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Called Omega, they say it's normal.
In Response To: Re: Help! SMP AC minute hand jumps when using chro ()

: I have a similar problem with my speedmaster
: and have sent it back for repair.

Thank you both for the replies.

I called Omega USA and they said that this behavior is not unusual. The minute hand will advance slightly when the stopwatch is started, but this does not affect the actual time -- the movement will "catch-up" to the minute hand.

From what I can tell playing with the watch right now this seems to be the case. The minute hand hits the minute marks exactly where it should despite several starts and stops of the stopwatch.

Now I'm really confused! Rich's SMP AC (nice watch, Rich ;) doesn't do this, Jakeni sent his Speedmaster in for repair because of this issue, and Omega tells me everything is okay. Jakeni, is your Speedmaster a Broad Arrow? I ask because the SeaMP AC and SM BA share movements. How bad was your problem?

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