: I know this subject has been hashed over before, but do you people
: think that mechanical watches experience a "break-in"
: period like a car? My experience has been that there can be a
: slight change in accuracy of mechanical watches from "brand
: new" to slightly new, but that this settling-in of the
: movement is maybe a second or two per day. I own a mechanical
: Grand Seiko and it specifically states in the manual that there
: is a break-in period of 3 years and that the first service
: should be performed at this point to address metal particles
: etc. They do not refer to accuracy changes, however. Thanks,
: Roger.
Hey Roger, I don't much subscribe to the notion that watches have a break in period. But if Seiko
says it does, that's good enough for me. However, your post got my curiosity up a bit, so I took a
look at some of the owners manuals for watches I own. Not a word about a break in period from IWC, Rolex
or Union. Strange. I also looked in the owners manual for my truck, no break in period from Cummins. But,
if they did specify one, I don't believe they would want to overhaul it after that period. Let me
tell you this, it does run better the more milage there is on it. So, are you gonna send it to them after
the break in is over? And, are they gonna charge you for this service? Thanks.......David
