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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...