Should I be more concerned about accuracy ?

[Sherwooddavid]

Good Morning guys,

When I got my first couple watches I was obsessed with their accuracy. I was constantly checking and comparing it to an online clock.
That was then this is now !
I don't know why but lately all I do is just take out the watch I want to wear that day, check the time and set it roughly a minute or 2 ahead of that. I don't really care if it gains 12 secs or looses 6 seconds a day. I feel if there was something wrong and it was gaining or loosing minutes I would notice and and then address the problem.
Basically I just enjoy wearing a beautiful watch and not that concerned about a few seconds her & there. If I want accuracy I would wear my Tag Chronotimer(my only quartz watch).
Just wondering what everybody things about this ? Am I missing the boat and should I be more concerned about the accuracy of my watches !

Hope all our neighbors in Oklahoma and all the other states affected by the tornado's stay safe !

Take care and have a great weekend,Dave

[travisb]

I've never been overly concerned with accuracy.
Do I check it now and then? Sure, but just to make sure things are still functioning the way they should and nothing is out of wack to the point it needs a regulation or other service.

[Sherwooddavid]

Originally Posted by travisb

I've never been overly concerned with accuracy.
Do I check it now and then? Sure, but just to make sure things are still functioning the way they should and nothing is out of wack to the point it needs a regulation or other service.

[77T]

For normal everyday or weekend pursuits I think your method is fine.

When doing something that requires precision timekeeping over a period of days/weeks, a concern over accuracy matters more.

In today's world, the people who need that level of accuracy carry a quartz controlled device with radio time checking enabled from an atomic clock source.

At the tracks I work, the Timing & Scoring Chief gets a real laugh by asking me what time it is several times over the weekend. He knows I wear Rolexes and get unending pleasure by asking why I never know what the EXACT time is

[superdog]

I agree with you 100%.

I've never been concerned about it, and never will be.

If I wanted accuracy, it would be quartz as you say. That's not why I wear a watch.

[Dan Pierce]

Once I know they are running consistent I just wear and enjoy.
dP

[mruhland31]

Now this is obviously just my opinion however I have zero interest in accuracy...zero...now that being said if it went to the point where I felt my watch was not working properly then I would do something about it...that being said there is a big difference between a watch that is gaining or loosing a little time and a watch that flat out can't keep it..about once a month I'll look at my cell phone and my Sub and move on with my life..you can buy a watch that sets itself with the national atomic clock every half an hour and they aren't more the $50.00.. I won't go into all the reasons why I wear my Rolex but lets just say that for me having it be dead on accurate is not one of them...it sounds to me like you have now decided this is generally how you're going to be looking at accuracy too...I think it's great that you have taken on a new perspective as there are far greater things to worry about than accuracy of such a beautiful watch...relax...enjoy..congrats on seeing the light
Cheers

[Sherwooddavid]

Originally Posted by mruhland31

Now this is obviously just my opinion however I have zero interest in accuracy...zero...now that being said if it went to the point where I felt my watch was not working properly then I would do something about it...that being said there is a big difference between a watch that is gaining or loosing a little time and a watch that flat out can't keep it..about once a month I'll look at my cell phone and my Sub and move on with my life..you can buy a watch that sets itself with the national atomic clock every half an hour and they aren't more the $50.00.. I won't go into all the reasons why I wear my Rolex but lets just say that for me having it be dead on accurate is not one of them...it sounds to me like you have now decided this is generally how you're going to be looking at accuracy too...I think it's great that you have taken on a new perspective as there are far great things to worry about than accuracy of such a beautiful watch...relax...enjoy..congrats on seeing the light
Cheers

Agree 100% sir... thanks for your comments !

[codecow]

I'm not. When I actually think to check (normally after a few weeks) my watches are only off by maybe 15 seconds at the most which I always find to be amazing.

[GradyPhilpott]

I want my Rolex watches to run within COSC standards.

I also want to have a reliable reference, which is not hard these day, since we have radio-controlled clocks, cellphones that can access sites like time.gov and time.is and most of us have a GPS in the car.

I also like to have my watch within +/-15 seconds of the actual time, so when I set my watch I will often set it 15 seconds slow and when it's 15 seconds fast I'll reset it or maybe I'll have switched to another watch and it won't matter.

[Thatguy]

Originally Posted by superdog

I agree with you 100%.

I've never been concerned about it, and never will be.

If I wanted accuracy, it would be quartz as you say. That's not why I wear a watch.

This!

