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: it in to factory service center to be
: adjusted etc. and the repair personnel said
: the watch ran spot on when it left.

And I'm sure they gave no indication of what the problem was...

: A check with atomic clock shows last 24 hours
: it ran 9 1/2 minutes fast.

Out of curiousity, which atomic clock source are you using?

: Is it possible that the watch suffered some
: electromagnetic field while in transit from
: repair center via FEDEX?

Unlikely. FEDEX and other carriers frequently carry packages containing floppy disks and hard drives -- so should be well checked that they don't have anything that would erase or otherwise disrupt such materials.

For a moment let's rule out that the watch is a really wierd lemon.

If we assume that that watch left the store and the repair depot running okay... then the probablilities indicate that the source of electromagnetism might be in YOUR immediate environment.

Do you have any other mechanical watches? If not, then you wouldn't have noticed this issue before.

Look for and think of possible sources of magnetism. Do you work around high power equipment? Heavy electrical lines? Motors or other magentic devices?

Heck, a number of years ago I had problems with floppy disks I took home from work -- but only those I carried in my suit coat pocket. Turned out that the power window motor in the rear door of my car was scrambling the disks when I hung the jacket on the coathook over the door. You might be surprised where there may be a non-obvious magnet or strong electric field.