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What is your tolerance?
I saw a post earlier regarding regulating a watch and how accurate it can be made. What is your tolerance for accuracy, a second or two a day, 3,4 or more? The way I look at it is this way, I want my watches to be accurate but they don't have to be right to the second, a few seconds off, one way or the other is OK, maybe even a a few more. A second or two, or 3 or four never has and never will make me late, or early for anything, so I don't lose any sleep over a few seconds. One of my favorite vintage pieces actually gains about a minute a day but for once a week wear I don't worry about it. So, as the title asks, what is your tolerance for accuracy?
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What is your tolerance?
I saw a post earlier regarding regulating a watch and how accurate it can be made. What is your tolerance for accuracy, a second or two a day, 3,4 or more? The way I look at it is this way, I want my watches to be accurate but they don't have to be right ...
I don't mind few seconds..
I rotate my watch on daily basis and don't believe in winders(hence my love for three hands w date watches) so set them whenever I wear them
Couldnt agree more. I do the same.
It would bother me though to know that my watch is not "accurate". But then again, i dont test them at all. Just wear the.
That is very true,
It would bother me IF my watch is not accurate, but I don't test them to find out... just trust the manufacturer with overhauls
Don’t really care
I must admit I don’t really care about the accuracy, if it’s unworn for a while you must adjust or wind it anyway But I do like winders just for the convenience of just having to set time and occasionally the date but most of the times the watch I want is...
I don’t own any vintage anymore, but the ones I had were running at about 3-5s/day .
The modern watches that I own or owned has to be +1-+2 , otherwise they go on the chopping block . If John Harrison was able to do a chronometer in 1763 that ren at around +5s/day , then with today’s overused “technology “ it has to be better. I time my w...
My tolerance is 5 seconds a day
I once had a Blancpain Tourbillon which was 15 seconds fast a day. I understood why it had been sold to me at a 75% discount! Fortunately, I managed to sell it an an auction. For me nowadays, the beauty of the movement, case, dial and hands is insufficien...
Great Topic!
I have only ever worn mechanical (mainly automatic -winding) watches. I have become accustomed to whatever watch I am wearing to be accurate within about 5 minutes per month. I am totally good with that. Recently, I bought a brand new Patek Philippe 5320g...
40 seconds a month is indeed impressive
That 324 workhorse movement in your 5320G is quite something.
Depends on the particular complication of the watch:
If a watch includes a chronograph then it 100% should be +/-
I have to confess that I want my watches
to be accurate. Even if I know that these are mechanical watches. I have the luck that most of my watches are reliable in this respect. I can easily accept +1 to +4 seconds per day, but cannot bear when one of my watches loses time. Thanks for this intere...
With any vintage, even one that shipped out as a chronometer, I'm ok . . .
. . . under ten seconds per day. Any more than that and it's back to my watchmaker for regulation. Art
