Dumb Q guys..

[Ricky Rolex]

I’m never too fussed about my watches running a few seconds out. They’re pretty amazing time keepers but thought I’d run a test on Toolwatch app anyway out of intrigue.

So last Saturday around 11am I started the test and rather than leave it 24hrs to check I left it a week until 11am today.

The result came back as +3.3 seconds over a week so how is that worked out?

Obviously if it’s gaining by the day a teeny bit do you divide the 3.3 by 7 days or am I not thinking about this properly?

Thanks


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[Etschell]

Yes.

[bp1000]

You can work out the average if you wish (as you’ve done) but the true daily variance might be very different depending on wear and position

+3.3 is an excellent result

[padi56]

None of the phones apps are 100% accurate, but if its account of your watches performance with this app is true your watch is showing one in a million results average over 7 days.

[HogwldFLTR]

It's good timing for certain. The real question is if you're happy or not as that is all that matters. Are you a "watch is running a bit fast but accurate enough for me" or "a watch isn't right" kind of guy.

[Ricky Rolex]

I’m a ‘if it’s in the same minute as the real time I’m happy’ kind of guy

Not overly fussed about a little bit of fluctuation.

Thanks all.


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[Oxfordian]

If I have this right Rolex expect their watches to be accurate to within +/- 2 seconds per day.

Therefore after 3 months of daily wear your watch could be 3 minutes out yet still be within specification.

Just a thought.

[Loevhagen]

As long as it is accurate enough that I do not miss all my Teams meetings, it's good enough.

[Beckster]

3.3 seconds per week is pretty dam amazing. Less than half a second a day. Doesn't get any better. Be happy with it.

I'm also quite curious and always check the timings on my watches. As long as they are consistently slow or fast, with tolerances of course, I'm happy.


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[thesharkfactor]

My understanding is that variation of positions can cause it to be a little over or under a day.. this is why it is tested in many positions during certification. So with that in mind, if two twin brothers bought two twin watches and wore them daily, the brother who is the movie stunt man and wrestles alligators, his Rolex may keep different time from his brother who sits at a desk with his Rolex hand on a mouse for 12hrs a day.

The time keeping of +/- 2 seconds is average of time keeping in many different positions - upside down, crown up, crown down, or being tossed around in a roller coaster... etc.

[Rashid.bk]

You're fortunate, mine is going backwards. I can accept a fast watch more than I can tolerate a slow watch.
It's how my military mind is wired for life, faster, ahead, in front all equal to better, stronger, working.
Slow equals deficient, quitter, weak....not working right.

[JEAJ]

I checked the timing on my DD for a total of 52 days. This included wearing it and also on a watch winder. I did not wear it every day, however, I started with a fully wound watch. At the end of the 52 days, it averaged a +0.75s per day. I’m not sure why it was so accurate, I’m guessing it was because the watch was in many different positions while being worn during the test period. That being said, I’ve done a few shorter tests, and it was consistently +2sd, again I’m guessing, but I think was because I wore it less. It appears my particular watch likes being worn, as much as I like to wear it. In any case, I’m happy.