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Nine Seconds/Day a bit high (More)
In Response To: SMP Break-In Period ()

I don't think a break in period will bring your watch down more than a few seconds a day. Nine seconds is very close to the threshhold where most owners would want to have it regulated by a competent watchmaker. Unfortunately, buying off of Ashford will probably mean you'll have to pay for that service.

Mark

: I just bought a new SMP "Bond" from
: Ashford.So far the watch is 9 seconds fast
: per day.Since this is outside chronometer
: spec's I'm hoping things will improve.Has
: anyone else bought a SMP that was this
: inaccurate?Also,I had a tiny spec of dust
: under the anti-reflective coating on the
: inside of my watch.This was annoying for a
: couple of days but it is unnoticeable to
: anybody but me.Afer I read all the horror
: stories of dust,debris etc. under the
: crystal of other owner's watches I felt
: lucky mine was so insignificant.

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