3221.30 Chronograph Utility Question

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Hello all, first time Omega watch owner and forum poster here. I recently got my hands on a full set 2007 Speedmaster Triple calendar chronometer from Chrono24, seen here. It has an Omega 3606 caliber movement.

Instead of using the chronometer function at-will or sparingly, I'd like to instead run it indefinitely by syncing the chronometer with noon/midnight, and having the chronometer run as a de facto small seconds counter (in sync with the top 30-minute recorder and the bottom 12-hour recorder)

My question is, would having the chronometer running indefinitely cause accelerated movement wear or affect timekeeping accuracy over time? Or any other consequences I should be aware of? The watch manual doesn't say much on this topic, nor could I find much on this matter here or online. This being my first nice watch, I'm perilously unaware of do's and don'ts and would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you for your time!
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Running the chronograph constantly will not cause any significant issues with regards to wear. What it will do is lower the balance amplitude, which may affect accuracy to some degree - how much you would have to see by checking it say dial up for 24 hours with the chronograph off, then do the same with the chronograph turned on.

It should make much difference, but that will vary depend on how recently the watch was serviced.
 
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Running the chronograph constantly will not cause any significant issues with regards to wear. What it will do is lower the balance amplitude, which may affect accuracy to some degree - how much you would have to see by checking it say dial up for 24 hours with the chronograph off, then do the same with the chronograph turned on.

It should make much difference, but that will vary depend on how recently the watch was serviced.
Great information thank you! The watch has been recently serviced, and a timegrapher test shows +1s/day. I shall test a 24 hour chronometer cycle and a 24 hour without and report back with results.