Is it better to gain or lose time???

[dalip]

Better to be early than late

So...fast

[RolexPete]

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

[Watch Professor]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

+1. While consistency is more important, it really doesn't matter to me except for the ease of adjusting it.

[vette boy 52]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

I have to agree. It is a bit easier to deal with a watch that runs a bit fast. But I do have a DSSD that runs consistently -1 sec/day slow and I would rather have that than +5 sec/day fast. I set it 1 min. ahead and do not worry about it for 2 months. Where as one that is +5 fast is a minute ahead in 12 days. Either way as long as they run consistently within COSC they are great watches. My 2 cents

[Wooddog44]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

My Sub runs +2.5/day so I start it off -30 seconds and then when it reaches +30, which takes about 4 weeks, I hack it against a known time source until it is again -30.

That is a lot easier, IMO, than setting forward because it has lost time.

[417WIS]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

This is what I like to do every week or so.

[nauticajoe]

I'd rather be early for a meeting.....

[RolexYM]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

x2. I like FAST, not because i like to be early than late to a meeting. For me, readjusting a fast watch is EASIER than adjusting a slow watch. Re-adjusting a fast watch means that i pull the crown out and wait and then push it back in...all the while not having to adjust the minute hand.

With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

[calibre1]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

x2. I like FAST, not because i like to be early than late to a meeting. For me, readjusting a fast watch is EASIER than adjusting a slow watch. Re-adjusting a fast watch means that i pull the crown out and wait and then push it back in...all the while not having to adjust the minute hand.

With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

I agree with the above. I am like that too.

It's easier to adjust a fast watch than a slow one.

However I suposed those with a date would need to adjust the date very 2 months or so. Adjsting the time can be done then.

[theloxmyth]

Neither fast nor slow! (Sorry I was tardy to respond. )

While it would be ideal for it to be spot-on, either is acceptable to me.



Speedo: Either way, all it probably needs is an adjustment.

[mkw]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

....With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

Since this is a WIS watch board, you prob have many compatriots here with similar OCD tendencies who feel the same way !

[RedwinGV]

Gain, you can't go back in time.

[RolexYM]

Originally Posted by mkw

Since this is a WIS watch board, you prob have many compatriots here with similar OCD tendencies who feel the same way !

Hahaha...i figured...my wife thinks that i am crazy!! Glad to know that you all are in the same psych ward as me....

[mkw]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

Hahaha...i figured...my wife thinks that i am crazy!! Glad to know that you all are in the same psych ward as me....

And I suspect many of the same also wipe brake dust off their cars' wheels after every drive

[mike]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

x2. I like FAST, not because i like to be early than late to a meeting. For me, readjusting a fast watch is EASIER than adjusting a slow watch. Re-adjusting a fast watch means that i pull the crown out and wait and then push it back in...all the while not having to adjust the minute hand.

With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

[S52]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

x2. I like FAST, not because i like to be early than late to a meeting. For me, readjusting a fast watch is EASIER than adjusting a slow watch. Re-adjusting a fast watch means that i pull the crown out and wait and then push it back in...all the while not having to adjust the minute hand.

With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

thats an excellent point... hadnt thought of that but totally agree as well

[Greg 59]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

x2. I like FAST, not because i like to be early than late to a meeting. For me, readjusting a fast watch is EASIER than adjusting a slow watch. Re-adjusting a fast watch means that i pull the crown out and wait and then push it back in...all the while not having to adjust the minute hand.



With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

LOL. Thank God I'm not the only person who goes through this ritual. We are both clearly in need of therapy.

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[Nica64]

My Sub 14060 runs a very consistant 5 secs fast per day, the Tudor BB58 runs 4/5 sec per day, I’m ok with that

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by RolexYM

x2. I like FAST, not because i like to be early than late to a meeting. For me, readjusting a fast watch is EASIER than adjusting a slow watch. Re-adjusting a fast watch means that i pull the crown out and wait and then push it back in...all the while not having to adjust the minute hand.

With a slow watch, i have to pull out the crown and re-adjust the minute hand, which with my anal retentive self, is a slight pain in the arse because i always want my minute hand exactly on the marker. So, i have to adjust it...then wait 60 seconds to see if the minute hand lands correctly...if not, then adjust again, etc..

Exactly!

[speedo]

a technical question: within the cosc limit does it matter whether the watch is faster or slower? i mean does it indicate any problem with the movement?

[padi56]

Originally Posted by speedo

a technical question: within the cosc limit does it matter whether the watch is faster or slower? i mean does it indicate any problem with the movement?

No just normally simple regulation but the COSC spec is a Average of between -4 to +6 seconds over any 24 hour period.But on the actual COSC test the bare uncased movement could deviate by up to 10 second either way in the first 10 days of testing and still pass the test.

[Puffy]

Doesn't matter cos with a Rolex you're always on time, even when late

[Cabaiguan]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Running fast makes it easier to adjust. You just unscrew the crown every now and then and let the real time catch up, then push the crown back in.

Exactly. Much easier to reset if it's gaining.

[poker]

i do not know whether my watches gain time or lose time. so it does not matter to me.

[RolexPete]

Originally Posted by poker

i do not know whether my watches gain time or lose time. so it does not matter to me.

Good God man! Have you no shame? How can you live life in such a care-free devil-may-care way?

[poker]

Originally Posted by RolexPete

Good God man! Have you no shame? How can you live life in such a care-free devil-may-care way?

because i alternate my watches weekly and I do not have a watch winder. So, I need to adjust my watches whenever I wear them. Whether it gain or lose a few seconds are therefore not apparent to me.

[david_place_834]

I'm always a few minutes early for anything. My mental time budget is always greater than the deviation of my watch.

I'm also a Buddhist, so I take others tardiness as just a part of life. I try not to stress too much over time.

[GradyPhilpott]

If a watch is running within COSC, then it hardly matters whether the watch gains or loses, as the difference is not that great, even over a period of, say, two weeks.

If you happen to be one of those who never regulates his watch and sets it every month or more, then it's better that the watch gain time.

For retired guys, setting the watch annually should suffice.

[LightOnAHill]

Originally Posted by GradyPhilpott

For retired guys, setting the watch annually should suffice.

OMG OMG OMG,

I just contemplated this, and IT IS PERFECT!!!

I'm gonna plan on this, hells yeah.



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[eric23]

A gain is always better for me!