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My chronometer took at least 3 months to run in.
In Response To: Re: You've been just lucky (re. accuracy) ()

Although I think you should wait a little longer before coming to your final judgement, I doubt that 6 seconds a day might go away after 2 full months already.

Then again, 6 seconds is not _too_ bad. If you reclaim just a few seconds through overnight positioning and make a habit out of setting the watch every weekend or so, you're never too far off. At least, setting is easy: Yank out the crown, wait until the time is right again and push the crown back in.

Yes, I'm lucky with my "atomic" chronometer, but If I had to choose between a Quartz that's 3 seconds per week fast and a mechanical that's 6 seconds per day fast, I'd take the mechanical. Just hold a Quartz up to your ear once in a while and listen to the difference. :-)

-hacmac

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