Horological Meandering

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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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 

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like leaving your car in the garage idling.

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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.

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

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 ready to wear

Call it lazy but it is what it 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 watches fault when new , then weekly ...
Most can be regulated with ease to this rate , with just a little effort ...
I have no mercy!

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 insufficient to get me to buy a watch. It has to be reliable, accurate and from a brand with a good after sales service network. The market is very competitive these days and fortunately, there are brands who tick all of the above boxes.

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 from an Authorized Dealer here in Beverly Hills. This watch is of course made with all of the modern ( mechanical) technology available. I took delivery of this watch in late March of this year. So far it’s accurate to within about 40 seconds per month! For me, that’s a BIG DEAL!!! (It’s a really nice watch by the way).

That 324 workhorse movement in your 5320G is quite something.

If a watch includes a chronograph then it 100% should be +/- < 1 second within the max time recording limits. This is why I view the Grand Seiko Spring Drive chronograph as the best ever made. My Patek 5960 is also almost exactly accurate when worn over a 12 hour period.

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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 interesting post.

Best, Thomas

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