Does anyone's METAS Omega run slow?

I have an 8800 AT and position at night does seem to impact it. Mine isnt 5 to 7 seconds off though. Have you talked to your dealer? My guy would send it in for me if I had your situation.

I do not think you’re being picky or unreasonable. It says Master Chronometer on the dial so you can rightfully expect it to run better than it is. 🌈

I have an 8800 AT and position at night does seem to impact it. Mine isnt 5 to 7 seconds off though. Have you talked to your dealer? My guy would send it in for me if I had your situation.

Odd. There is a 10s per day discrepancy between the tested rate and the observed rate. You can probably have this regulated under warranty, no?

Bear in mind however that the posted screen grab seem to indicate a 14s deviation between positions. Does it provide more detail regarding the deviations for each of those positions? Perhaps you are storing the watch in a position where it runs particularly slow.

I don't think this is an unreasonable ask. You paid a lot of money and you want what it says on the can, a Master Chronometer.

I have an 8800 AT and position at night does seem to impact it. Mine isnt 5 to 7 seconds off though. Have you talked to your dealer? My guy would send it in for me if I had your situation.

Yeah I dare say I wouldn't care about it but I will say that that's a gorgeous Omega you have. I really love the look of this watch, particularly the grey leather strap on it. 👍

Mine does not. Yours shouldn't. Mine is rock solid at 3.5-4.5 seconds as day, slower when dial down at night, Faster when dial up.

I have been wearing it on the bracelet for a while lately, but I do love that leather. In fact a Watch Gecko video of this on that OEM leather is what “talked me into buying it”.

I'm a sucker for grey straps in general, but this watch, on that strap, is the coolest looking Aqua Terra in the vast range. Great choice 👍

I totally get you. I am also unimpressed by the "master chronometer" title omega branded themselves. Granted i only have 1 omega watch for now and that is a minute sample size. My metas certificate says +4.4 daily rate but mine would constantly run at +6 in a given 24 hour period no matter the state of wind. Ive tried not winding it much before putting it on and tried giving it 50 crown turns then putting it on for the day. Still the same deviation the next morning after it sits dial up overnight. I have found a solution that makes the watch slow down though. When placed 6 o'clock down / 12 o'clock up it only gains +2 per day.

Hopefully you can find a solution for yours as well. Metas isnt supposed to go below 0, but here we are🫠

Got an email. They basically said I could send it ( at my expense)but it could take a very long time as they are back logged. I’m paraphrasing but that’s the gist of it.

Hmmm I'd say head to a boutique with your watch, have them timegrapher it and say "look, you've seen how it runs, it's clearly out of spec, what can you do for me?" If that's not possible call Omega CS and explain to them the issue, get a human being on the phone.

Hey everyone so I just got an email from Omega. They are willing to look at it and sent me a form. However they not only expect me to pay for shipping and insurance they also warned me “ our lead time for services are hefty due to a heavy back log etc etc”. So maybe I’ll just wait until I’m in New York and talk to the boutique there

I am very in accuracy. I have android google clock sync to network time. I setup my watch to the second. Every day I check it again and take a note. So I have data of my watches accuracy. I wear my watches 8 - 12 hours a day.

I use the timegrapher to check and regulate my watch.

I like COSC certified watch, i have 3 of them: 2 Formex, 1 CW. It is as expected accurate.

If my Omega is not in METAS spec, I will claim warranty. (I dont have Omega btw)

Agreed, of a watch has a stated accuracy promise, it should run inside of those tolerances. This is why I'm EXTREMELY interested in the Omega SPIRATE system, which alleges +0 to +2 Seconds per day. That is EXCEPTIONALLY good for a mass produced mechanical movement and I have a feeling if Omega can get it working for the majority of their movements they'll put it on everything they can.

Yet we didn’t even see the spirate on the new Apollo 8 Dark side that came out this January. I have a feeling this one might not have the kinks worked out

Agreed, of a watch has a stated accuracy promise, it should run inside of those tolerances. This is why I'm EXTREMELY interested in the Omega SPIRATE system, which alleges +0 to +2 Seconds per day. That is EXCEPTIONALLY good for a mass produced mechanical movement and I have a feeling if Omega can get it working for the majority of their movements they'll put it on everything they can.

Yes. Omega should be accurate as promise, it is expensive. Formex and CW COSC cost around 2000. Mine is the spec.

Hmm yours runs at the EXACT upper limit.

In the broader scope, +6 is actually impressive, but they should not state something on paper if they could not deliver. Therein lies my disappointment. My Tag and IWC are running at +1 consistently and they have no cosc or published stated accuracy. Under promise and over deliver is the key.

Depending on the age and warranty.... If I were you I'd ask for a regulation 😅

Hi Mike, my Aqua Terra World Timer runs around -1 to -2 sec/ day on wrist and it bugs me too. I would prefer it to run faster vs slower. Maybe one day I’ll bring it down to Omega while it’s still within warranty but I always worry that something gets damaged while in their possesion.

It’s good to hear from another like minded guy. So I did get an email from them. Basically I can send it to them ( at MY expense) and then wait what they warned me would probably be a while. So for the time being I’m gonna let it be. Maybe I’ll take it to an Omega boutique if I’m near one