amfalconer
·Hi all, this is one for the watchmakers among us I guess, I’m just looking for a bit of advice.
For context, I have a rudimentary knowledge about watch movements, gained through some of the YouTube watchmakers, I’ve never done anything more complicated than removing a movement or changing a quartz movement's battery.
I've a 2019 Speedmaster Pro (1861), which has consistently run around +1spd and I've been extremely happy with it.
Since the clocks went back in the UK at the end of October, I've noticed on a couple of occasions now that the watch is running a couple of minutes slow - naturally, the first time I assumed I'd set it incorrectly.
I've since found out the watch is running about -7spd by carefully measuring against known sources over the course of a few days, obviously I don't have a proper timegrapher but using one of the phone apps, this would seem to support it - the watch seems to have dropped about 8 seconds in no time.
The (admittedly sketch) watch timegrapher app is giving me a middling beat error of 0.8ms although a healthy 270deg of amplitude (when adjusted for a 50deg lift angle), but I have seen this drop to a less healthy 230deg when measured around midday (this will also give varying times and beat errors which I guess is more of an issue with the app.
Also, I have noticed today holding the watch to my ear and listening, there is an audible click when held dial up, this is approximately every 15-20 seconds and sounds almost like a spring clicking or something jumping.
The watch has had a consistent 3 and a half years of wear, worn and wound daily, it's used gently so suffered no knocks or damage. By Omega's own guidelines the watch shouldn't need servicing for a short while yet - so do I send it in in the hope it's a repair rather than a service? - it still has a year and a bit of warranty cover.
In short, can I have damaged anything by changing the time? - I can't imagine it has issues with time setting as some movements with date complications have, and the watch time was changed in the late evening on an approx. 50% wind, and always clockwise in direction - I don't like fake hacking the watch.
My issue is the clicking, and if this could be something broken or amiss in the geartrain? And if so, would wearing it damage more parts?
Thanks in advance,
For context, I have a rudimentary knowledge about watch movements, gained through some of the YouTube watchmakers, I’ve never done anything more complicated than removing a movement or changing a quartz movement's battery.
I've a 2019 Speedmaster Pro (1861), which has consistently run around +1spd and I've been extremely happy with it.
Since the clocks went back in the UK at the end of October, I've noticed on a couple of occasions now that the watch is running a couple of minutes slow - naturally, the first time I assumed I'd set it incorrectly.
I've since found out the watch is running about -7spd by carefully measuring against known sources over the course of a few days, obviously I don't have a proper timegrapher but using one of the phone apps, this would seem to support it - the watch seems to have dropped about 8 seconds in no time.
The (admittedly sketch) watch timegrapher app is giving me a middling beat error of 0.8ms although a healthy 270deg of amplitude (when adjusted for a 50deg lift angle), but I have seen this drop to a less healthy 230deg when measured around midday (this will also give varying times and beat errors which I guess is more of an issue with the app.
Also, I have noticed today holding the watch to my ear and listening, there is an audible click when held dial up, this is approximately every 15-20 seconds and sounds almost like a spring clicking or something jumping.
The watch has had a consistent 3 and a half years of wear, worn and wound daily, it's used gently so suffered no knocks or damage. By Omega's own guidelines the watch shouldn't need servicing for a short while yet - so do I send it in in the hope it's a repair rather than a service? - it still has a year and a bit of warranty cover.
In short, can I have damaged anything by changing the time? - I can't imagine it has issues with time setting as some movements with date complications have, and the watch time was changed in the late evening on an approx. 50% wind, and always clockwise in direction - I don't like fake hacking the watch.
My issue is the clicking, and if this could be something broken or amiss in the geartrain? And if so, would wearing it damage more parts?
Thanks in advance,
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