I got a new Speedmaster 3861 Sapphire which is gaining 4.5 + seconds per day. In the METAS certification test the result for my watch is 3.2. Does anybody know if this is normal or the possible cause? At the same time I also got a Seiko Samurai King that is in the +-1 seconds per day range for less than 1/10 the money which is very frustrating.
Congrats, it sounds like you are within METAS standards. Timekeeping will vary a bit in different positions and conditions, so it all sounds fine to me. Welcome to OF, enjoy your watches, and save your frustration for things that matter. 👍
Congrats, it sounds like you are within METAS standards. Timekeeping will vary a bit in different positions and conditions, so it all sounds fine to me. Welcome to OF, enjoy your watches, and save your frustration for things that matter. 👍
+4.5 is fine, and within spec. There is accuracy and regulation, accuracy is how consistent it is, so a watch that is +4.5 every day is more accurate than a watch that is +1 one day and -1 another. Regulation is effectively the offset, and can be easily adjusted but to meet Omegas standards is cannot be negative and must be positive. This is because a watch that is fast can easily be corrected once every week or two by simply hacking it until it matches atomic time again, while a watch that is slow has to be set forward by a minute or more before then hacking, which is a slower and more frustrating process.
+4.5 is fine, and within spec. There is accuracy and regulation, accuracy is how consistent it is, so a watch that is +4.5 every day is more accurate than a watch that is +1 one day and -1 another. Regulation is effectively the offset, and can be easily adjusted but to meet Omegas standards is cannot be negative and must be positive. This is because a watch that is fast can easily be corrected once every week or two by simply hacking it until it matches atomic time again, while a watch that is slow has to be set forward by a minute or more before then hacking, which is a slower and more frustrating process.
Sometimes if after a while, a movement settles in a bit. I have come to the belief that I prefer a new watch to be a little faster (+1 to +4 SPD) becuase as the movement settles in, in my experience, the movement usually slows down slightly when it breaks in a bit.
Sometimes if after a while, a movement settles in a bit. I have come to the belief that I prefer a new watch to be a little faster (+1 to +4 SPD) becuase as the movement settles in, in my experience, the movement usually slows down slightly when it breaks in a bit.
I bought a new Speedmaster 3861 Sapphire which is gaining 4.5 + seconds per day. In the METAS certification test the result for my watch is 3.2. Does anybody know if this is normal or the possible cause? At the same time I also got a Seiko Samurai King that is in the +-1 seconds per day range for less than 1/10 the money which is very frustrating.
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