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Re: watch stopped running

In Response To: Re: watch stopped running ()

: I have owned a Bond model since July of '05 and
: it has not stopped on me one time. I do wear
: this watch daily. However, on weekends it is
: off my wrist for as many as 4 hrs daily.
: (gym, work around the house, etc) The rate
: has been constant at a solid - 1.5 or so
: seconds daily. I have heard that these
: calibers slow over time. I suppose that my
: concern would be that my watch would deviate
: drastically from that - 1.5 seconds over the
: course of the next 5 yrs. Is that a common
: phenomenon with these movements as time
: passes by? If anyone can chime in on the
: long term durability of this movement,
: please do so.

My Bond SMP is now 3 years and 2 months old, and it has not deviated at all. It has been kept on my winder or my wrist from day one, so it never "winds down". It did run at about +4.5 seconds/day for about the first year. Then I got it regulated and it has been at about +1.5 sec/day ever since. So, I haven't seen it change at all over the past 2 years since its regulation. Usually when you notice a major deviation in timekeeping, it's time for a servicing (this is assuming it is within the normal timeframe for a routine service).

So, despite my problem with my 2254.50 Seamaster, my Bond has been perfect. It has basically been running constantly for the past 3 years and hasn't given me any problems at all.