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Old 1 February 2006, 02:42 PM   #1
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Two weeks & thirteen seconds

Almost two weeks old now and the GMT is running thirteen seconds fast. Is that about average?
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Old 1 February 2006, 02:46 PM   #2
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That's awesome.
One second a day fast out of a total of 86,400 seconds a day is very good.
At night, try leaving you watch CROWN DOWN. This might slow it slightly.

That is 99.998842593 % accuracy my friend.
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Old 1 February 2006, 03:36 PM   #3
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John is right, CJ. Crown DOWN will slow it down in most cases.
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Old 1 February 2006, 03:56 PM   #4
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That's awesome.
One second a day fast out of a total of 86,400 seconds a day is very good.
At night, try leaving you watch CROWN DOWN. This might slow it slightly.

That is 99.998842593 % accuracy my friend.
That crown down thing never worked for me, my new Sub is 5 sec.s fast a week, the funny thing is, no matter if I wear it, don't wear it, talk nice to it, give it my meanest look, it's 5 sec fast. It clearly does not know who's boss. Maybe It's pissed I took it to look at a GMT II. My watch has issues.....
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Old 1 February 2006, 03:57 PM   #5
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I've been leaving it dial down at night. Does that make a difference from crown down?
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Old 1 February 2006, 03:57 PM   #6
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That crown down thing never worked for me, my new Sub is 5 sec.s fast a week, the funny thing is, no matter if I wear it, don't wear it, talk nice to it, give it my meanest look, it's 5 sec fast. It clearly does not know who's boss. Maybe It's pissed I took it to look at a GMT II. My watch has issues.....
Hmmmm.....you do have a problem there, pal. I let my YM spend a night with Lady YM and he loses weight the next day!!
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Old 1 February 2006, 03:59 PM   #7
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I've been leaving it dial down at night. Does that make a difference from crown down?
Very risky, CJ....if a gay watch is around....then I leave the rest up to your imagination!!
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John is right, CJ. Crown DOWN will slow it down in most cases.
It all depends on what side of the bed you sleep. If you sleep on the Captains side [Port side], you can leave the watch on edge with the crown uppermost and it will be the right way round for you if you wake up in the night and want to know what time it is.

BTW - If you burn the lumen with your official rechargeable Maglite for 60secs, it will last all night!


CJ that gain is very very good for a mechanical watch

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Very risky, CJ....if a gay watch is around....then I leave the rest up to your imagination!!

Serves me right for talking to you TOSSERS. I just may compile a list of my own
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Okay, CJ...in all seriousness with most Rollies there's a simple rule of thumb:

Crown UP to gain time.
Crown DOWN to lose.

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Glad to see you're back Steve I tried the flashlight thing on my Omega. They were bright alright, but they seemed to have shot their load after a couple of times. They seemed a little dull after that.
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Okay, CJ...in all seriousness with most Rollies there's a simple rule of thumb:

Crown UP to gain time.
Crown DOWN to lose.

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Don't start being serious now, I'll start getting bored.
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Glad to see you're back Steve I tried the flashlight thing on my Omega. They were bright alright, but they seemed to have shot their load after a couple of times. They seemed a little dull after that.
"...shot their load after a couple of times." You make that sound oh so sexual!!
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"...shot their load after a couple of times." You make that sound oh so sexual!!
JJ, is your mind always in the gutter?
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JJ, is your mind always in the gutter?
...only when I'm in such graceful company!!
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...only when I'm in such graceful company!!
Oh well, I'm off to edict school.
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Looks like it bucket of water time again.
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Man those boardwalk Made in china GMTs are accurate



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Very risky, CJ....if a gay watch is around....
It's a fartwind
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