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I received my 18K red gold automatic Speedmaster with triple canlendar (Day-Date-Month) on October 16. It gains about 5 seconds per 24 hours. Excactly like your experience with your Speedmaster Professional. I have tried everything I can think of and nothing seems to really matter. The only difference I have noticed is that when I left the chrono keep running continuously for 48 hours, it gained about 6 seconds per 24 hours. Now I have had it for 24 days and its running pattern does not seem to have changed a bit. Unless the so-called "break-in" period takes longer, I guess that's what we have to live with.

Personally, the less-than-perfect accuracy does not bother me. My Seiko alarm chronograph (quartz) is far more accurate than all my Omega and other Swiss mechanicals. But this gold speedy has been on my wrist every day since I received it. It's my favorate for reasons other than being super accurate. Of course, as a timekeeping instrument it is also good enough for my purposes.

C.K.

: I just received my new SMP on Saturday morning.
: It's running about 16 seconds fast in just
: under 60 hours (which is at the outer limit
: of the certification range of -2/+6 per
: day). I've tried setting the watch in
: different positions on my night stand (as
: Derek suggested) but I can't seem to find a
: position in which it will lose any time at
: night.

: So, I have two questions: (1) Is there a
: position that will invariably result in a
: loss of time at night (and it's just a
: matter of finding it)?

: (2) I understand that shipping a watch may
: result in the need to have it "settle
: down" for some period of time before it
: starts running in a regular groove. Is that
: true and how much time should I expect is
: needed to pass before I should consider
: having the watch regulated?

: As always, you comments are much appreciated!

: Loren