Self Regulating my Daytona

[msdaytona]

My watch loses a few seconds a day which is within COSC standards. However, the cumulative effect over weeks can results in minutes lost. I have been manually adjusting the time whenever the watch is more than a minute off. My understanding is that the position of the watch will affect the time gained/lost. In other words, some positions will result in more time lost vs other positions where the time may gain. Is there a way for me to position my watch each night when I am not wearing it so I reduce the amount of time lost? I figure if some days the watch gains a few seconds and other days it loses a few seconds then in the course of a week the net effect will be OK because there will be offsets occurring.

Thanks in advance

[REFZ]

[msdaytona]

I don't see that in my Rolex manual. I got my Daytona in Summer 2013 and that screenshot looks like a copy from an older manual. Does it still apply to my model?

[bayerische]

It's a mechanical watch, it will never be "perfect".

[Tools]

Originally Posted by msdaytona

I don't see that in my Rolex manual. I got my Daytona in Summer 2013 and that screenshot looks like a copy from an older manual. Does it still apply to my model?

Not really. The faster beat movements do adjust just like the older ones, but a few percent change on a 28,800 beat vs. the older 15,500 beat movements is almost not noticeable..

What I would like is for most folks to get this "it runs within COSC" out of their system. That is a test, not what you should expect from your watch. If it's more than a couple of seconds a day, get it regulated. It doesn't cost very much or can be done under warranty if you aren't happy..

[tkerrmd]

Originally Posted by msdaytona

My watch loses a few seconds a day which is within COSC standards. However, the cumulative effect over weeks can results in minutes lost. I have been manually adjusting the time whenever the watch is more than a minute off. My understanding is that the position of the watch will affect the time gained/lost. In other words, some positions will result in more time lost vs other positions where the time may gain. Is there a way for me to position my watch each night when I am not wearing it so I reduce the amount of time lost? I figure if some days the watch gains a few seconds and other days it loses a few seconds then in the course of a week the net effect will be OK because there will be offsets occurring.

Thanks in advance

You aren't related to "MrDaytona" by any chance?!

[msdaytona]

Originally Posted by tkerrmd

You aren't related to "MrDaytona" by any chance?!

Lol....nope. I never noticed it until you mentioned it.

[77T]

Being +/- 6 seconds a day is good enough for me. A minute lost in about 2 weeks won't kill me.

When asked for the current time, I've never said "It's Eleven Twenty-Seven and Thirty-Two and Three-Fifths seconds.

My typical answer would be, "It's about 11:30"

[cger]

Hmm... I say that +/-6 sec is horrible for any watch in that price range. Even the least expensive watch I had, which was old omega constellation would barely gain 1 sec in 24 hours. These days even Chinese $90 Seagull 2824 can be regulated to +2 sec a day. There is absolutely to excuse for any Rolex to be worse then 1.5 sec a day.