specialvat Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I keep my watches on a winder, they all react differently some gain some loose the gens stay close to the time they should be. My AP EOD seems to gain ten minutes consistantly, so I took it off and followed the post on how to adjust the timing of the watch. It still gains ten mins and I ve adjusted it three times, so much so I dont think the adjuster will move any further counter clockwise. Anyone have an idea whats up with the bugger, or is it time to send it off for a pro to look at. Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading. Regards, DH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 I keep my watches on a winder, they all react differently some gain some loose the gens stay close to the time they should be. My AP EOD seems to gain ten minutes consistantly, so I took it off and followed the post on how to adjust the timing of the watch. It still gains ten mins and I ve adjusted it three times, so much so I dont think the adjuster will move any further counter clockwise. Anyone have an idea whats up with the bugger, or is it time to send it off for a pro to look at. Sorry for the long post, thanks for reading. Regards, DH. You could try wearing it a few days and see if the gain/loss is consistent then. Some watches are more "accurate" when worn as gain/loss when actually worn is averaged out over more positions, while in a winder, even though it's supposed to cycle through multiple positions, can sometimes not work the greatest for keeping accurate time. Sending it off to a pro is a cheap fix to have it checked and regulated. It could be the movement just needs servicing if it's over 9months old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raijor Posted January 15, 2009 Report Share Posted January 15, 2009 Perhaps the mainspring that has become magnetized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted January 16, 2009 Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Try a simple degaussing (The reallly cheap way is to go to a store with one of those "demagnitizer" things and buy something with an anti-theft tag on it...ask to put our watch right over the pad when the sales associate "demagnitzes" it ) at a mall kiosk or trusted watch repair specialist who is willing to work on reps and is NOT an authorized dealer...if that doesn't work, it might be time for a servicing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialvat Posted January 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2009 Thanks for the input guys, I work in a shop so I ll try the detagger idea. If not then its the heartache of sending it away, thanks again Toadtorrent, Raijor and Shundi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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