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I respectfully disagree. ...
In Response To: Re: SMP-hard use ()

While I would not normally dispute Derek's expertise in all things Omegan, I personally feel that -18 to 20 seconds per 24 hours is very excessive in a quality timepiece which is capable of far better performnace. My SMP (non Chrono) is accurate to within 2 seconds a day.

Mark

: One thing to note, the SMP ChronoGRAPH date is
: supposed to change slowly. It does not have
: the rapid date change like the regular SMP
: auto does. So the date on your SMPC should
: change slowly between 12:00 and 1:00.

: Well, does being a few seconds off disrupt your
: day? Or does this really mean resetting the
: watch once a week or so? Honestly, most
: people *should* be fine as long as their
: watch is within 1-2 minutes of correct time.

: Really, the bigger issue is if the watch has
: any misfunctions--like the chronograph
: starting and stopping problem you describe.
: That alone may be enough to be worth sending
: it in for a check.

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