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Help with my Grandfather's vintage Mathey-Tissot gold watch ?
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·C csfIn that time it is runs about 1 minute fast.
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·One minute a day on a newly-serviced watch is not acceptable. I would take it back and see what they say.
Thanks, but I think I am fine now.
I have my grandfather's 70 year old 18k watch, which was sitting in my father's closet untouched and broken for probably 40 years, just serviced by a very reputable and respected watchmaker in NYC. It now looks really nice and is keeping more than adequate time for my needs.
I am more than satisfied. Of course, others may feel differently.
"The enemy of good is better."
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·C csfThanks, but I think I am fine now.
I have my grandfather's 70 year old 18k watch, which was sitting in my father's closet untouched and broken for probably 40 years, just serviced by a very reputable and respected watchmaker in NYC. It now looks really nice and is keeping more than adequate time for my needs.
I am more than satisfied. Of course, others may feel differently.
"The enemy of good is better."
They would actually want you to come to them with this.
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·I get it, but I don't think you really understand. That it is a minute off is such a trivial change, and you won't be charged for it. It is literally a tiny poke on the regulator. Might take five or ten minutes.
They would actually want you to come to them with this.
Thanks for the info, and you are right . . . I know very little about the way watches work.
Maybe, as you suggest, in a month or two ( since it is warrantied for a full year ) I will reach out to the watchmaker. But I would think they probably already adjusted it to be as accurate as they could, given it is 70 years old.
Regardless, these days I am rarely in a place where I would wear this solid gold watch, so if this is the best it can be I'm still good.
Thanks again !!
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··ΩF InvestiGatorC csf...given it is 70 years old.
These linen dials were fashionable in the late 1950's through the 1960's. So probably around 60 to 65 years old, but could be a bit younger. I have a Bulova Accutron from around 1970 with a linen dial.
I would have it checked out again. Even less expensive movements should be capable of better timekeeping.
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