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Konketsu · 6 October 2014, 04:04 PM

Since I got my wonderful Rolex GMT II last year it has been losing around 2 to 2.5 seconds per day, or a little over 1 minute a month. I had been resetting once every couple months and not really thinking much about it.

I'm sure we've all seen the old Rolex manual page describing how different resting situations affect the time, but I had tried these with little affect.

At night lately I keep it on a winder, because some days I only wear it 4-6 hours in the evening after work and some days I wear another watch. I had been keeping it upright with 12 at the top in the winder, but just as an experiment I thought I'd put it upside down with 6 at the top, when it wasn't winding. I remember the previous owner said he kept it crown down at night and it would only lose 1 second per day for him, so maybe a different position would improve upon what I'd been getting.

I had reset the time on it just before this photo two weeks ago:

EXIF Data:
Date and Time (Original) 2014:09:21 17:46:23

GMT Master II BLNR by J.W.C., on Flickr

And today I checked again:
Date and Time (Original) 2014:10:05 22:13:31

GMT IIC BLNR by J.W.C., on Flickr

In the past two weeks, it has constantly stayed within 1 second of true. Upside down on the winder it gains back the 1 second it might lose throughout the day being worn. Now, I only set the date ahead on non 31 day months and will have to adjust the hour hand for winter. The most easy thing to do on a GMT II, as the hour hand can move backwards and forwards independent of the minutes and seconds.

Most excellent indeed.

Pattyb69 · 6 October 2014, 10:30 PM

Excellent time keeping!

My Sub C basically runs the exact same way. It loses time right-side up in the winder or on the wrist and gains time when it is up-side down in the winder. I've been able to keep it between -1 and +1 for the last few months now depending on how long I wear it and how I keep it in the winder.

biggums · 26 October 2014, 10:40 AM

That is sure a beauty!

sea-dweller · 26 October 2014, 11:27 AM

Very nice!

Konketsu · 26 October 2014, 12:14 PM

Thanks guys! Very happy with it.

Psmith · 26 October 2014, 08:36 PM

Nice

Spoonage · 27 October 2014, 02:16 AM

Good to know.

sturgeon123456 · 29 October 2014, 01:36 PM

Very nice and excellent timekeeping

Dagmus · 30 October 2014, 09:55 PM

Holy crap this works for all my Rolex's if you are ever in DC I owe you a beer for the info.
The service centre has worked on a few nothing seemed to fix the issue...
Shawn

Konketsu · 31 October 2014, 05:30 AM

I'm glad it works for other people too!

Nycturbovr6 · 8 November 2014, 02:57 PM

Wow! Great piece

gazeboarder · 13 November 2014, 01:53 PM

Love the look of this watch. Thanks for the post.

cc75 · 15 November 2014, 08:33 AM

Very Nice watch

seand442 · 16 November 2014, 12:33 PM

Nice GMT.

Friar · 16 November 2014, 02:28 PM

Very nice! My Explorer II gains one second a day. If left vertically with 12:00 up, it loses a second overnight.

Comex1665 · 19 November 2014, 03:52 PM

Is it me or Rolex seems to have reduced the date mag on their latest models?

evo63 · 20 November 2014, 06:43 AM

Thanks for the post. I have a BLNR and never tire of looking at it or wearing it. Great piece.

flatmad · 22 November 2014, 02:34 AM

I love my BLNR too.. but for some reason, I only keep it in my safe.. havnt worn a single day after purchased..

weird haha..

Comex1665 · 22 November 2014, 05:41 AM

Don't you have notice that Rolex change their date magnification in their latest models ?

somatic · 22 November 2014, 07:07 AM

I love the way that watch looks....and I've never been a fan of the GMT-II before.

Jbranda · 11 December 2014, 01:12 PM

Ive had mine sitting face up and see thhat it stops evey 2 days i leave it and dont wear it. Anyone else experiencing this?

