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16 August 2017, 10:04 PM | #1 |
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Guys and Gals just over a month ago I purchased a Rolex SubDate from the Watch Gallery (excellent Service from Vince and Violetta) got home and thought I would test the actual time keeping. Bit disappointing as it was slow by 3 seconds a day, this was taken from a time site. Yesterday I found an "Atomic Time Site and checked my time with them. In 24 hours I found my watch to be between 0.5 and 1 second fast. Have not done any changes from normal. Will keep you all up to date.
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16 August 2017, 10:15 PM | #2 |
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Sounds like you are within the tolerances of Superlative Chronometer Official Certification
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16 August 2017, 10:42 PM | #3 | |
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17 August 2017, 01:59 PM | #4 | |
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If i need the exact time my phone always has it down to the second and isnt effected by the angle it was left on my bedside table for the night or the temperature or altitude.... relax and enjoy your watch and dont stress
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17 August 2017, 02:34 PM | #5 | |
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Of course I check the accuracy. It's a Rolex and I paid good money for an accurate Swiss self-winding movement. |
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17 August 2017, 04:00 PM | #6 |
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Enjoy the watch, who cares if it loses or gains a second in a day? I rotate between crown up and dial up when I put my OP39 to bed each night, and in the few months between daylight savings resets I find it doesn't gain any more than a few seconds. Give it a shot, you might be surprised.
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17 August 2017, 04:03 PM | #7 |
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congratulations on a supremely accurate mechanical watch
Or, were you complaining i can't tell? Your reference time is an atomic clock and your rolex is a mechanical timepiece with hundreds of tiny parts. |
17 August 2017, 10:36 PM | #8 |
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Use to have people come into my dads watch repair shop and complain about their automatic watch losing/gaining a few seconds per day or even WEEK. For one thing, I used to wonder, "Do these guys have nothing better to do?" lol
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17 August 2017, 10:40 PM | #9 |
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I'm not OCD about it, but I like my watches to be accurate (different resting positions for different pieces), and I enjoy tracking them.
Watchville and Twixt are good...
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17 August 2017, 11:48 PM | #10 |
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Get a Grand Seiko quartz. In 5 weeks, mine hasn't lost a single second
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