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Colnago · 13 July 2010, 08:12 AM

OK, so I decided to do this for fun (I have been meaning to do this for ages)....hand wound all my watches, bar one (I had to have one to wear! it was my latest acquisition, my Tudor 79260), giving them all 50 turns of the crown to be sure they were fully wound......set them all at midnight, 11th of the month...and then let them run.....all dial up in my watch box.....so here are the results......a bit surprising actually

2008 SS GMT IIc - 46 hr: 38 min: 26 sec
1997 SS Lady Date - 46 hr: 42 min: 58 sec
2004 SS Explorer II - 47 hr: 22 min: 41 sec
1984 Gold Day Date - 49 hr: 0 min: 59 sec
1986 SS DateJust - 49 hr: 44 min: 59 sec
1988 SS DateJust - 50 hr: 48 min: 34 sec
2004 SS Tudor 79280 - 52 hr: 48 min:47 sec (chrono not running)

So, there we have it, a Tudor chrono beats the rest (chrono not running), with the GMT IIc the worst of the bunch!!!.......as I said, very surprised....

Idle Swede · 13 July 2010, 08:21 AM

Hey Bill, that's what I call an indepth scientific experiment.

Well done.

nauticajoe · 13 July 2010, 08:27 AM

Thanks Bill. Very interesting.

Colnago · 13 July 2010, 08:27 AM

Cheers Leo......I'm halfway through a bottle of Glenfiddich 12 year old so I had to read the dials with one eye.......just kidding....I'm actually three quarters of the way through it!!!!.....but honestly, there you go......Rolex "Flagship" model comes last on the power reserve test....and the "poor relation" comes top dog....who'd have thought it?.....Dan, maybe???

Back to work tomorrow after three glorious weeks at home........ho hum....I have to pay the bills somehow!!!!

Colnago · 13 July 2010, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by nauticajoe

Thanks Bill. Very interesting.

Cheers Joe, not much effort involved....wind them up and let them go.....but yeah, surprising all the same......truly, I am surprised...

2th Dr · 13 July 2010, 10:13 AM

Interesting test! Good job Bill, but where is your other Tudor? Oh, yeah, on your wrist!

13 July 2010, 08:12 AM	#1
Colnago "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Bill Hart Location: Richmond, NY, UK Watch: Rlx=3, Tdr=3, Om=3 Posts: 3,053	Another power reserve test.... OK, so I decided to do this for fun (I have been meaning to do this for ages)....hand wound all my watches, bar one (I had to have one to wear! it was my latest acquisition, my Tudor 79260), giving them all 50 turns of the crown to be sure they were fully wound......set them all at midnight, 11th of the month...and then let them run.....all dial up in my watch box.....so here are the results......a bit surprising actually 2008 SS GMT IIc - 46 hr: 38 min: 26 sec 1997 SS Lady Date - 46 hr: 42 min: 58 sec 2004 SS Explorer II - 47 hr: 22 min: 41 sec 1984 Gold Day Date - 49 hr: 0 min: 59 sec 1986 SS DateJust - 49 hr: 44 min: 59 sec 1988 SS DateJust - 50 hr: 48 min: 34 sec 2004 SS Tudor 79280 - 52 hr: 48 min:47 sec (chrono not running) So, there we have it, a Tudor chrono beats the rest (chrono not running), with the GMT IIc the worst of the bunch!!!.......as I said, very surprised.... __________________ Bill "There's only three kinds of people in this world....those that can count....and those that can't" TRF's "JJ's" Bar & NightClub Patron

13 July 2010, 08:27 AM	#4
Colnago "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Bill Hart Location: Richmond, NY, UK Watch: Rlx=3, Tdr=3, Om=3 Posts: 3,053	Cheers Leo......I'm halfway through a bottle of Glenfiddich 12 year old so I had to read the dials with one eye.......just kidding....I'm actually three quarters of the way through it!!!!.....but honestly, there you go......Rolex "Flagship" model comes last on the power reserve test....and the "poor relation" comes top dog....who'd have thought it?.....Dan, maybe??? Back to work tomorrow after three glorious weeks at home........ho hum....I have to pay the bills somehow!!!! __________________ Bill "There's only three kinds of people in this world....those that can count....and those that can't" TRF's "JJ's" Bar & NightClub Patron

13 July 2010, 08:21 AM	#2
Idle Swede Suspended Join Date: Oct 2008 Real Name: Leo Location: Boca Raton Posts: 13,820	Hey Bill, that's what I call an indepth scientific experiment. Well done.

13 July 2010, 08:27 AM	#3
nauticajoe "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: PA Posts: 14,774	Thanks Bill. Very interesting.

13 July 2010, 10:13 AM	#6
2th Dr Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Mark-O! Location: Arlington, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 12,714	Interesting test! Good job Bill, but where is your other Tudor? Oh, yeah, on your wrist!

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