Who has a METAS movement that is losing time?

rahul718

Did you get an answer from Omega on this? I created this thread a while ago for my PO8900 and it’s been sold since. I now only have a Seamaster 8800 that I bought new and noticing an issue. When I first got it, it would gain 1 second per day. The normal position that it would always gain time was overnight with dial up. Suddenly, one night it started to lose time in that position and ever since, I’d say it’s overall -1 second per day. I don’t mind it but the sudden change in accuracy has me curious. The watch has never been banged around or handled roughly, so I’m even more curious. In the grand scheme of things I can’t say I’m really bothered though. If/when it gets really bad then I’ll send it to Omega.

from the looks of it, others here have a similar issue, not with the watch running slow, but a sudden change in rate where it was previously running fast and is now on the slow end

Mike78

hi. I just made an account only for this...
maybe one of you guys can explain this... (thx in advance!)
I got many watches and recently bought a timegrapher.
every watch seems ok and the results match with the type of the movement; with one exception:
my sm_300 1957reedition...8806 movement...(still under warranty)

fully wound (min/max/seconds a day):
dial up: -7/-5
dial down: 0/+1
12h: -1/+1
3h: -1/+1
6h: 0/+3
9h: +1/+3

after 24 hours (min/max/seconds a day):
dial up: -7/-8
dial down: 0/+1
12h: 0/+1
3h: 0/+1
6h: 0/+3
9h: +1/+3

beat error is 0,0 /0,2; amp is also fine with 270/300...
well the weird thing (to me) is that dial up means dial up...
...means: only in the exact horizontal position (dial up) the watch is losing that much time...(?)
if I move the watch on the timegrapher for only one millimeter into any other angle(e.g. if I put a toothpick under the timegrapher), the figures will get normal...
so what is this phenomenon? THANK YOU!
mike

Mike78

hi. I just made an account only for this...
maybe one of you guys can explain this... (thx in advance!)
I got many watches and recently bought a timegrapher.
every watch seems ok and the results match with the type of the movement; with one exception:
my sm_300 1957reedition...8806 movement...(still under warranty)

fully wound (min/max/seconds a day):
dial up: -7/-5
dial down: 0/+1
12h: -1/+1
3h: -1/+1
6h: 0/+3
9h: +1/+3

after 24 hours (min/max/seconds a day):
dial up: -7/-8
dial down: 0/+1
12h: 0/+1
3h: 0/+1
6h: 0/+3
9h: +1/+3

beat error is 0,0 /0,2; amp is also fine with 270/300...
well the weird thing (to me) is that dial up means dial up...
...means: only in the exact horizontal position (dial up) the watch is losing that much time...(?)
if I move the watch on the timegrapher for only one millimeter into any other angle(e.g. if I put a toothpick under the timegrapher), the figures will get normal...
so what is this phenomenon? THANK YOU!
mike

SkunkPrince

I believe that is actually out of spec. You might ask for it to be serviced under warranty.

But before you do, how does it keep time on the wrist?

rahul718

I also have a theory....my watch is on my wrist maybe 15-16 hours a day and I see from many owners that this movement tends to lose time or run slower when worn (opposed to resting stationary). However, many are also not wearing it for 15-16 hours like I am - they’ll wear it maybe 10-12 hours a day. I’m thinking because they’re not subjecting the watch to as much wrist time, it allows things to balance out when they’re resting the watch at night.

Foo2rama

your watch, over night position makes no difference, then send it in hopefully your not +4 on average with large positional changes when you get it back.