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8 December 2009, 05:38 AM | #1 |
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Submariner Going Crazy
My 1680 Submariner is acting up. Just noticed this AM.
I set the watch at 2:23 this afternoon, right now it says 3:03. Any idea what is causing it to jump ahead like this. Old Northeast Jewelers went through the whole watch back in March. Any help would be appreciated. Rob C., Tampa |
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Sounds like a classic magnetized watch issue..
Almost any watchmaker can take care of it........
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Magnetized issue? Can you please explain? Are there places I shouldn't get near with my Sub?
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8 December 2009, 06:10 AM | #4 |
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Interesting, don't know what I could have been around to do
that to the Sub. Put up Xmas lights this weekend. They were LEDs. Have had the watch 27 years and noted just recently that it was keeping great time. Rob C.,Tampa |
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I heard not to put it to close to cell phones , i don't know how true that is!
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Mhh... would things like moving a speaker be able to magnetize the watch. I hope not..
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Yes, it could.
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Hmmmmmm.....
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8 December 2009, 08:58 PM | #9 |
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When I got up this morning the watch had jumped ahead a little over
5 hours since setting it about 2:30 yesterday afternoon. Am going to take it over to Old Northeat Jewelers on Saturday. Hope it doesn't take too long to figure out/fix. RJC |
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Good luck with it Rob.
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On old watches with early hairsprings, almost any magnetic field can re-align the structure of the very tiny spring.. This could be putting it in your pocket with your cellphone, your car keys if you have the kind that "talks" with your car, or even setting it in close proximity to high energy lines, amps, and big magnet speakers.. You can even drop it and actually shake the metal molecules into a more aligned configuration.. Most of the digital world, and new metallurgy innovations have spawned a generation that doesn't know how easily done and common this used to be..
Once the tiny wire spring is slightly magnetized, the coils actually attract one another, effectively making the spring more solid, it swings faster, and the watch ticks faster... There could be other reasons..but this seems most likely.....
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Thanks for the additional information. The change in the watch was
just so dramatic. I thought maybe the minute hand was loose and just swinging forward on its own as the jump in time is so great. After all these years of reliability it is not a pleasant experience. Wearing a Citizen Eco-Drive($117) right now. Keeps perfect time but is not the same! RJC |
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Wow... so we should all have a Milgaus
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Bought a new Sub ND "Z" serial COSC about 8 mos ago. Checked the accuracy every month and its been about 1.2 sec per day fast since new, until this month its about 4-5 seconds a day fast! Didnt drop it or damage it in anyway.
Is it possible that it got magnatized somehow? Dont recall having it around any magnets or anything with a strong Mag field. I dont know what to do and Im not liking it. I know its still within COSC standards but I liked 1.2 seconds a whole lot better. Should I bring it to my AD? Its still within warranty. How do they de-magnatize a watch anyway? Thanks |
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If you are not happy, take it in for a re-regulation........
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If you are dissatisfied with the timekeeping, I'm pretty sure that they would regulate it.. It's pretty common to have this done..
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