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A question about world time watches

 

I have 2 world time watches, brand doesn't matter other than they would be considered high quality models.  The question is how close should the 24 hour wheel correspond to the hands.  What I mean is on one model when the hands say 5 minutes past 6 the wheel lines up at 6 o'clock, about 5 minutes off.  The other watch is about 2-3 minutes off as far as hands corresponding to wheel.  As a nerd who looks for and is bothered by any imperfection I wonder if this is an expected deviation in these types of watches or should I expect better.  I have learned to live with it so I am hoping to hear from other owners that this is fairly typical with this type of watch.  Thanks for any responses or info people can give.

Stewart

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