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5 seconds/day?

Howdy all:

I recently bought a used 2531.80, which of course has the mechanical movement. And before you ask, yes, it's real (and also not "gray")...I have the original receipt and have contacted Omega to verify the serial. I absolutely love the watch.

When I received the watch, it was stopped, presumably from lack of motion. It started up within a minute or so of moving it around, and seems to be running fine. The issue is, it seems to be losing about 5 seconds every day, very consistently.

Any suggestions? Should I have wound the watch before I wore it? Should I put it down and let it stop now and then wind it? I don't have any problem with slight fluctuations, and I realize quartz is more accurate, but this consistent and significant loss every day has me a bit concerned. I've read the talk about setting it in different positions at night and monitoring it, etc., and honestly, that seems like a bit much. I find it difficult to believe that Omega would design a watch that requires that degree of user intervention to maintain any sort of appreciable accuracy, though I'm certainly no expert. :)

Thanks for your help in advance.

Best regards,
Christian

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