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10 June 2008, 08:25 AM | #31 |
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Dell, I can only give you my experiences. Yes, I've had a new watch regulated. In fact I've had several regulated. My GMT-II was 9 seconds fast right out of the chute.
For me most Rolex run fast (though not that fast). I think it has much to do with the way you wear the watch, how long you wear the watch etc.... I check the time keeping of any new (or new to me) watch for a month. I note not only it's rate of gain (or loss), but also the consistency of the timekeeping so I can tell my watchmaker what it's doing for me. My watchmaker, when regulating one for me, notes the fact I wear the watch on my right wrist and takes that into consideration. He adjusts the watch and tells me to check it for a few weeks and bring it back if it needs a little tweak (never has--he's a magician). I'm one that does not subscribe to the "break in period", but I do think each watch is different and varies depending on the owner's habits. I like to think the watch adapts to your habits. Can a watchmaker for an AD do this? Absolutely. But, I would insure he has the training and the equipment to check the WR rating to it's proper depth. |
10 June 2008, 11:40 AM | #32 |
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Thanks, guys!
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10 June 2008, 11:49 AM | #33 | |
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10 June 2008, 12:04 PM | #34 |
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Dell, I'll say what others have said - I wore my SS Daytona for two months and it ran slow. Like you, a watch running fast a bt doesn't bother me - but I cannot abide a slow watch. I took the watch and the warranty card to the AD and told them to send it to RSC for regulation. Less than two weeks later the Daytona came back, almost spot on but a teensy bit fast, and they had polished it up as well.
Just my experience, but there you go....
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What energy source does the watch run off of, the power reserve or the energy created by the motion of your wrist? See where I'm going with this? Maybe Vanessa could tell us the more technical side. P.S. In my experience, RSC likes to make the watches run a tiny bit fast, so you can use the at-home regulation method (see your owners manual, y'all) if need be. |
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10 June 2008, 06:53 PM | #36 |
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My Sub LV
was re-synced at 4pm...I wore it until 6.30pm and then left it unworn until the morning, I even left it crown down and it has picked up 6-7 seconds overnight....it basically appears to pick up more seconds when unworn, is this normal?
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I've also heard that Rolex sets them a tad fast, but of course I having no way of knowing for sure. My experience has been the "self-regulation" method has more of an affect on older pieces than modern. |
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11 June 2008, 01:56 AM | #38 | |
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I was sorta kidding about all this, Mike. You may well have a point.
By the way, it was a tech at RSC who told me that he had set my watch a little fast intentionally. Quote:
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