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Nothing to Worry About....

: Hi everyone! I'm a big fan of automatic
: watches, and I have a few. Not a long time
: ago I had a chance to look and to try on SMP
: and since wanted that watch. Not because I
: need a watch, my drawer is full of different
: type watches, but because of ...well, u know
: what i mean!!! Just fell in love with that
: beauty! And finally couple weeks ago went to
: AD to get my new seamaster!!! Any ways, to
: make long story short.
: This chronometer is something or it's
: something? First day it gained about 2,5
: seconds, next day only one...then in next
: couple days it lost 2 seconds. It was always
: on my wrist 24/7 and for first 10 days of
: wearing it watch gained only 2-3 seconds!!!
: On a weekend i washed my car, so i placed it
: in my drawer face up and when i picked it up
: next day it gained 5 sec!!! So on the wrist
: for 10 days difference is about 2-3 sec, and
: in drawer for only one day 5 sec ahead! Is
: there any specific position that i need to
: put it so it will be more accurate? I don't
: know those tricks because it's my first
: chronometer. Would appreciate any
: comments!!! thanks a lot and happy days with
: your great watches!!!
: BTW i'm wearing it since I got it from a drawer
: for 24/7 and for 13 days it lost about only
: one second. I would't believe if someone
: would tell me this, but it's true!!! Can't
: wait to rate it for a full first month!!!
: Will be +/-1 or something like
: that...extreme!!!

Based on your story above, your watch has never been out of the COSC spec of -4 to +6 seconds per day. In fact, other than the time you left it in the drawer and it gained 5 seconds, it has actually kept exceptional time. It sounds to me like you have a very accurate watch....enjoy it!!!

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