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Re: Seamaster 2254.50
In Response To: Re: Seamaster 2254.50 ()

I have the same sound when locking down the stem. It does not decouple and is effectively still winding the watch as it locks down. Not to worry.

: I have the same model, and losing 1 minute a
: week would be a bit annoying for me, it's
: not even within chronometer spec. Mine is
: very slightly fast, maybe 1 or 2 seconds per
: day.

: Have you already experimented with overnight
: positioning? Mine gains several seconds
: overnight if I lay it flat on the back,
: maybe finding a similar position might help
: you to control accuracy somewhat better.

: I basically don't set my watch and let the
: overnight positioning do the work for me. I
: was taking watch photos on the weekend and
: had to stop and set it then, but before that
: I don't think I've even had unscrewed the
: crown for 4 weeks or so.

: As for the clicking: You don't need to wind
: this watch, just like every automatic you
: _can_ wind it, though, and no, you can not
: overwind it. The "idle" position
: of the crown is the winding position, and
: screwing down happens just in this position.
: The winding action isn't somehow
: "decoupled" (sorry for the
: wording) when you start pushing the crown in
: to screw it down.

: I hope this eases your mind a little bit.

: -hacmac (Insomniacs anonymous, 4:40am here)

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