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Re: Omega Seamaster accuracy--too good to be true?
In Response To: Re: Omega Seamaster accuracy--too good to be true? ()

My watch is pretty accurate if I wear it without winding it manually. Strangely enough, it goes completely haywire and gains around 5 seconds within 3 hours, everytime it is wound manually. How can this happen? I can't imagine that I'm overwinding it.

Common man

: My watch was bought in 2004, though I don't
: know if it was actually manufactured that
: year. The watch sustained its accuracy
: through a combination of my wearing it and
: being kept on a watch winder at all times
: when not being worn. My DeVille has the
: power reserve indicator on the dial, and it
: never went below 4/4 (full power reserve)
: during the whole six months. I have several
: automatic watches that I wear, so the
: DeVille may have been worn once every 3-4
: days or so. Still, to maintain that level of
: accuracy during a combination of wearing and
: being kept on a winder is pretty hard to
: beat. None of my other watches come close to
: its accuracy.

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