Alright,
I timed the watch... sitting on my nightstand it keeps perfect time. Once the watch is on my wrist it gains about 10 minutes a day. I already sent it back to Chris once, and although it is much better now (gaining 30 minutes a day), it is still not great.
I think I am going to just bite the bullet and search around for a local repair shop that can fix it (as opposed to sending it away for another 7 weeks.)
Unless anyone has any suggestions *it is important to note that I have no watch repair skill, and when it comes to small mechanical parts I am about as useful as a houseplant with a chainsaw*
Mike