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James Bond Seamaster advances by 40 sec/day

My friend just sold me an Omega Seamaster Professional Chronometer (James Bond Model). What a beauty this watch is!!! It was just purchased by my friend last November 1998, so it is fairly very new. The watch has never been serviced or tampered.

I noticed the watch has been going fast by approximately 40-50 sec/day, if I wear it while sleeping it only advances around 30-35 seconds a day. This is the first time I have purchased a chronometer, and I enjoy the watch because of the marvelous sound it produces (the classic tick of a chronometer) but I dislike it because of its inaccuracy in timekeeping compared with a quartz watch.

Is this inaccuracy normal? Considering most chronometers can be used for many years and even a lifetime, is servicing this seamaster already needed considering it is only 1.5 years old?

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