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I now have owned two late model Seamasters, and they both had a tendency to run slow. The first, a mid-size Bond Model, ran -3 seconds a day almost from the day it was new, and gradually went to -5 seconds a day after about two years of daily wear. Although I would have preferred it to err on the fast side, that was acceptable.

I do second what Derek says about giving a watch at least a couple of months of wrist time before having it regulated. My latest Seamaster started off at +3 seconds a day in April, slowed to perfect time in about a month, and was at -8 seconds a day after three months. I sent it to OMEGA CH under warranty, and will post the results upon its return from its international tour, after there is time to actually measure its performance.

Tolerable inaccuracy varies for different folks. I have a brother-in-law with a new two-tone Rolex Submariner who could not tell me how much his watch gains or looses after 7 months of wearing it, as he claims not to care. I measure mine every day, and the vintage Picard Cadet Geneve chronograph I pulled out of the safe to wear while the SMP is away has kept PERFECT time for nearly a month, after no wear for ten years. Go figure?

After a couple of months of wear, if a quality watch is loosing or gaining 10+ seconds a day, I would get it regulated and resealed by someone who knows how, but that's me.