zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: So the other day I checked my Omega Seamaster
: 2531.80 time against time.gov and for a 30
: day period the watch was +1 min 15 sec, +2.5
: seconds a day which is still with in COSC
: specs, but here is where my question comes
: in.
: I have been sick lately so the last two nights
: I have taken the watch off (as I move around
: alot and did not want to bang the watch up)
: and set it on my dresser face up. I went to
: reset my watch today and my watch time
: compared to time.gov is now -1 sec over all.
: Is this strange?
: And when you do set a watch down what is the
: best position to place it in? (A picture
: would be helpful)

: Thanks in advance.

Jason,
Each and every mechanical watch is different and will keep time differently in different positions (crown up, down, dial up, etc.). It is therefore difficult to say how your particular watch will react to different positions. Based on what you've seen so far, you already have some idea.

A similar thing happened to me with my Bond SMP back when it was my only Omega. I wore it day and night and slept with it on, and it always gained 4-5 seconds per day. When I stopped sleeping with it and kept it dial up on my dresser at night, it went down to 1-2 seconds gain per 24 hours.

If you feel like experimenting, try leaving your watch in different positions overnight and see which one results in the best timekeeping. Good luck.

-John