and they said that they needed to change the day and date wheels.

They did that last week.

But when I collected my watch it was running +6s per day. Thats a lot out of spec which is within +/1 2 s per day.

This morning I took my watch back to the RSC and they regulated it for me.

I am a bit obsessive about timekeeping and I log the error twice a day (Midnight and 8am) and enter it on na spreadsheet.

The watchmaker, a delightful young lady, told me that I should now let the watch settle down for a month to see what the error is.

My question is ... WHY ?

The watch has been running for a month and the oils etc should be well spread out and not dried out at all.

After the regulation (Presumably done via the Microstellar screws) why should the watch not be perfectly fine to start my normal twice daily timing.

Can anyone explain this to me.

[Wristwatcherboy]

Do you think you should buy a Casio instead?

[kauffee]

I can understand being obsessive about timekeeping when you're a one-watch person. And you're within your rights to expect the watch to be within Rolex specs. But with a collection like yours, assuming you rotate what you wear, I wouldn't sweat a few seconds

[Brich436]

My GSHOCK rangeman is +/- 0 sec per month synced up to the atomic clock. j/k

In all seriousness I noticed a difference in how I left the watch sit at night while I sleep. With the crown up I was losing a second a day. When I left it with the dial up I loose 1 second a week. YMMV.

+6 sec is way over spec for a new Rolex tho. Totally agree.

[maxymax]

You have every right to expect out of a product what you paid for!

[ThatExplorer]

You need to understand that is like a heart being transplanted into a body it takes time for everything to settle down and learn to play nice with each other. If it's still off them there its an issue but if they just changed the wheel give it some time for everything to wear in and learn to live together. Hope this helps.

Best of luck. Also my DD WG runs about +3 S/D is about 2 months old still letting it do its thing, and can take time. My 1994 16600 now currently runs at 1.8 s/d and had 2 previous services. Have patience.

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[jimcameron]

Just continue to send it back until you are satisfied. Or until they offer to buy it back at a premium.

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by ThatExplorer

Y
my DD WG runs about +3 S/D
Have patience.

If your DD is a DD40 it is out of tolerance and is due for a quick 30min trip to The RSC where they will regulate it for free.

Patience ... Thats a virtue I don't have

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by ThatExplorer

You need to understand that is like a heart being transplanted into a body it takes time for everything to settle down and learn to play nice with each other.

I do not think there is an issue with my watch at all.

just a small setting issue.
Over the last 12 yours it has gained0.5s Thats an average of +1s a day. that's pretty good.

Now i am trying to self regulate by laying my watch down for the night (It's 23:30 here now)

In 8 hours I will take another reading.

[ThatExplorer]

Originally Posted by CharlesN

I do not think there is an issue with my watch at all.



just a small setting issue.

Over the last 12 yours it has gained0.5s Thats an average of +1s a day. that's pretty good.



Now i am trying to self regulate by laying my watch down for the night (It's 23:30 here now)



In 8 hours I will take another reading.

Keep us posted

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[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by ThatExplorer

Keep us posted

At 07:30 this morning, after a night on my bedside table, in Crown Up position my watch gained another +0.5 seconds
The Total error now after 20 hours is +1second a day.
That’s pretty good
According to the timing results done at Rolex’s RSC in London if I lay my watch down at night in a Crown Left position I might loose about -0.5 seconds.
I will try that tonight. Only slight problem but nothing too serious is that my watch would appear upside down if I wake up during the night and want to know the time.
Oh these worries are going to get the better of me one day.
Don’t feel too sorry for me though and don’t get me wrong I am still very happy with my DD40. I’ll add a picture of it to this thread shortly

[dxbtousa]

Feel like this is the right place to ask with very critical time keepers here.

What is the "correct" way to put my rolex on the night stand? Is it on the bracelet "face up", or laying on its side "crown facing up".. or upside down with the face "on the floor"

genuine question...

[CharlesN]

As promised .... A Picture of my DD.




The watch in this picture is +1s fast ... Not that you can tell.

[CharlesN]

Originally Posted by dxbtousa

Feel like this is the right place to ask with very critical time keepers here.

What is the "correct" way to put my rolex on the night stand? Is it on the bracelet "face up", or laying on its side "crown facing up".. or upside down with the face "on the floor"

genuine question...

It does NOT matter what way you leave your watch at night.

The reason I am making comments is that I am obsessiveve about accuracy.

Leaving it in different positions overnight can alter the timekeeping for that period.

A watch will run at different accuracy when it is in the positions ..
Crown Up
Crown Down
Crown Left
Crown Right
Dial Up
Dial Down

It takes some playing around and comparing to a very accurate clock or a watchmakers time measuring machine to know the differences.

[dxbtousa]

Sounds good - thanks Charles!