Rabbithitthetree · 12 December 2014, 12:55 AM

When i first bought my BLNR about 1 1/2 years ago it was running slower about 1.5-2 seconds a day. Now, as time passes, it runs constantly about 1-1.5 seconds a day.

The key is consistency. The 3186 movement is solid!

Rob519 · 15 December 2014, 08:09 AM

Does this watch have the same movement as the late Explorer II 16570? Like exactly the same?

P.S. Amazing looking watch! I love the blue and black together.

2106 · 16 January 2015, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jbranda

Ive had mine sitting face up and see thhat it stops evey 2 days i leave it and dont wear it. Anyone else experiencing this?

nothing wrong if its not on a winder. it has a 40 hour power reserve so after 2 days the reserve would have run out

T01 · 20 January 2015, 03:35 PM

Awesome watch!

chriswang0130 · 6 February 2015, 05:26 AM

Amazing......I went to the AD for these, they didn't have it. Put me on #5 in line loll

jhcam8 · 8 February 2015, 03:21 AM

Good tips, thanks.

ogbrd · 12 February 2015, 06:41 PM

D

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gbcecil · 13 February 2015, 09:00 AM

Good to know, nice timepiece!

sandysandy8888 · 28 February 2015, 03:12 PM

Very nice!

6 October 2014, 04:04 PM	#1
Konketsu "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver, Canada Watch: BLNR - JLC Duo Posts: 83	My Excellent BLNR Since I got my wonderful Rolex GMT II last year it has been losing around 2 to 2.5 seconds per day, or a little over 1 minute a month. I had been resetting once every couple months and not really thinking much about it. I'm sure we've all seen the old Rolex manual page describing how different resting situations affect the time, but I had tried these with little affect. At night lately I keep it on a winder, because some days I only wear it 4-6 hours in the evening after work and some days I wear another watch. I had been keeping it upright with 12 at the top in the winder, but just as an experiment I thought I'd put it upside down with 6 at the top, when it wasn't winding. I remember the previous owner said he kept it crown down at night and it would only lose 1 second per day for him, so maybe a different position would improve upon what I'd been getting. I had reset the time on it just before this photo two weeks ago: EXIF Data: Date and Time (Original) 2014:09:21 17:46:23 GMT Master II BLNR by J.W.C., on Flickr And today I checked again: Date and Time (Original) 2014:10:05 22:13:31 GMT IIC BLNR by J.W.C., on Flickr In the past two weeks, it has constantly stayed within 1 second of true. Upside down on the winder it gains back the 1 second it might lose throughout the day being worn. Now, I only set the date ahead on non 31 day months and will have to adjust the hour hand for winter. The most easy thing to do on a GMT II, as the hour hand can move backwards and forwards independent of the minutes and seconds. Most excellent indeed.

26 October 2014, 08:36 PM	#6
Psmith "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Clive Location: Exoplanet Watch: spring-driven Posts: 38,856	Nice __________________

30 October 2014, 09:55 PM	#9
Dagmus "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Real Name: Newman Location: Fredericksburg Watch: Rolex Posts: 148	Holy crap this works for all my Rolex's if you are ever in DC I owe you a beer for the info. The service centre has worked on a few nothing seemed to fix the issue... Shawn __________________ Newman♛ Panerai: Pam 24 Sub / Pam 228 / Pam 00 / Pam 233

16 November 2014, 12:33 PM	#14
seand442 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Earth Watch: 116610 Posts: 3,455	Nice GMT. __________________ NEVER ARGUE WITH AN IDIOT. FIRST THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL. THEN, THEY WILL BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE.

22 November 2014, 05:41 AM	#19
Comex1665 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 160	My Excellent BLNR Don't you have notice that Rolex change their date magnification in their latest models ?

6 October 2014, 10:30 PM	#2
Pattyb69 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: CT Watch: BLNR\|LVC\|PAM 911 Posts: 1,085	Excellent time keeping! My Sub C basically runs the exact same way. It loses time right-side up in the winder or on the wrist and gains time when it is up-side down in the winder. I've been able to keep it between -1 and +1 for the last few months now depending on how long I wear it and how I keep it in the winder.

