mexrolex Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Hi, My brand new GMT master is starting to worry me. First it was that the hand was moving too slowly (I just misunderstood how the GMT hand actually worked) Now the hand seems to reach the markers too early! For example, now the hand is practically on the dot for 17 and I still have about 13 minutes before it reaches 23:00 (my time) Is this normal? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexrolex Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Anyone?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I know why it would be mooving to slowly but it is almost impossible for it to move to fast as it is driven from the hour hand any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexrolex Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 For example - at 19:55 the GMT hand was pointing sharply to 14 on the bezel, which was also aligned with the marker for 8 o clock. Now my understanding would be at 20:00 local time for the main hour hand, the GMT hand would move to 14 and point sharply on the thick indent on the dial. Is this the way it should work? Also, what might cause it to run slowly? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 if the GMT hand is loosing time it would be too much or not enough oil in the slipping wheel(clutch) on the GMT drive, ie it was slipping when it should be sticking. This could be because it is too wet or too dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 6, 2010 Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 ok what you need to do is at midnight tonight make sure that your GMT hand and the hour hand are pointing at 12, then tomorrow night at midnight tell me if the are both pointing at 12 again, and then we will know that the GMT hand is slipping or not, ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexrolex Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 Hi, thank you for your reply. I saw that the GMT hand and the main hour hand met at 6 o clock tonight, and the GMT hand was slightly, but ever so slightly ahead. But I just took off the watch, and from a different angle - the GMT hand lines perfectly! Maybe I just jumped the gun? It actually looks a lot better now. I'll report back tomorrow when the hands meet. I suppose it's the same result, I just don't want to keep adjusting the GMT hand as I've done that alot so the result at 6 o clock would be the same if I adjusted it back to midnight? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 How is it running ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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