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: I just took delivery of a new Deville Prestige
: Automatic and there are a couple of
: bothersome things about it. This is my first
: automatic watch, so I'm interested in a more
: experienced perspective.
: First, it is very noisy. It jingles and rattles
: quite noticably with a gentle shake.
This is probably normal since you do have many internal parts that are freely moving. If the watch keeps poor time, you may have a loose or broken part. Otherwise, though, this is normal for an automatic watch. When you shake it you SHOULD be able to hear a rattling sound.
: Second, I understood that an automatic's second
: hand moves in a continuous sweep. This one's
: hand moves in a tiny jerky motion (5+ jerks
: per second)
This is a common misperception. The second hand is actually moving at 8 small ticks per second (that is, in 1/8 second increments), which gives the illusion of a constant sweeping motion to the untrained eye.
: Third, the Omega mark on the back is not
: centered on the watch. The serial number
: beneath it is though.
I can't really comment on this except to say that it may be poor quality control on Omega's part.
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