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Even after wearing the watch a full day or winding it 20 or so times, the next day I wake up the watch is still running but the date has not advanced. What could cause this?

This is the OMG0035 from trustytime that has the Asia Automatic 21J

What can I do to "help" it? Thanks.

That's not a real Merc - it's a rep! See how the star is a little off? j/k!!

Do reps really die that easily?

Looks like the Chronographs can't be waterproofed

I'll either get this watch anyways and be really careful

or

I will look at the SeaMaster Professional Black

or

the Planet Ocean Black 42mm - ETA (4th Gen)

I don't want the Ultimate cause I only have a 7" writst.

I will post pics soon, I promise, but i'm working a 24 hour shift today, won't be done until tomorrow 8AM PST.

I say it's far better than my blue SMP for several reasons. The bezel on my blue one was first of all not aligned correctly, which I expected, but I also couldn't remove it to fix it. It also clicked oddly and wouldn't quite line up right with the hour markers, it was half way in between. It was also missing the 3 o clock hour marker which I did not expect, and there was a bit of lume or something on the edges of the hands as well. The clasp on my blue one was also very loose, it and the divers extension would always pop open. Most importantly, my blue SMP would stop at random times, something was wrong with the movement. I tried winding everyday, didn't work. The estimated repair was around $100 US.

I think I was a bit disappointed in the blue SMP not only for these reasons, but also because I really wanted this black chrono to begin with. I'm willing to live with a flaw like poor subdial spacing because I like it so much, and it's functionally sound -- good bracelet, solid and aligned bezel, and the movement is accurate thus far. I think I got into the blue SMP when the models being released were becoming poor in quality due to its popularity. Oddly enough, my blue SMP met a fitting end: it fell down an elevator shaft and was pretty much destroyed. The crystal popped out, the band tore in half, and the hands were bent. Luckily, the outer clasp engraved with "seamaster professional" was not damaged, so I can swap it with the incorrect speedmaster clasp on my new one If anyone needs an SMP case let me know, or the malfunctioning movement I will get rid of as well.

Again, pics soon, possibly against a gen.

I almost pulled the trigger but emailed tt about the $50 waterproofing option first.

Your elevator story is another reason to have a Rep - if that happened to a Gen I would have cried.

Just got my black Seamaster Chrono today. It is excellent, far better than my blue SMP. Of course it has excellent weight and feel, the bezel is aligned and clicks smoothly and solidly. The chronos work perfectly and the helium valve doesn't not totally unscrew like the old SMP's, it unscrews and stops. The subdial spacing is off, but since I like the gen so much it doesn't bother me. The bracelet uses pins and does indeed have a speedmaster clasp, but it looks like it can be traded out for the correct clasp from an SMP without any problems.

I'm going to compare it directly with a gen and post pics soon, but if you're considering getting one, do it.

omeega,

Could you post some pics soon please? This is the one I am looking at.