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Old 19 January 2008, 01:43 AM   #1
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Chrono Hand Not At Zero

Yesterday, while doing some shopping at my local Costco, I had a salesperson pull out of the case a Breitling chronomat evolution for me to look at. I noticed as I set the chrono in motion, that after stopping it and resetting the hand it never would fully return to the 12 o'clock position. Did this several times-always the hand just a shade short of 12. I would think that any watch that costs 5 to 6 thousand dollars should be spot on. What do other members think. Is this a common problem with chronos in general, or with maybe Breitling in particular?? Has anybody had this problem with a Rolex Daytona? I know it is a minor thing, but if I am paying this kind of money for a quality watch, then it should be just about perfect is my feeling. Could the problem be that so many people have previously played with it??

My next watch will probably be a Daytona. I wish they would make it with a date feature though!!

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Old 19 January 2008, 01:51 AM   #2
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Err buddy Gary...Orchi isn't sure about how the other chronograph functions are supposed to work on other brands of mechanical chronograph watches...

But this here 9 year old Daytona Cosmograph works...just fine.

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Old 19 January 2008, 02:07 AM   #3
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Its a mechanical movement and it may sometimes not be accurate, however rarely does it not zero out correctly.

Bo had a thread about his Daytona I think that it was not zeroing in correctly.
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Old 19 January 2008, 08:55 AM   #4
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Yes, that is right, Vernon.

I have the same problem with my SS Cos.
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Old 19 January 2008, 09:09 AM   #5
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That should be adjustable...You pull the crown out and then tap the top button that sets the chronograph in motion under normal operation and that should adjust the chrono second hand one tick thus setting it to the correct zero poin.
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Old 19 January 2008, 09:14 AM   #6
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That should be adjustable...You pull the crown out and then tap the top button that sets the chronograph in motion under normal operation and that should adjust the chrono second hand one tick thus setting it to the correct zero poin.
Welcome to TRF!

Yes, I have heard about that trick, especially on some Breitling chronos. But it does not seem to work on the Rolex Daytona.

Oh, now you are an OQ fan, you might want to chime in on another thread where a member asks for recommendations for quartz watches. I am sure he would be very interested in hearing about YOUR opinions!

Click here to go to the thread I mentioned.
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Old 19 January 2008, 12:29 PM   #7
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I know pulling that crown trick are only for quartz watches, even Seikos. Unfortunately, mech chronos don't have that "hack".
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