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tomchicago · 2 July 2010, 10:40 PM

Noticed my GMTII 3185 and EII 3186 lose seconds when on the winder, where they are held upright as in a display case, but when I wear them for a few days & leave overnight laying flat, they gain the seconds back. This is normal self-regulation caused by position of the watch?

nauticajoe · 2 July 2010, 10:43 PM

Interesting.

I guess there is always that exception to the rule when it comes to using winders.

padi56 · 2 July 2010, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tomchicago

Noticed my GMTII 3185 and EII 3186 lose seconds when on the winder, where they are held upright as in a display case, but when I wear them for a few days & leave overnight laying flat, they gain the seconds back. This is normal self-regulation caused by position of the watch?

All mechanical watches are effected by temperatures, plus gravity,thats why they are tested at COSC in 5 different temperatures and positions.

sakuraba · 3 July 2010, 12:39 AM

FWIW my LV and SD both gain on the winder, while the 3185 GMT and ExplorerII both lose when mounted. Maybe different movements have different reactions to positions?

tomchicago · 3 July 2010, 01:15 AM

interesting sakuraba-san!

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Originally Posted by sakuraba

FWIW my LV and SD both gain on the winder, while the 3185 GMT and ExplorerII both lose when mounted. Maybe different movements have different reactions to positions?

tgoose1 · 3 July 2010, 12:37 PM

Face-up position should be best for slightly gaining a little time.

mkw · 3 July 2010, 11:45 PM

With my 3186

placement / variation per 24 hrs :

side ( crown up or down ) / 1-2 sec gain

flat ( face up ) / 2-3 sec gain

45 degrees / 0 sec gain

upright ( crown to right ) / 1-2 sec LOSS

DOUBLE 0 SE7EN · 4 July 2010, 12:27 AM

with my GMTIIc for 22 days result is +18 seconds..but last night it stopped losing or gaining time..yesterday it was +18 seconds and today the same +18 seconds...hope it will start losing time and I hope I won't need to adjust the watch with pulling the crown and hope resting crown up position will help to regulate and hope it will lose that 18 seconds day by day:)

Tools · 4 July 2010, 04:04 AM

Typically a watch will gain a bit when worn.. This is because the movement of the arm/wrist will affect the amplitude (amount of rotation of the balance) by stopping it before it has fully rfeached the maximum oscillation..

Shorter oscillation (amplitude) quicker tick-tock..

It doesn not matter what movement you have inside...

toolr · 4 July 2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by tomchicago

Noticed my GMTII 3185 and EII 3186 lose seconds when on the winder, where they are held upright as in a display case, but when I wear them for a few days & leave overnight laying flat, they gain the seconds back. This is normal self-regulation caused by position of the watch?

My Subdate does the same thing.

2 July 2010, 10:40 PM	#1
tomchicago Banned Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Watch: 16710BLRO, 214270. Posts: 2,717	self-regulating on winder Noticed my GMTII 3185 and EII 3186 lose seconds when on the winder, where they are held upright as in a display case, but when I wear them for a few days & leave overnight laying flat, they gain the seconds back. This is normal self-regulation caused by position of the watch?

3 July 2010, 12:39 AM	#4
sakuraba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Jib Location: SJ, California Watch: sun dial Posts: 8,189	FWIW my LV and SD both gain on the winder, while the 3185 GMT and ExplorerII both lose when mounted. Maybe different movements have different reactions to positions? __________________ F 14000 AirKing black F 16710 GMT Pepsi F 16570 Explorer II white T 16600 SD D 16610 LV "fine quality is remembered long after the pain of spending money" -Steve Mulholland

4 July 2010, 04:04 AM	#9
Tools TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: May 2007 Real Name: Larry Location: Mojave Desert Watch: GMT's Posts: 43,514	Typically a watch will gain a bit when worn.. This is because the movement of the arm/wrist will affect the amplitude (amount of rotation of the balance) by stopping it before it has fully rfeached the maximum oscillation.. Shorter oscillation (amplitude) quicker tick-tock.. It doesn not matter what movement you have inside... __________________ (Chill ... It's just a watch Forum.....) NAWCC Member

2 July 2010, 10:43 PM	#2
nauticajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: PA Posts: 14,774	Interesting. I guess there is always that exception to the rule when it comes to using winders.

3 July 2010, 12:37 PM	#6
tgoose1 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Louisiana Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 668	Face-up position should be best for slightly gaining a little time.

3 July 2010, 11:45 PM	#7
mkw "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SF Bay and Tahoe Watch: RB GMT II 3186 Posts: 272	With my 3186 placement / variation per 24 hrs : side ( crown up or down ) / 1-2 sec gain flat ( face up ) / 2-3 sec gain 45 degrees / 0 sec gain upright ( crown to right ) / 1-2 sec LOSS

4 July 2010, 12:27 AM	#8
DOUBLE 0 SE7EN "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: KAAN Location: ISTANBUL Watch: Explorer-PAM233 Posts: 1,648	with my GMTIIc for 22 days result is +18 seconds..but last night it stopped losing or gaining time..yesterday it was +18 seconds and today the same +18 seconds...hope it will start losing time and I hope I won't need to adjust the watch with pulling the crown and hope resting crown up position will help to regulate and hope it will lose that 18 seconds day by day:)

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