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b.briggs · 9 September 2009, 12:35 PM

Hello all. I received my grandfathers Oyster Perpetual GMT Master with the pepsi colored dial for my 21'st birthday. The watch had been refurbished for me during november of 2008. It is now September of 2009 (if this is relevant) and my watch is gaining ten seconds every minute! I have let it "die" a few times now and every time i wind her back up she still it gains ten minutes every hour. I have looked on other forums but all i have seen was about a watch gaining +6, -4 seconds everyday. What should i do??

Rockrolex · 9 September 2009, 12:58 PM

Welcome to TRF. Sounds like it may need a simple adjustment. Any competent watchmaker should be able to fix the problem. Are you in an area that has jewelers with competent technicians on staff?

Tools · 9 September 2009, 01:02 PM

It sounds like either your watch has become magnetized and the hairspring coils are sticking together....

Either that, or it has been bumped so that one of the coils has jumped atop another... either one of these could cause it to run fast like you describe..

As Rockrolex mentioned, any competent watchmaker can sort this out in short order........

b.briggs · 9 September 2009, 03:07 PM

cool thanks a bunch

9 September 2009, 12:35 PM	#1
b.briggs "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2	1960's GMT Master Ticking wayy to fast Hello all. I received my grandfathers Oyster Perpetual GMT Master with the pepsi colored dial for my 21'st birthday. The watch had been refurbished for me during november of 2008. It is now September of 2009 (if this is relevant) and my watch is gaining ten seconds every minute! I have let it "die" a few times now and every time i wind her back up she still it gains ten minutes every hour. I have looked on other forums but all i have seen was about a watch gaining +6, -4 seconds everyday. What should i do??

9 September 2009, 12:58 PM	#2
Rockrolex TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: God Location: Washington, D.C. Watch: What do you think? Posts: 37,955	Welcome to TRF. Sounds like it may need a simple adjustment. Any competent watchmaker should be able to fix the problem. Are you in an area that has jewelers with competent technicians on staff? __________________ Despite the high cost of living, it's still very popular. *Tosser Cabinet Member* Official Member: 'Perpetual 30' Vegas International GTG 2016 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2017 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2018 Official Member "WIS-CON" Las Vegas International GTG 2019

9 September 2009, 01:02 PM	#3
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,502	It sounds like either your watch has become magnetized and the hairspring coils are sticking together.... Either that, or it has been bumped so that one of the coils has jumped atop another... either one of these could cause it to run fast like you describe.. As Rockrolex mentioned, any competent watchmaker can sort this out in short order........ __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

9 September 2009, 03:07 PM	#4
b.briggs "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2	cool thanks a bunch

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