zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Also if it is always a consistent 5.5 sec/day
: off, that can be regulated pretty easily to
: under 1 sec per day by any decent watchmaker
: in the space of a few minutes.

I do not agree with the above statement by rgp. Fine adjustment of the rate is not such a science. It often requires some trial-and-error.

Knowing how the watch runs on the vibrograph is NOT always indicative of how it will run on your wrist/nightstand over a several day period.

You should be very happy if any automatic watch is within 3sec./day. ANY person's wearing habits will throw off accuracy MORE that 1 sec. day.

Think of it this way, if you know it is fast by about 5.5sec/day, then at the start of a month all you need to do is set the watch about 1.5 minutes behind. By the end of that month, you'll be ABOUT 1.5 minutes fast or so. (5.5sec/day * 30 days = 165 sec. = 2min & 45 sec.)

Remember, EVENTUALLY it will slow down due to need for cleaning etc.

: Also keep in mind most of the electric gizmo
: quartzes seem to fall short of their
: manufacturer's stated accuracy.

I do agree with rgp here. At least on the "cheap" end, I've seen plenty of casios way outside of 10sec./month. I have not owned a high-end quartz such a Breitling (with "superquartz" movement) or the Omega x-33.

In the end I agree with Keith Downing, enjoy the watch.

MMC