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Re: You are overdoing it! (More)
In Response To: You are overdoing it! (More) ()

: You should NOT be resetting it so often. You will note that my
: instructions say only to CHECK to accuracy before you go to
: bed and again in the morning. They do NOT say to reset the
: watch every time you measure the accuracy!

: Here's a scientific trick on how to tell how much the watch
: varied WITHOUT having to keep resetting it. If the watch is
: 5 seconds ahead of the atomic clock when you go to bed and
: 7 seconds ahead in the morning, you can use the mathematic
: principle of SUBTRACTION to tell that the watch gained 2
: seconds overnight without having to reset the watch! Cool,
: huh?

: Really, what the heck does it matter if your watch is off by
: less than a minute anyway? Other than annoying that little
: place in your mind that wants high precision, it should not
: have any negative effect on your life at all.

: So as I've said before... RELAX, QUIT FIDDLING WITH YOUR
: WATCH, AND START ENJOYING IT!

I think this happens when one owns a new watch. I've had my seamaster 2598.80 watch for 6 months, and I don't really care about the accuracy. I've noticed that it's off by +-5 min. give or take a few. i just reset it every other month when I have to change the date. just relax and enjoy the piece.

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