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The budget Mondaine
Got this wonderful watch as a gift for Xmas. Have to admit I have always loved the Mondaine watches but never got around to getting one. This takes it...
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Strive for accuracy
So one thing I’ve always loved about automatic watches is the ability to keep time with just cogs and springs. I picked up my Orient pilot for under £...
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Thought I would turn to you lovely people in search for my 'grail' watch
Evening all! Long story short, I am yet, to this date, find my 'Grail' Watch. I love the flieger style watches, in particular the Laco/orient pilots w...
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I did this! Got a frankin watch from eBay for £12 and took it apart and rebuilt it! Solidified my confidence.
I would never do it to an “expensive watch” but for most of my watches (around the £100 mark) I don’t really trust the water resistance anyway. So I tinker with the speed as they are known for not being the most reliable or accurate movements 😂
I was the same! But I actually really enjoy doing it now 😂
It’s as simple as turning a screw to adjust the error
It’s just an iPhone app, so it’s reading -3spd
But this combined with the app twelve I’ve been tracking it’s error and adjusting the spd based on what the twelve app is giving me :)
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General Question/curiosity...
So yesterday, I tweaked my watch to be within 0.1s per day, and it held that accuracy until this morning. I popped my watch on this morning, tested it...
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Chasing accuracy 😂
So I got this Orient Pilot watch a few months back and it’s been consistently around +7s per day. I know this isn’t much but I wanted to do better. ...
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