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Hi crunchers, my alpanist loses about a minute a week, is it worth having a watch maker regulate it to be a bit better?
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Hi crunchers, my alpanist loses about a minute a week, is it worth having a watch maker regulate it to be a bit better?
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No…a minute a week means 8-9 seconds per day. That’s really good for this movement and automatics in general.
That’s 9 seconds per day slow. Well within Seiko specs. It can do better though should that be important to you.
To me that’s acceptable as it’s less than 9 sec/day. Anything more than 15 sec/day will bother me. So no, I can live with that😊
9s is fine. You might be able to improve that by trying different resting positions overnight.
I wouldn’t
But that amount time of difference wouldn’t bother me.
It's an automatic watch,
Nature of the beast.
It's fine no matter what the YT mavens tell you.
9s is fine. You might be able to improve that by trying different resting positions overnight.
Highly recommend finding the best position to have it rest overnight. The 6R movements can be a bit irregular when it comes to positioning; having it rest with the crown up or dial down could make it gain seconds or reduce the time lost.
Set it a minute fast and reset every two weeks 😎 Also, see if you can positionally regulate it overnight - my NH35 gains 5spd on wrist or stored flat but loses 4s overnight if stored 12-up.
Thanks for all the reply’s they all make sense.
Doesn’t seem like it’s necessary as it’s within Seikos specs.
While I agree with most of the comments here, if the watch losing time is what ultimately keeps you from enjoying the watch, and you love the watch...
I think it's worth having the watch checked and possibly regulated.
At the very least, you can see what the timegrapher says about the watch.