Settle in period....

[Hamilton Carvalho]

JP, the manager of the RSC in New York once told me that a watch needs at least 3 months to settle in. He told me that because I was not happy that my watch was loosing 3 to 4 seconds a day. Anyway, he just repeated what I've heard before, but, I just wanted my watch to be perfect. Like Bo once told me "nothing is perfect in this world but, Rolex is pretty close to that".

Originally Posted by JPP

An eight month "wear in" period...?

Come on guys - doesn't matter how experienced some members are here or not. Every watchmaker I have ever met in person or read on the net says the same thing: "the so called 'settle in' period is a fallacy".

That's not to say that the watch will not be affected by other factors however.

Why do people so want there to be a settle in period? I don't understand.

If someone can point me in the direction of a watchmaker who says that in his or her experience there is indeed a settle or wear in period then do send me a link or telephone number or post them here as would be intrigued to hear...