accuracy of pam 24

[janc]

I wondered if anyone has any views re the above.My 24 is about 3 yeards old.It is just within chronometer readings ie 5 seconds out per day.Ive owned other pams with similar ETA Movements which have been within 2 seconds a day accuracy .Although its not a huge issue for me it does niggle .Otherwise I love the watch and having owned several rolexes in the past too believe I have finally found my soul mate.Someone once told me leaning the watch on its side at night might do the trick or is this an old wifes tale without truth?Has anyone got any opinions on this and/or suggestions re improving accuracy ?Am I just being too fusy?

[Mthwatch]

My 24 is consistently 6 seconds fast a day. I'm ok with that right now, because in a year or so I'm sending to the service center for its 5 year overhaul. I'll have the bezel replaced and the movement completely serviced and the watch will be given quite a bath. Hopefully it'll come back to me somewhere around 2-4 seconds fast. It's not that big a deal to me anymore. I used to be an accuracy freak, but I think I'm getting over it.

Oh, and the whole position thing doesn't seem to effect this watch. I've tried every dial / crown position and its always the same rate. But this varies from movement to movement.

My old Omega Planet Ocean was not only amazingly accurate (0.2 seconds fast a day) but I could vary its precision by the position in which I left it overnight. It would run closer to one second fast on the wrist, and then almost exactly the same rate slow over an 8-10 hour period crown up at night, thereby averaging about .2 seconds a day fast. I didn't reset the time from Jan to Feb of this year and the watch gained less than 7 seconds - for the month.

My old Rolex Submariner, like my 24, doesn't seem to be effected by position too much. I'm not sure that that's a bad thing at all. And like I said, I'm getting over the whole accuracy thing anyway. I mean, I'll probably never own another watch as accurate as the Omega, and it really didn't make the THAT much happier anyway. I mean, I don't own it anymore!

I say enjoy your 24!

[Launch Mini]

Easy to have it regulated at you AD. Either they can do it or they can send it away.
They can bring it closer if you like, but your decision.

[janc]

Michael I appreciate the advice.Sounds like we have a bit of watch stuff in common-I also have a planet oceon (which my wife has stolen off me and now wears)-with accuracy just like yours,and have owned a couple of subs too as well as a daytona.All the roleeys ,especially the daytona kept better time than the 24.I think I can live with 5 seconds a dayand if I still have the 24 in ayear or 2 like you I may follow your plan too then.I have a bit of a flipp disease so somehow I doubt I will still have it then.
I do love the 24 though and sounds like you do too.
Like you say if its accuracy we strive for my kids swatch would be the one!

[VazLube]

Do we schedule meetings to the second?

"Hey lets meet up at coffee shop at 16:42.23?" 5 seconds late means no show!

I think that digital and quartz timepieces have made us hypersensitive to accuracy. Took me a while to get over the accuracy thing. Damn you atomic clock!!!