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Old 27 November 2018, 05:26 AM   #31
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Not sure why people are so resistant to suspect their watch was magnetized. How many people are repeating misinformation rather then their own experience?

I’ve had this issue with a watch. It went from loosing 1-2 seconds per day to gaining 15 seconds a day. Fairly steady. Everyone insisted this was not the issue. Demaging solved the problem. Nothing else was done to the watch.
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Old 27 November 2018, 05:46 AM   #32
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So true. Easy and inexpensive repair to a common issue yet we get the most push back.

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Not sure why people are so resistant to suspect their watch was magnetized. How many people are repeating misinformation rather then their own experience?

I’ve had this issue with a watch. It went from loosing 1-2 seconds per day to gaining 15 seconds a day. Fairly steady. Everyone insisted this was not the issue. Demaging solved the problem. Nothing else was done to the watch.
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Old 28 November 2018, 08:26 AM   #33
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It seems to me that a lot of people would just find the suggestion of magnetism too farfetched for them to consider.
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Old 28 November 2018, 08:47 AM   #34
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More often than not it’s the cause. Even so, its usually the answer people are the most resistant to. Never understood why. Quick demag and you’re back stylin. Should be a good thing.


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Hi,

Would you recommend a particular brand of demagnetizer from eBay?

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Old 29 November 2018, 04:40 PM   #35
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Doesn't a magnetized watch tend to run fast? Both of ours are running slow.
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Old 30 November 2018, 02:48 AM   #36
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They can run fast or slow depending on what items are magnetized and how they orient to the various other components.
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Old 6 December 2018, 09:36 AM   #37
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Back from vacation, I wound it up 40 times, Saturday morning. As of today (Wednesday afternoon or 4.25 days) it's 10 seconds slow. I checked each day, it's a steady -2 seconds per day.

Close enough for me, it's just weird how it ran spot on for a few months, now it's 2 seconds slow a day.

No biggie, not gonna send it in, Just thought I'd update my situation.
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Old 1 January 2019, 04:56 AM   #38
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Here's an update, some things have changed if anyone cares. :) I'm trying to keep it on this original thread, as it seemed to match my watch's issues.

Again, DJ41, new in June 2018.

To recap, it ran at +0.3 spd for a few months after purchase, daily wear, no winding.
Let it stop when I went on vacation in November.
Came back and wound it up, then...

It ran at -2 or -2.5 seconds per day for a few weeks (14 hrs daily wear, no winding).
Then I reset the time, no winding. Then it ran at -.5 spd for a few days, then back to -2 spd or so (all of this pretty consistent, minus the drifting slow).

Then it seemed to start losing more time each day, like 4 or 5 per day.

I reset it again on the 29th and it like 12 seconds slow today, near 5-6 seconds per day slow.

WTF is up with this watch? I'm going to get it damagnetized and see if it helps. I'm not resistant to a demag, just hard to get somewhere that can do it. I'll try to go to the AD I bought it from.


Even at -5 spd, I'd be reluctant to send it in to get fiddled with. Seems so young to be deflowered.

Question.. If I take it to my AD to get regulated (if a damag doesn't work) will they try to do it there, of will it be sent to Rolex for regulation under warranty?

Thanks! Happy New Year!
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Old 1 January 2019, 04:59 AM   #39
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Regulation will take 15 minutes. Job done.
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Old 1 January 2019, 05:04 AM   #40
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It's the erratic nature that seems weird.

I don't even like to take my car for an oil change at the dealer, so you can imagine how I feel about taking my new watch to the AD for regulation.

Frightening.

I was thinking...When I stored the watch when I was gone o vacation, it was stored within a foot of a fan motor, like the ones that run your kitchen stove exhaust hood.

That might have done it. It's about the time when it started acting weird.

I'll get it demagnetized I guess.

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Old 1 January 2019, 06:05 AM   #41
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It's the erratic nature that seems weird.

I don't even like to take my car for an oil change at the dealer, so you can imagine how I feel about taking my new watch to the AD for regulation.

Frightening.

I was thinking...When I stored the watch when I was gone o vacation, it was stored within a foot of a fan motor, like the ones that run your kitchen stove exhaust hood.

That might have done it. It's about the time when it started acting weird.

I'll get it demagnetized I guess.
Getting the watch demagnetized will make absolutely no difference.

There's a reason why it takes 3000+ hours to obtain a proper watchmaking qualification. Take it to a watchmaker and have them put it on a timing machine to be analysed. There could be a whole host of potential issues that they are qualified to address.
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Old 3 January 2019, 05:30 AM   #42
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Eh, you're probably right.

It's now losing 7 seconds a day. I'll be taking it in.

What can cause this sort of gradual slowing of the movement?

Does anyone know if it will be sent to a RSC for adjustment, since it's in the warranty period?
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Old 4 January 2019, 05:37 AM   #43
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Eh, you're probably right.

It's now losing 7 seconds a day. I'll be taking it in.

What can cause this sort of gradual slowing of the movement?

Does anyone know if it will be sent to a RSC for adjustment, since it's in the warranty period?
Likely just a lubrication issue. Should be sent off to RSC yes. Insist upon this.
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