Gmt Gaining!!

[TARDIS]

My 16710 has kept amazing accuracy since I syncronised it last November.
However, it has started to gain just a few seconds a week over the past 2 weeks.

I believe it may be because I now take the watch off my wrist at bedtime and place it on edge facing me on the locker. The reason I'm doing this is because the nights here have become very humid here and wearing it all night like I used to is a bit sweaty and uncomfortable.

Does anyone know if leaving the watch resting for 6 hrs each night affects the regulation?

Cheers

Steve

[padi56]

Does anyone know if leaving the watch resting for 6 hrs each night affects the regulation?

Well in the same position will slightly,you could see if your watch responds to different positions at night on table.Crown up may gain a few secs/crown down loose.Dial up/dial face down,don't forget a normal day has 86,400 seconds, even a watch that runs five minutes fast, or slow each day has an accuracy of over 99.6 percent!. A Rolex mechanical watch that gains or loses about nine seconds a day or about a minute a week still has a breathtaking precision of over 99.99 per cent.

[JJ Irani]

...place it on edge...

Those are the key words, Steve. Your watch is so damn scared being placed on the edge, his pulse rate has gone up and you know what happens when the pulse rate goes up. The heart beats faster, the blood rushes quicker through the veins and arteries....and just about everything goes UP.

So, it's really a no brainer. Keep the watch on your wrist.

JJ

[TARDIS]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

...place it on edge...


So, it's really a no brainer. Keep the watch on your wrist.

JJ

OK JJ it is on my wrist right now

I am still going to take it off at bedtime until this heat goes away.

Don't tell me you wear your Crosswind while you sleep? You might clout yourself or your good lady in the face while you are dreaming about something

Steve

BTW I saw a nice Crosswind, Limited edition black dial. Have a look at it on eBay. 5077564889

[Launch Mini]

I received a "sheet" on how to regulate my Rolex.
According to my AD, leaving watch Crown Down at night will slow it down a bit, leaving it face up will cause it to gain a bit.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Launch Mini

I received a "sheet" on how to regulate my Rolex.
According to my AD, leaving watch Crown Down at night will slow it down a bit, leaving it face up will cause it to gain a bit.

You're right, John. Also crown UP will make the movement gain!! But, remember, this works differently with different watches....not always the same rule of thumb.

JJ

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by TARDIS

OK JJ it is on my wrist right now

I am still going to take it off at bedtime until this heat goes away.

Don't tell me you wear your Crosswind while you sleep? You might clout yourself or your good lady in the face while you are dreaming about something

Steve

BTW I saw a nice Crosswind, Limited edition black dial. Have a look at it on eBay. 5077564889

Thanks, Steve, but I never wear a watch to bed...in the buff means simply that - in the BUFF....the most comfortable way to get a good night's sleep!!

[C.J.]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Thanks, Steve, but I never wear a watch to bed...in the buff means simply that - in the BUFF....the most comfortable way to get a good night's sleep!!

Here we go again. James, theres your que!

[RogerF]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Thanks, Steve, but I never wear a watch to bed...in the buff means simply that - in the BUFF....the most comfortable way to get a good night's sleep!!

yes but not all of us have had white wool suits surgically attached to our bodies. Some of us would feel cold at night in the buff

[padi56]

Originally Posted by RogerF

yes but not all of us have had white wool suits surgically attached to our bodies. Some of us would feel cold at night in the buff

Well NZ has a very large population of sheep,it must be a genetic thing.

[TARDIS]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Thanks, Steve, but I never wear a watch to bed...in the buff means simply that - in the BUFF....the most comfortable way to get a good night's sleep!!

Hey JJ You don't want to refer to yourself using that word man.

know why the USAF call a B52 bomber BUFF?


BIG UGLY FAT FXXXXXX

[Rockrolex]

Sheep? Did someone say sheep?

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

You're right, John. Also crown UP will make the movement gain!! But, remember, this works differently with different watches....not always the same rule of thumb.

JJ

Does it work the same way north of the equator as south? In the north, should the crown be DOWN to make the movement gain?

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Does it work the same way north of the equator as south? In the north, should the crown be DOWN to make the movement gain?

I see you're trying oh so desperately to gain that Numero Uno status once more. Just keep it up, pal....you could still get there!

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

I see you're trying oh so desperately to gain that Numero Uno status once more. Just keep it up, pal....you could still get there!

Not desparate at all. It's too much stress to remain in the top spot for too long. You'll see. James will start to get desparate to maintain his status and eventually he will go off the deep end. You'll see signs of his impending breakdown when he starts bashing you for continally posting pics of the YM and the Crosswind.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Not desparate at all. It's too much stress to remain in the top spot for too long. You'll see. James will start to get desparate to maintain his status and eventually he will go off the deep end. You'll see signs of his impending breakdown when he starts bashing you for continally posting pics of the YM and the Crosswind.

Can't help myself, Ed.....they are such handsome buggers!!

[Rockrolex]

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Can't help myself, Ed.....they are such handsome buggers!!

Then it will be on your head when James goes bananas.

[JJ Irani]

Originally Posted by Rockrolex

Then it will be on your head when James goes bananas.

LMAO!! Talking about fruit, James goes bananas and you go oranges!!