3135 benchmark topic

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Originally Posted by padi56

No matter the movement whether its any of the Rolex or any other brand they are only as good as to what they have been regulated too its that simple.All the cal 3135 and all the other Rolex movements can after careful regulation run to or inside the COSC spec.And all the 3 and 4 series movements are not so affected by the positional resting as say the 15 series.Some will say + or - a second or so off wrist overnight but don't expect more than say 2 seconds by positioning most 3 series will be little or no difference.Service time if lightly/normal used 5-8 years should suite most,but its possible watch could need to be regulated in this time frame.Power reserve on the complete Rolex range except the chronographs anything from 39-48 hours plus or minus a hour or so after a full manual wind of 40 full crown turns clockwise only.I only check my watches once a week or so, then they are seldom much less than a minute fast.I normally reset my watches when they are just over a minute fast cannot see any point in resetting for a few seconds.

Agree with padi. Unless you're in a highly specialised field no one will bother if the time is 3:15:03PM or 3:15:12PM, 3.15 will be sufficient generally.