The Prodigal Son Returns

[freddy333]

The watch used as the initial test bed for the powdered graphite treatment was returned to me tonight. Oddly, not due to any mechanical problems, but, instead, because its owner simply tired of it. Not only is this infamously unreliable Asian Rube Goldberg chronograph still keeping good time 2 years hence, but, more importantly, its previously wandering hour totalizer seems to have corrected itself. Or, at least, it has not wandered from its (12 o'clock) null mark in the 5-6 hours the watch has been residing on my wrist

So, it seems that what I initially thought might be a very temporary band-aid for ailing secs @ 6 Daytonas has turned out to be a practical & long-term remedy.

[Toadtorrent]

That's great news...maybe I should reconsider an IWC Porto afterall...hmmmm....

[coolfire]

Really glad for you, freddy!

[alligoat]

  On 1/8/2010 at 11:57 AM, Toadtorrent said:

That's great news...maybe I should reconsider an IWC Porto afterall...hmmmm....

+1

Thanks for the update Freddy.

[gioarmani]

Cool!

The one I treated well over a year & a half ago is still also running strong--mind you this only gets wrist time about 4 or 5 days months:

[FxrAndy]

Well that is good news, the graphite treatment is a success i would say after that trial.

[robertk]

I was prepared to do mine as well, but it is still keeping great time after 9 mos and chrono's work perfectly.

[IanH]

  On 1/8/2010 at 8:21 AM, freddy333 said:

The watch used as the initial test bed for the powdered graphite treatment was returned to me tonight. Oddly, not due to any mechanical problems, but, instead, because its owner simply tired of it. Not only is this infamously unreliable Asian Rube Goldberg chronograph still keeping good time 2 years hence, but, more importantly, its previously wandering hour totalizer seems to have corrected itself. Or, at least, it has not wandered from its (12 o'clock) null mark in the 5-6 hours the watch has been residing on my wrist

So, it seems that what I initially thought might be a very temporary band-aid for ailing secs @ 6 Daytonas has turned out to be a practical & long-term remedy.

It's very nice to know that this mod does work!