[Roller07]

The only time I really worry about accuracy is when I buy a watch. I wear it everyday for a month and measure how accurate it is every 24 hrs for 30 days straight. Then I just put it in my rotation of watches.

[lsettle]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Once I know they are running consistent I just wear and enjoy.
dP

[jwill051]

My 2 cents. I have been wearing Rolex watches for quite a while now and have never been late for a plane or train, doctors appt. or anything else for that matter. I check the time on the months when I have to adjust the date other than that never.

[padi56]

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Once I know they are running consistent I just wear and enjoy.
dP

Have to agree Dan myself check mine around once a week or so in most cases even then they are less than a minute fast that's good enough for me.

[Chainring]

I wish I wasn't, but I am OCD about certain things and accuracy seems to be one of them. I find myself resetting any watch I'm wearing every few days. It really is a ridiculous habit but I kind of enjoy the interaction with the watch. As a former cyclist and racer, my OCD was aweful. I could not stand even the slightest tick or creak from my bikes. My race bike developed a tick in the bottom bracket a few years ago I couldn't cure so I haven't ridden it since. I should probably sell it and buy another watch.

[Watchdog]

Used to be obsessed, but now not as much.

Depends on your temperament, I guess.

[kilyung]

I check my watches monthly on my timegrapher for accuracy/issues. The rest of the time I slap them on and just enjoy them.

[HRFdez]

Yeah, every five years, lol.....

[SeaDweller50]

I think as Rolex owners we should demand, at the very least, COSC parameters. I think we're selling ourselves short if not.

[Lumberjact]

I check mine against a quartz every now and again. Sometimes I find the quartz is a bit out, but it doesn't bother me too much.

[Sherwooddavid]

Thanks everyone for your comments.
I'm starting to think to do my due diligence it probably wouldn't hurt to check for accuracy every few months to assure the watch is working properly.

[heatscore]

I had and old automatic that was about +30 seconds a day or so, and I took it to a jeweller to get it fixed. He looked at me like I was crazy and asked, "are you timing olympic races or something?" He then showed me his Patek and said it was 3 minutes fast per day, and told me not to worry about it.

As long as its consistent, its cool.

[Chainring]

Originally Posted by heatscore

I had and old automatic that was about +30 seconds a day or so, and I took it to a jeweller to get it fixed. He looked at me like I was crazy and asked, "are you timing olympic races or something?" He then showed me his Patek and said it was 3 minutes fast per day, and told me not to worry about it.

As long as its consistent, its cool.

A Patek running 3 minutes fast a day would be an absolute no-go for me. Not sure my OCD could handle that.

[Sherwooddavid]

Originally Posted by heatscore

I had and old automatic that was about +30 seconds a day or so, and I took it to a jeweller to get it fixed. He looked at me like I was crazy and asked, "are you timing olympic races or something?" He then showed me his Patek and said it was 3 minutes fast per day, and told me not to worry about it.

As long as its consistent, its cool.

I hear what your saying and agree with you to a certain extent but I think 3 minutes is a little much. I think if one of my watches was 3 minutes fast per day I'd be a little concerned and probably want to get it checked out.

[Sherwooddavid]

Originally Posted by Chainring

A Patek running 3 minutes fast a day would be an absolute no-go for me. Not sure my OCD could handle that.

[subtona]

I used to check many years ago, now i kind of want them to run fast, but i just dont care anymore, as long as theyre close an keep running.

[cop414]

I used to check it all the time and keep notes...not anymore. I'll check every month or so once I know how a certain watch runs just to make sure all is okay but other than that I don't worry about it anymore.
FWIW my most accurate watch ever has been my ETA powered DOXA 1200 Professional. I timed it once over 100 days and it gained something like 25 seconds!
My Omega Seamaster was -2 seconds per day for 5 years but has gone to around -8 now, so I know it needs a service (Plus I can hear the rotor scraping!)
My Sub looses about .8 seconds a day...

A quick check at the end of the month, a mental calculation and maybe a reset and we're good to go for another month.

I think of the vintage watches that were worn 20, 30 or 40 years ago. Some guy standing in line at the bank looks up at the clock, looks at his watch and thinks, hmmm I'm a minuter or two slow or fast, a quick reset and he's okay for another month till he's in the bank again. That's the attitude that I pretty much now subscribe to as far as accuracy goes.

[Jazz]

I used to be obsessed with accuracy; making notes, checking them every 12 hours for weeks, sometimes. Not anymore.

Once a week is fine for me. That's one OCD out of the way, now for the rest........ :D

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[Grey.Coupe]

No. For day to day activities, this suffices.