Well, I was boasting about how accurate my Omega watch was... but I wanted to be sure about it and conducted another synchronization test. I went to set it and did something that I've now learned I probably shouldn't have done--moving the hands backward. I saw in one of the Chronocentric info documents that you should refrain from doing this.
As a result, I think, my watch is now gaining more time than it did before. I'm now acquiring 6 seconds per day, instead of 1 second per day. Is the watch movement that delicate? Or is my particular watch perhaps not as durable as I was expecting? When I pull the crown, the second hand continues to turn. What I found was that if I turn the crown backward and hold it, the second hand is momentarily stopped. I did this to precisely synchronize the seconds with the atomic clock. I take it this was a "bonehead" move and I shouldn't do it again. Afterall, why be silly and obsess about being off a few seconds, right?
I do realize that the amount of time gained will vary depending upon the position of the watch (I like the idea of experimenting with face down, face up, left side, and right side resting positions overnight). I'm going to try out a few positions to see if it affects the rate of deviation. Eventually I will let go of this rather useless pursuit of accuracy... I have a Citizen Eco-drive that gains 3 seconds a month and I haven't found any requirement in my life for that kind of accuracy!
The other thing I've come to realize, is that I won't be wearing my Omega every day of a given month... so it will run down and require a time resetting. So, again accuracy is not very important afterall. Still, if there are precautions that can be taken to avoid disturbing the watch movement accuracy, I'm more than happy to abide (I don't want to end up gaining 60 seconds a day because I'm naive about the care of my Omega!).
