Settle in period....

[DoxaDavid]

After doing a little research on several other watch forums I have come to the conclusion that for some reason, many watches..NOT ALL, but many watches tend to become more accurate after a certain period. There is no rule or time specs but it seems to fall around 2-3 months after initial wearing.

I would say this phenomenon has been experienced by too many watch affectionado's to simply write it off as a "myth" even though there isn't a lot of manufacture feedback on the subject.

My personal observation in the dozens of mechanical watches I have owned is that SOME of them have in fact improved their accuracy after a short period of wearing them. There could be many reasons for this but the most likely is the movements individual components,i.e. cogs, springs gears etc.. free up a microscopic bit allowing them to run a tiny bit "looser" as well as letting the oils work their way into the tightest spots for increased lubrication.

Controversial as this topic may be, I do think there is enough evidence to call it plausible given the real world observations of so many watch owners who have witnessed this first hand.

Other opinions will vary..

Cheers!