26 October 2014, 10:40 AM	#3
biggums "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Helena, Montana Watch: Rolex 2c Sub Blue Posts: 268	That is sure a beauty!

26 October 2014, 11:27 AM	#4
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	Very nice!

26 October 2014, 12:14 PM	#5
Konketsu "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver, Canada Watch: BLNR - JLC Duo Posts: 83	Thanks guys! Very happy with it.

27 October 2014, 02:16 AM	#7
Spoonage 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: California Posts: 3,061	Good to know.

29 October 2014, 01:36 PM	#8
sturgeon123456 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 2,551	Very nice and excellent timekeeping

31 October 2014, 05:30 AM	#10
Konketsu "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver, Canada Watch: BLNR - JLC Duo Posts: 83	I'm glad it works for other people too!

8 November 2014, 02:57 PM	#11
Nycturbovr6 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New York Posts: 7,630	Wow! Great piece

13 November 2014, 01:53 PM	#12
gazeboarder "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA Posts: 7	Love the look of this watch. Thanks for the post.

15 November 2014, 08:33 AM	#13
cc75 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Real Name: Cédric Location: Paris Watch: Skydweller Posts: 319	Very Nice watch

16 November 2014, 02:28 PM	#15
Friar "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Real Name: Gary Location: Oregon Watch: 214270 216570 Posts: 707	Very nice! My Explorer II gains one second a day. If left vertically with 12:00 up, it loses a second overnight.

19 November 2014, 03:52 PM	#16
Comex1665 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 160	Is it me or Rolex seems to have reduced the date mag on their latest models?

20 November 2014, 06:43 AM	#17
evo63 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: USA Posts: 65	Thanks for the post. I have a BLNR and never tire of looking at it or wearing it. Great piece.

22 November 2014, 02:34 AM	#18
flatmad "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Plano, Texas Watch: 116500 Posts: 167	I love my BLNR too.. but for some reason, I only keep it in my safe.. havnt worn a single day after purchased.. weird haha..

22 November 2014, 07:07 AM	#20
somatic Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Jeff Location: Las Colinas, TX Watch: President Posts: 51	I love the way that watch looks....and I've never been a fan of the GMT-II before.

11 December 2014, 01:12 PM	#21
Jbranda "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: NJ Posts: 160	Ive had mine sitting face up and see thhat it stops evey 2 days i leave it and dont wear it. Anyone else experiencing this?

12 December 2014, 12:55 AM	#22
Rabbithitthetree "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Singapore Watch: GMT 116710BLNR Posts: 35	When i first bought my BLNR about 1 1/2 years ago it was running slower about 1.5-2 seconds a day. Now, as time passes, it runs constantly about 1-1.5 seconds a day. The key is consistency. The 3186 movement is solid!

15 December 2014, 08:09 AM	#23
Rob519 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Orlando Posts: 126	Does this watch have the same movement as the late Explorer II 16570? Like exactly the same? P.S. Amazing looking watch! I love the blue and black together.

20 January 2015, 03:35 PM	#25
T01 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: T Location: AZ, NV, CA Posts: 6,481	Awesome watch!

6 February 2015, 05:26 AM	#26
chriswang0130 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: US Posts: 570	Amazing......I went to the AD for these, they didn't have it. Put me on #5 in line loll

8 February 2015, 03:21 AM	#27
jhcam8 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Real Name: Jim Location: SE MI, USA Watch: Sub C Posts: 2,067	Good tips, thanks.

12 February 2015, 06:41 PM	#28
ogbrd "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: New York Posts: 1	D Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

13 February 2015, 09:00 AM	#29
gbcecil "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Real Name: Brad Location: Branson Watch: Rolex 118238 Posts: 103	Good to know, nice timepiece! __________________ Brad Cecil Watchmaker

28 February 2015, 03:12 PM	#30
sandysandy8888 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Hong Kong Watch: Rolex Panerai Posts: 360	Very nice!

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