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Old 29 March 2009, 06:57 AM   #1
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7 days -10 seconds

Been checking my gmt II C against the gmt website and I am running 10 seconds behind after 7 days, Is that good?
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Old 29 March 2009, 07:47 AM   #2
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Old 29 March 2009, 08:29 AM   #3
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Outstanding, well within COSC.
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Old 29 March 2009, 08:54 AM   #4
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Did you try to make up the time by laying the watch face up, overnight?

Ten seconds a week is outstanding. I'd probably adjust it once a month, at that rate.
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Old 29 March 2009, 09:39 AM   #5
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That's considered very good since it's off less than 2 seconds per day.
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Old 29 March 2009, 10:35 AM   #6
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Excellent.
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Old 29 March 2009, 10:41 AM   #7
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Way inside +6, -4 a day
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Old 29 March 2009, 10:43 AM   #8
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That is outstanding!
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Old 29 March 2009, 10:46 AM   #9
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as good as it gets....
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Old 29 March 2009, 11:27 AM   #10
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Very Good, though depends on how long you wear it per day, how new it is ( it has to be run-in), positioning, temperatures, etc. But still, it shall be considered as Very Good. In real life, you have to let more time go by , as it might slow down a bit later and on average gain less.
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:33 PM   #11
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I wear it all day, only take it off to shower, brand new only had it 2 weeks.
Thanks for the replies! good to know
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:36 PM   #12
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not to shabby at all
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:39 PM   #13
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My two week old Sub ND COSC is running 2.2 seconds a day fast since I got it.
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:39 PM   #14
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<1.5 sec per day..... fantastic.

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Old 31 March 2009, 12:41 PM   #15
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My TT YM holds at -1 second every 14 days on my Orbita winder. Amazing timepieces!!!

The 3135 rules!!!
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:44 PM   #16
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How can you even tell 2 seconds a day etc? My new GMT is right on with my cell phone time after a month but to tell seconds how would you know?
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:45 PM   #17
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My TT YM holds at -1 second every 14 days on my Orbita winder. Amazing timepieces!!!

The 3135 rules!!!
Does a winder help a watch keep better time?
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:45 PM   #18
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My TT YM holds at -1 second every 14 days on my Orbita winder. Amazing timepieces!!!

The 3135 rules!!!



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Old 31 March 2009, 12:47 PM   #19
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How can you even tell 2 seconds a day etc? My new GMT is right on with my cell phone time after a month but to tell seconds how would you know?
I check mine with: http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Central/d/-6/java
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:48 PM   #20
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How can you even tell 2 seconds a day etc? My new GMT is right on with my cell phone time after a month but to tell seconds how would you know?
I learned here. www.time.gov and I check everyday over two weeks, take the seconds gained and divide by the number of days. 2.2.
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Does a winder help a watch keep better time?
I would suppose it does in my case. I never fail to put it on the Orbita after work each day I wear it. It stays there when not on the wrist and the results are astounding to me.
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:50 PM   #22
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Great results. My Daytona is about 2.5 secs slow per day.
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Old 31 March 2009, 12:51 PM   #23
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OK. Thanks.
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Old 31 March 2009, 09:27 PM   #24
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How can you tell? As noted, world time web sites.

My Nuvi GPS has a world time function under Travel Tools.
It appears to be spot on, and presumably is synced by satellites.
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Old 31 March 2009, 11:24 PM   #25
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I wear it all day, only take it off to shower, brand new only had it 2 weeks.
Thanks for the replies! good to know
Wait a couple of months. Mine was running 3 seconds slow a day... but after 3 months "breaking in" period, it has now settles to about +/- 10 sec/month! Wow!!!
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Old 1 April 2009, 01:11 AM   #26
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Old 1 April 2009, 01:19 AM   #27
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That is very good. How old is the watch? I only ask because mine seemed to get better as I wore it more. It started off at about 1.5 seconds a day now I am down to .6 seconds a day if you do the math. 10 days and only 6 seconds fast.
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Old 1 April 2009, 12:27 PM   #28
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THe watch is new, only about 2 weeks old now
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Old 1 April 2009, 12:51 PM   #29
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My 116233 is +10.5 seconds per day. About 10 months old.
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