zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Hey all,

I've been reading this forum with much interest since I got my first Omega as a present for graduating law school last month. My father's a Rolex guy, but I've always loved Omegas.

I have a 2054.50. I asked for a 2254.50, and my parents ordered one from the AD, but he gave them a 2054.50 (I'm pretty sure he knew what he was doing) but they didn't notice the difference in the bracelet. I noticed it, but decided to give it a day or so to see if I might like the Bond bracelet better. I ended up deciding that I liked them both, so I'm planning on ordering the new style bracelet as well. The Bond bracelet is dressier, so I can dress up my SMP when I want to, but I think I'll wear the new style bracelet more often.

Anyway, I wear the watch about 10-14 hours a day and place it flat on my nightstand at night (I did a search prior to this posting, and I read that it is better to keep the watch on its side, crown up, at night, so I will do that from now on). Since I wear it quite a bit, I'm pretty sure it is close to fully wound most of the time. I've noticed that I've lost a few minutes over the last couple weeks, so I set my watch by an electronic clock last night (not atomic but probably still pretty close to perfect accuracy). I set the time at 12:30 last night, and today at 6:30 PM, the watch had lost 10 seconds over the 18 hours, which equals 12.5 seconds a day. That's obviously way outside the COSC specs.

I know that the watch is a few years old, and that it probably sat idle for most of that time, so it is still in the break in period (I got it on May 22). I also know that I need to observe the watch's performance for more than a day or so to get a better idea of its accuracy.

Is this an acceptable variation during the break in period? Although the watch is a few years old, it is essentially brand new. The red dot is on the underside of the case. Should I give it a while or should I send it for service now?

-Jon