zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Your logic is correct.

However, I believe that a brand new well regulated chronometer shouldn't be off by 15 seconds/day in any of the normal positions, even out of the box.

It will likely slow down over a month or two as you point out (mine did), but I wonder how much.

Based on my experience with the SMP and the experiences of a number of contributors on this forum and on TimeZone, this watch is generally more accurate out of the box. If John can easily get a replacement I think it is likely to be better regulated than the one he has now. It depends on how happy he is.

I know you may have seen my numbers in other posts, but when I got the SMP 6 months ago it averaged 5-6.5 seconds/day fast when worn 24/7. It now averages 2-3 seconds/day. When kept crown right over night, it varies less than a second a day either way. Currently, the greatest deviation in any position + or - is less than 5 seconds/day. When new the greatest deviation was less then 8 seconds. Fifteen seconds just seems a bit high to me. Maybe I'm too anal.

Mark

Mark

: I would not say so for three reasons: 1. It is
: not a reasonable test of real world
: performance to measure it when it has never
: been worn and is not currently being worn.

: 2. He might have been storing it in the worst
: performance position. Quite possible since
: there is no simple way to know in advance
: which direction is best for any specific
: watch.

: 3. As watches settle in, they tends to run
: slightly slower. So a little fast at first
: is more likely for you to end up just right
: after settling in.