How Precise is your Watch???

[Wingman244]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

... I go in blissful ignorance.

Something I found the more I aspire to - the better I feel...

[Nsx_23]

Mine hover around + 2/3 seconds a day, but my vintage watches can vary a bit.

[gossbeau]

Originally Posted by Wingman244

Something I found the more I aspire to - the better I feel...

It does make sense. That's what you are taught with mindfulness meditation.

[Lordofrolex]

If it's with in a minute or two. I'm good.

[Chadridv]

Originally Posted by christo4

I recognize that if you want accuracy, then a person need look no further than the nearest $20 quartz timex: Accuracy but no soul.

My serviced 20 yr old seadweller generally runs ~+1 second per day.
if I forget to leave it at home while out for a run, it will gain maybe 30 seconds over the course of a 2 hour trot. Not bad at all, really, as has been the point everybody else has made: Plenty of accuracy and lots of soul.

My 10yr old grand seiko 'air diver' (spring drive) runs ~+1second every two weeks: All the soul you could want ...with the added benefits of quartz regulated accuracy!

Am I missing something here? Your SD runs +1SPD, but if you take it off for 2 hours it will gain 30 seconds? That's not good, with or without "soul".

[Quailhunter]

If one of my watches is off enough to draw my attention, I'll monitor it for a few days. If it's off consistently, I take to my AD. Otherwise, my life is such that I don't care if the watch doesn't keep perfect time.

I have a couple of plastic watches that keep near perfect time, but I don't enjoy them nearly as much as one of my Rolex watches.

[DawgByte]

Mine is dead smack on. I'm pleasantly surprised at its accuracy, because I'd heard in the past that Rolex's aren't precise time pieces or at least inconsistent in that department.

[treblarefils]

+5 a MONTH if that..... 0.1 0.2 a day pretty amazing 1.5 year old watch.

[PACEVIPER]

Just back from Rikki. Beautiful service by the way. Watch is less than .5 sec a day. Could not be more pleased with workmanship and price of service.....Jimmy

[beer]

my watches seem to gain about 10 seconds in the first 24-48 hours then they remain spot on +10 (not +10 a day, just the initial +10 with no further fluctuations) for however long (many months) i let them run for

[hbombkid]

I don't really measure on a regular basis but I usually do an initial and every couple months just look. My Sub C is about 5 months old and its my best accurate watch. It's about .02 a day. My BLNR was about .08 so also great. My Planet ocean was about 2 and then finally Panerai was 4 or 5 sec a day. All were decent but those Rolex's are almost dead on.

[kilyung]

All of mine are pretty much spot on



Note: the amplitude was low on this watch. Has since been serviced and much better.

[DrySub]

The Rolex(s) never need adjusting when they're running. Other watches run fast or slow and you notice it after a few weeks. Sometimes even a few days. But all 3 Rolex are spot on, it's uncanny. My little OP 36mm has been running non-stop for around six months without me having to set it. They're all 2015 models, so still pretty factory fresh.

[ACF1]

Enough for a 3 days wear.... Hehe

[Watchgeek5000]

+2 a day....I'm good with that!

[gossbeau]

Originally Posted by DrySub

The Rolex(s) never need adjusting when they're running. Other watches run fast or slow and you notice it after a few weeks. Sometimes even a few days. But all 3 Rolex are spot on, it's uncanny. My little OP 36mm has been running non-stop for around six months without me having to set it. They're all 2015 models, so still pretty factory fresh.

Very impressive!!

[SA1]

I'm plus about a second daily on a 5 yr old sub

[Canook]

most of mine are give or take a few seconds a day except my AP :( it was loosing up to 5 min a day and power reserve was down to about 10 hours........ needless to say its off for a service (under warranty thankfully) so hopefully as good as new in a couple of weeks

[gossbeau]

Originally Posted by kilyung

All of mine are pretty much spot on



Note: the amplitude was low on this watch. Has since been serviced and much better.

How could it be much better than this?

[gossbeau]

Originally Posted by Canook

most of mine are give or take a few seconds a day except my AP :( it was loosing up to 5 min a day and power reserve was down to about 10 hours........ needless to say its off for a service (under warranty thankfully) so hopefully as good as new in a couple of weeks

I am sure it will. That's what you are paying for

Best,

[gossbeau]

Originally Posted by SA1

I'm plus about a second daily on a 5 yr old sub

That's very good! The watchmaker did a great job

[crowncollection]

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[ABChop]

My new d blue is <0.1 spd
I use the watchtracker app once in awhile.
Other than that i set it with an atomic clock and then check it against that every few weeks to see how it's doing.
Pretty amazing really!!

[Lightforce1911]

i havent touched my blnr in 2 months of setting it. Its averaging .5 a day. Ill take it

[brucethemanlee]

since my last BLNR reset.... +20 seconds faster in 29 days = +0.69 sec fast per day

[bf76]

Last time I checked my 14060M lost 1 second in 3 days. That's amazing! Most accurate mechanical watch I own.

[shay2nak]

I wear my SubC for about 8 hrs a day when I do wear it. It's currently been running for 1.5 weeks and right now the watch is at 0 seconds. When off my wrist, I place it either flat with dial up to pick up seconds or stand it up vertically to lose seconds. Acutally, if I place the watch at about 30* angle with the dial upwards it will pretty much hold it's timing. I use the clear travel box for storage in case you're wondering how I'm placing the watch at these positions.

[GMT Aviator]

My GMT II C LN is +0.75s/day on the wrist which is pretty incredible.

I use a timegrapher 1900 as well to keep an eye on amplitude and beat error.

I have a lot of autos and this particular Rolex is the most accurate of all of them, and it's never been regulated or serviced either.....yet.

[Dirt]

Originally Posted by Chadridv

When I get a brand new watch I always check it pretty carefully just to see if there's anything really alarming. For about a month I check on it pretty regularly just to see how it settles in. After all that I check to make sure it's keeping good time every month or two.

+1

[rq3]

Originally Posted by gossbeau

Hi all,
I bet this topic has been covered numerous times. I, however, don't know where to dig out.
I just wanted to know if anyone is anal about their watches gaining or losing a few seconds a day. If so, up to how many do you let it slide?

Best,

Vin

I bought my 5512 Submariner back in the 1970's, and it never left my wrist until last year, when it got its first and only service. It took about 2 months to "settle in", and is running now between 0 and 0.1 seconds per day slow, easily corrected by leaving it face up at night when I think about it (not very often). I set and manually wind it twice a year, for standard time and daylight savings time.

Next weekend will be for standard time. It's about 2 seconds off since what, last April? I usually wear it to bed. I think I left it on the nightstand to "catch up" three times since April. I feel naked at night without the rollie on my wrist.