Re: A few suggestions which I hope help.
Yes I agree and I do wear mine almost 10+ hours a day. I did not have this issue before I had sent it for repair.
: Great watch! Is this the only watch you wear? I'm asking that
: because it is an automatic watch that must be worn probably 10
: hours or so each day in order for the automatic rotor to keep
: the watch sufficiently wound. I have an Omega Railmaster that
: keeps perfect time when I wear it all day but not so perfect
: time if I leave it in my watch box every other day or so. Even
: manually winding the watch and then putting it in the box does
: not guarantee perfect time keeping. I have multiple watches so
: my Railmaster is not worn each day. If in fact you are wearing
: your Aqua Terra all day, every day, then it should be accurate
: within 7-10 seconds per day provided you have enough wrist
: activity to keep the rotor spinning during the day (to keep the
: watch sufficiently wound). My Railmaster has the coaxial
: escapement movement and when I first bought it, I too had a
: similar problem with the watch stopping within the first year of
: use and I had to send it to Omega service in NJ. Since I had one
: of the first versions/models of the Omega coaxial escapement
: movement (2403) I believe Omega service in New Jersey had a
: modification they incorporated to fix a possible issue with
: these first innovative movements (if a watch was returned within
: the three year warranty period). My watch runs fine now as long
: as it is properly wound. I would recommend you do the following:
: Manually wind the watch fully (about 60 winds with your thumb
: and index finger) next morning before putting it on and then
: wear it all day until you go to bed. If the watch is still
: losing 60 seconds or so the next morning, then yes, its
: regulation is unsatisfactory and you have a legitimate issue.
: However, I have a strong feeling that the issue may be related
: to the watch winding down (not fully wound) each day. Some
: arm/wrist activity is key to keeping an automatic watch
: sufficiently wound. It is okay to supplement the automatic
: winding with manual winding if this helps keep the watch nearly
: fully wound.
: By the way, while others will disagree, I am not a fan of watch
: winders (battery or electric), especially the cheap ones found
: on e-bay. I believe they keep watches too fully wound which I
: believe affects their regulation. They never allow a watch
: sitting in such a winder to ever unwind even the slightest
: amount (the cheap winders, that is). Plus, many of the cheap
: ones have magnets in their motors that are too close to the
: watch being wound. Remember, magnets are a watch's enemy. NEVER
: put your watch on top of anything with a strong magnet in it
: like loudspeakers (the tweeters near the top typically emit a
: strong magnetic field) or the older TV's with picture tubes.
: They can magnetize the watch's movement which a watch maker
: would then need to demagnetize (actually an easy fix). Also, if
: you must use a watch winder, buy a really good one (expensive)
: like Orbita, Wolf Designs, etc.
: Good luck with your Aqua Terra! I'll be very curious if my response
: helps you at all.
