Does it drive you nutz...

[forerunner]

When your minute hand isn't centered on the minute marker when the second hand hits 12?

It does me. I find myself waiting to stop the second hand straight on 12 anytime I need to adjust the time. Problem is after getting the minute hand centered on the marker I inevitably move it ever so slightly when pushing the adjuster back in.

Is this OCD? Please tell me I'm not the only one.

Nels

[wot_fan]

Is this OCD? YES
Are you the only one? NO

I have only been a Rolex owner for about 2 months though. I imagine my OCD will diminish with time but for now I seem to obsess about every aspect of my watches.

[Watchdog]

In time, this too shall pass.

[dddrees]

Originally Posted by kingkongkelley

in time, this too shall pass.

x2

[forerunner]

I'm not sure. I've done this with my Breitling Chronomat for the last 16 years and continue to do it with my new Rolex.

Need to find a WSA, watch setter anonymous.

Hi, my name is Nels and I have a problem...

Nels

[MortgageGuy]

I would agree it is OCD I would not worry about it. I used to be quite concerned with the accuracy of my watches and would regularly check them and time them... this passed and I have not checked in months maybe even a year or two.

I say if this is all that you have to be concerned with then life must be pretty good, sit back and enjoy yourself

[bkandj2000]

I do the same thing, it's a personality quirk.

[Annan]

Yep OCD. As already stated, it will pass. When I got my first Rolex in 1990 I was constantly checking accuracy with another clock that purported to be in sync with the "atomic clock". I too was always looking at the position of the hands. I felt like the cost ($3500 at the time) should guarantee pinpoint accuracy and total overall perfection in all aspects and in the process gave my AD some grief. He did make some minor adjustments that helped. At one point however, he advised, "you know, this is a mechanical watch. As such, it is not perfect. A Rolex is in fact much more than a watch....it is a magnificent piece of jewelry. If you want absolute accuracy, buy yourself a Timex quartz". My OCD was cured and I have been fine since.

[springbar]

It's not OCD, and it may well not pass. For over a quarter-century I've been setting my watches so the minute hand is centered on the minute marker when the second hand sweeps past 12. It's not especially hard to do.

[calibre1]

I have the same problem... It makes me feel uneasy if the minute hand is lagging behind...makes me feel like somethin's not right for a 3k+ watch.

That's just me I guess....glad to know I am not alone.

[klayface]

Yes its ocd and are you alone? No.

When adjusting the time I always stop the " seconds hand at a complete minute and leave the minute hand about a hair ahead of the minute marker . So when I push in the crown and the minute hand moves, it will do so in my favor.

[fc3s2k]

I dont have this problem. Thank GOD

[Roxas]

It is OCD. Don't worry much about that you can move the minute hand to make it snap.

[xjeeunitx]

I do the same thing...

[blackout]

Yes, that bugs me too... But I doubt you have OCD if thats the only thing that bothers you unless it runs through your mind... over and over and over and over again.... And over and over and over and over and over and over again... And over and over and over and over again... And over and over and over again... Now thats OCD...

[Onikage]

Originally Posted by kingkongkelley

In time, this too shall pass.

I'm not so sure about that...

[bayerische]

Ummm, no it does not bother me.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by forerunner

When your minute hand isn't centered on the minute marker when the second hand hits 12?

It does me. I find myself waiting to stop the second hand straight on 12 anytime I need to adjust the time. Problem is after getting the minute hand centered on the marker I inevitably move it ever so slightly when pushing the adjuster back in.

Is this OCD? Please tell me I'm not the only one.

Nels

Yes its totally OCD remember its just a wrist watch,and I would doubt if your life depended on getting the hands spot on to the absolute second.There are far more important things in every day life than worrying over a wrist watch.I check my watches about once a month and reset but not to the second the minute is good enough for me.And in the many many years of wearing Rolex watches, I have never been late for any appointments, or missed my bus, plane, or train.And because in any mechanical watch movement there is a bit of natual slack in the gear train it will vary by a tiny amount its because its mechanical.

[St Thomas 16610]

Yep bothers me. When i have to reset mine every other month i set it up so the minute hand is centred when the second hand hits 12. Might take me a few goes but when its done its good for the month! Just annoys me when its out of sync! Easy to set up and then its done and looks right. Some replies are missing the point...its not about time accuracy but hand alignment. Totally different. Time accuracy doesnt bother me to the second so long as the watch is COSC.

[Roxas]

I think it doesn't matter if when the second hand gets to 12 o'clock and the minute hand gets 5% off. If it gets 50% off (middle between 2 minutes) then it would be an issue.

When I adjust the time I will make it about 45 seconds slower and I will adjust again when it's about 30 seconds faster. This way I don't need to adjust it often and I will always have the accuracy within 1 minute which is more than enough for me.

[vukotab]

I don`t mind it. Heck, I don`t think that I`ve ever noticed it.
On the other hand (and here`s the OCD) it drives me nuts when ticking second hand on quartz watches is missing the second marks, and it happens often...

[tomallen]

It can be frustrating trying to get the minute hand and the second hand spot on when setting any mechanical watch. I have owned a least one Rolex since my early 20s ( I am pushin 60 and own 3 Sub Cs And 2 GMT IIs) and yes it does bother me when the hands aren't in sync especially when the minute hand is in between the marks.

[Megalobyte]

The best way to do this is to stop the seconds hand at 12, wind the minute hand about 10 min. past the minute you're setting to, wind back to the minute, then as you press in the crown, put slight turning pressure on it (that would turn the hands counter clockwise so you don't reintroduce any gear slack you took up by overshooting and backtracking. It might take a few tries.

Yes, it's something I look at. I don't require it to be 100% perfect on every minute marker, in fact it can't because of different viewing angles around the dial. I have had watches that were indeed perfect in this regard, my Sub C is 99.9%, good enough. :) I might be wrong but ETA based watches seem to have less gear slack than watches with in house mvts.

[forerunner]

Thanks all for the replies! Glad to see I'm not alone in this.

Just to clarify, the 'issue' I describe is not any shortcoming of the watch at all but entirely my desire for alignment. Once set, I've never experienced any drift of the minute hand.

I guess for me it's just the idea that such a precise and accurate machine should have its indicators positioned accordingly. Not a daunting task by any stretch but certainly requires a little more care.

Nels

[Danand]

I guess I'm not so oc since I've never really worried about this. I guess if it was way off I'd notice but it is always "close enough".
Cheers!