Losing Time

Jimminick · Sat. 5:40am

My 23yr old De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer has always lost around a minute per week, from new. It never bothered me as it was only an occasionally worn dress watch. However, now I've started wear it daily so its become a problem. Other than that it works fine, no problem with the self wind, etc. Is the best course of action a full service or can a simple correction be made? Thanks

Donn Chambers · Sat. 6:11am

if you had asked this question 23-years ago, I’d have said a simple regulation would make it right. Now, I recommend a full service. Even though a regulation might get it in time for a while, the movement really needs to be disassembled, inspected for worn/damaged parts, and cleaned, and oiled properly.

Jimminick · Sat. 7:32am

Donn Chambers
if you had asked this question 23-years ago, I’d have said a simple regulation would make it right. Now, I recommend a full service. Even though a regulation might get it in time for a while, the movement really needs to be disassembled, inspected for worn/damaged parts, and cleaned, and oiled properly.

Yes, thought so, thanks for the advice.

502 to right · Sun. 12:49am

I would get it looked at by a watchmaker. Get it timed on a timegrapher and see what the amplitude is like. It the amplitude and beat error are reasonable, it could be regulated. But after 23 years a full service is almost certainly the only way back to good timekeeping.

Losing Time

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