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What is your most accurate mechanical watch?

  1. gbesq Jul 10, 2020

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    For me, my SMPc 2500d and my Speedmaster Professional 1861 are both within +/- 1-2 spd. Next in line would be my vintage Constellations with the 551 movement.
     
  2. Canuck Jul 10, 2020

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    Hands down, my most accurate mechanical watch. Within 15 seconds per month.

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    My 68 year old Waltham 1623 Vanguard is within 5 seconds per week, carried 16-hours per day, and face up for 8 hours per day.

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  3. YY77 Jul 10, 2020

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    Are we talking about accuracy not considering the positional variations, if not I balance out the gain/loss at night so my Speedy 3861 is now at +0.1s off the timing which started March 29th. My El Primero is zero seconds deviation starting April 19th.
     
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  4. gbesq Jul 10, 2020

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    Yes, I should have accounted for positional variation from day to day. If I do that, my SMPc is close to 0 deviation and my Speedmaster is off by about 10 seconds on a monthly basis.
     
  5. Canuck Jul 10, 2020

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    My Date-Just runs within 15 seconds per month without any “rest it this way”, or “rest it that way”. When I do choose to wear it for a long term test, I just wear it, rarely taking it off. The Waltham usually runs 12 up in the pocket, and face up when not worn.
     
  6. gbesq Jul 10, 2020

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    Excellent numbers. I don’t rotate the resting position of my watches day to day, but I often wear one while I’m sleeping, so who knows how many positions it’s in during a 7-8 hour stretch while I’m asleep.
     
  7. YY77 Jul 10, 2020

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    I'm just a stickler for managing the deviation so it's close to zero until I have to set it to Daylight savings time. Blame it on my OCD.::screwloose::
     
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  8. FreelanceWriter Jul 10, 2020

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    All three (911, 1861, and the 1045 Grail in my avatar) are about +10 sec/day.
     
  9. SkunkPrince Jul 10, 2020

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    My Seamaster Professional with the 1120 was keeping time within a second or two a day until it wasn't. We'll see how it is when I get it back from servicing. My Railmaster LE is about +3 on the wrist. The others aren't quite so close but less than +5, usually.

    I seem to be pretty consistent in my habits so my watches are fairly stable.
     
  10. ras47 Jul 10, 2020

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    My Co-Axial Speedmaster gains about 1 minute a month when I wear it daily. Works for me!
     
  11. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jul 10, 2020

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    My 3313 POC and my 145.022-76 are tied neck and neck and within +\- 3
     
  12. OmegaFan503 Jul 11, 2020

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    My Rolex Explorer .. +2s per day consistently
     
  13. Faz Jul 11, 2020

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    It's a tie...
    The Longines and GMT are a few seconds fast per day.
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  14. Tet I prefer Dilmah do try it Jul 11, 2020

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    Given a full wind once per day this one gains a consistent 1.5 seconds per day. Not bad atall for an over 50 year old.

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  15. DSotW Jul 11, 2020

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    For me it's a Steinhart Ocean One Vintage Red, the ETA movement loses less than 15 seconds per month.
     
  16. Professor Jul 11, 2020

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    I have a old Soviet Pobeda I got in NOS condition years ago. In a 28 day test it stayed at a steady -2 seconds every seven day week, 8 seconds during the entire 28 day test. That was leaving it dial up when not winding daily or checking the time.
    Not quite that accurate if worn all day but still far more accurate than one would expect from such and old and simple movement.
    It is extraordinarily clean on the inside, so I figure it was serviced not long before I got it. It came in a factory delivery box with no sign of ever having been on a band of any kind. s-l1600 (4).jpg

    I also have a refurbed Fortis that proved uncommonly accurate. It would gain 1 second every five days.
    Unfortunately it began to lose about 2 seconds per day after I switched out the bracelet that was on it for an adjustable expansion band.
    No idea why it would do that unless there was some tiny magnetic charge in one band or the other. I've demagnetized the watch with the new band with no results.
    The band is very comfortable so I wear this watch quite often. Being a refurb I'm less bothered by the possibility of it being damaged.

    My Slava seems to be staying within +2 seconds per week if worn about 12 hrs a day and left dial up overnight. There seems to be very little positional error. I had not worn it much after I first got it because the bracelet it was on was not comfortable. With a new leather band it seemed to become more accurate the longer I kept it wound and running.
     
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  17. Bluedial Jul 11, 2020

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    Around 2 secs per day
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  18. 1st speedy Aug 29, 2020

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    For me it's my Tudor BB MT5602. Crown down, crown up, on the wrist... Whatever position, it runs at 0.2spd.
     
  19. Marsimaxam Aug 29, 2020

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    It’s a three way tie between my Rolex 1675, Omega Speedmaster 105.012-66 and my Seiko diver 6105-8110. All wearing on wrist.
    Either one in the course of a month loses between 15 and 30 seconds. The Omega just had serviced in June, the other two, just keep on ticking.

    Whereas my AP, which I’m currently wearing, loses about one minute per day... time for a service. Who knew?
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  20. buramu Aug 31, 2020

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    I'm going to measure and track my watches to find out semi-scientifically, but I have a suspicion it's going to be a cheapo Flieger with a ridiculously well-regulated Miyota 9015 (although I'm rooting for my Speedy, which is now ticking at +2.5spd but needs more data points).