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: I agree that is probably true, but if it is
: obvious with my eyes (.5mm = .04 inch = 4
: hundreths). It's still too much because
: right when I saw it, I was uneasy about it.
0.5 mm divided by 25.4 mm/inch = 0.01968 inch = about 2/100ths. You can verify this with the length conversion calculator at: http://www.webcom.com/legacysy/convert2/length.html.
Well, it is up to you whether the difference is enough to bother you.
: Question : in terms of getting the watch
: "fully wound" to test out the
: accuracy and power reserve, is wearing it a
: full day sufficient for testing?
Wearing-time is a bad measure, because people's activity levels and manners of movement are all so different. Best way is to manually wind the watch for about 25-30 turns.
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