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Bought a brand new Seamaster yesterday and over a 24hr period it is running about 3 hours fast.

Is this normal? Does the automatic nature need breaking in or is there a fault on the watch.

I called the jewelers and they recomme ded constantly wearing the watch for a week.

Advice needed.
 
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100% not normal. @Dan S has a very plausible explanation. I’d definitely return to the AD / OB unless you have a demagnetizer. It’s hard to believe a new Omega passed through QC that poorly regulated.

Based on the jeweler’s comment, I have to ask: Have you been wearing the watch consistently or did it spend most of those 24 hours sitting? Was it ever fully wound?
 
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Maybe you didn't push the crown back and the watch was is in the time setting mode for some time?
 
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Maybe you didn't push the crown back and the watch was is in the time setting mode for some time?

Is this something i can do?
 
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100% not normal. @Dan S has a very plausible explanation. I’d definitely return to the AD / OB unless you have a demagnetizer. It’s hard to believe a new Omega passed through QC that poorly regulated.

Based on the jeweler’s comment, I have to ask: Have you been wearing the watch consistently or did it spend most of those 24 hours sitting? Was it ever fully wound?

I have only had it 36 hours. Its almost 8 seconds per minute wrong.

Its brand new from Goldsmiths
 
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Have you fully wound the watch using the crown?

How long did you wear the watch?

If that watch has not been fully wound, then timekeeping will not be very good, so you should fully wind it using the crown, turning it approx. 60 full rotations of the crown, set them time, and then monitor it against a known to be good time source.

Since this is a "new" Seamaster the chances of this problem being magnetism should be very low. If it proves to be something that persists after being fully wound, then there's a problem. Possibly a tangled balance spring...

Cheers, Al
 
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How can this be the case if brand new
Since you're new, I'll try to save you some consternation and worry.

Listen carefully to @Archer. He's forgotten more about watch movements than most of us know. 😉
 
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Have you fully wound the watch using the crown?

How long did you wear the watch?

If that watch has not been fully wound, then timekeeping will not be very good, so you should fully wind it using the crown, turning it approx. 60 full rotations of the crown, set them time, and then monitor it against a known to be good time source.

Since this is a "new" Seamaster the chances of this problem being magnetism should be very low. If it proves to be something that persists after being fully wound, then there's a problem. Possibly a tangled balance spring...

Cheers, Al

It was all done and set in the shop. How do i wind it myself
 
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It was all done and set in the shop. How do i wind it myself

Step 1 - take out owners manual...

Step 2 - read the instructions on how to wind it...
 
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Archer Archer
Have you fully wound the watch using the crown?

How long did you wear the watch?

If that watch has not been fully wound, then timekeeping will not be very good, so you should fully wind it using the crown, turning it approx. 60 full rotations of the crown, set them time, and then monitor it against a known to be good time source.

Since this is a "new" Seamaster the chances of this problem being magnetism should be very low. If it proves to be something that persists after being fully wound, then there's a problem. Possibly a tangled balance spring...

Cheers, Al

I worn the watch 8 hours and the set it down for the night.

I have worn it now none stop for about 30 hours.

I have just tried winding it myself and setting the date. The other think it the date changes at 11.55 not 12.

Something isnt right is it? Not great for a so called premium product
 
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Archer Archer
Have you fully wound the watch using the crown?

How long did you wear the watch?

If that watch has not been fully wound, then timekeeping will not be very good, so you should fully wind it using the crown, turning it approx. 60 full rotations of the crown, set them time, and then monitor it against a known to be good time source.
100%. Mine does the same if I just wind it enough to get the gears turning, it will be a few hours fast within the span of a day, but it's +5 spd fast if I give the crown 50/60 turns before wearing it and stays that accurate.
 
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I worn the watch 8 hours and the set it down for the night.

I have worn it now none stop for about 30 hours.

I have just tried winding it myself and setting the date. The other think it the date changes at 11.55 not 12.

Something isnt right is it? Not great for a so called premium product

The date change is within tolerance, which is +/- 10 minutes of midnight.

You do need to wind the watch and wear it to get an idea of the timekeeping, so right now I suspect there's nothing wrong with the watch.
 
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M Mr Stephen Dean
I have just tried winding it myself and setting the date. The other think it the date changes at 11.55 not 12.

Something isnt right is it? Not great for a so called premium product
These aren't computers accurate to the fraction of a millisecond, you're dealing with 1700s technology, even my Rolex doesn't change the date until 12:04am. Stick with smart watches if you're nitpicky about it. You buy a watch like this because you don't want computer chips on your wrist and appreciate the past.

And if you're not happy with it now, just wait until your first service repair bill. 😲
 
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Archer Archer
The date change is within tolerance, which is +/- 10 minutes of midnight.

You do need to wind the watch and wear it to get an idea of the timekeeping, so right now I suspect there's nothing wrong with the watch.


I have tried winding it. Maybe i am doing something wrong.
 
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These aren't computers accurate to the fraction of a millisecond, you're dealing with 1700s technology, even my Rolex doesn't change the date until 12:04am. Stick with smart watches if you're nitpicky about it. You buy a watch like this because you don't want computer chips on your wrist and appreciate the past.

And if you're not happy with it now, just wait until your first service repair bill. 😲

Im ok with the date think just worried it wasnt part of the same problem. Oh i want this watch i can assure you.

And i am not nit picky.

But in 21 hours my watch goes forward 24 hours. Thats not rught is it?
 
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did you wind it ~60 full rotations as Archer recommended?
 
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did you wind it ~60 full rotations as Archer recommended?

I assume the guy in the shop did it. Can it be wound now once it is working or have i missed my chance
 
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