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Post by lagunatic on Dec 1, 2017 13:41:56 GMT -6
Since I cannot get an accurate reading for the month of November because of the time shift, my watch is running about minus one second every twenty four hours.
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Post by lagunatic on Jan 1, 2018 13:46:13 GMT -6
For the month of December, my Rolex 116618LN has lost thirty nine seconds in thirty one days. I wind my watch eighty turns twice a week, Mondays and Fridays. I wear the watch twelve hours a day. When I put my watch to bed at night I have the watch dial facing up. My three year warranty will expire February 3, 2018. I will update the accuracy of this watch one more month and that will be it for this thread.
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Post by rw16610 on Jan 1, 2018 13:53:32 GMT -6
lagunatic Nice to see this still keeping such good time! From my experience 3 years or more after purchase / service is when things started to act up for me. The majority go well beyond this point keeping excellent time and I get the feeling yours will be one of them. The fact you manually wind it twice per weeks could very well help this I bet.
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Post by lagunatic on Jan 1, 2018 15:26:54 GMT -6
lagunatic Nice to see this still keeping such good time! From my experience 3 years or more after purchase / service is when things started to act up for me. The majority go well beyond this point keeping excellent time and I get the feeling yours will be one of them. The fact you manually wind it twice per weeks could very well help this I bet. My 1978 Submariner-Date which I owned for 11 years would stop working after every 5 years. I had two overhauls on my Submariner-Date. My 1994 Sea-Dweller 4000 which I owned for around 16 years started acting up after 7 years. I finally had the Sea-Dweller overhauled around the ten year mark, I think. I finally had another overhaul on the Sea-Dweller after 6 years when it started acting up, and when the idiots at Ben Bridge Jewels puts a nice dent in the case when they gave me a free steam cleaning. I would never let anyone steam clean my watch ever again. I clean my own watch now.
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Post by rw16610 on Jan 1, 2018 15:42:32 GMT -6
Same, dish soap finished with watch spray is my go to method. I guess you had zero issues with accuracy leading up tho those services. Most AD's offer free steam cleanings for customers that own a brand they sell. I discovered this years ago and thought it was a cool thing to offer but have never taken them up on it and likely never will. I'm to a point where I don't even like AD people touching my watch as they help me put it aside on the pad to see theirs.
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Post by lagunatic on Jan 1, 2018 16:47:19 GMT -6
Same, dish soap finished with watch spray is my go to method. I guess you had zero issues with accuracy leading up tho those services. Most AD's offer free steam cleanings for customers that own a brand they sell. I discovered this years ago and thought it was a cool thing to offer but have never taken them up on it and likely never will. I'm to a point where I don't even like AD people touching my watch as they help me put it aside on the pad to see theirs. No problem with accuracy. The Sea-Dweller 4000 would just stop every so often, no matter how much I would wind it.
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Post by rw16610 on Jan 1, 2018 16:52:47 GMT -6
That's not so bad then, I guess it happens sometimes. You've had great accuracy over the decades. Which movement / watch was the most accurate if you cam recall? For those past watches did you wind them manually twice per week as well?
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Post by lagunatic on Jan 1, 2018 16:53:30 GMT -6
Same, dish soap finished with watch spray is my go to method. I guess you had zero issues with accuracy leading up tho those services. Most AD's offer free steam cleanings for customers that own a brand they sell. I discovered this years ago and thought it was a cool thing to offer but have never taken them up on it and likely never will. I'm to a point where I don't even like AD people touching my watch as they help me put it aside on the pad to see theirs. Don't let anyone touch your watch. Send it out for service yourself to an independent service center or the Rolex service center.
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Post by rw16610 on Jan 1, 2018 17:03:41 GMT -6
Don't let anyone touch your watch. Send it out for service yourself to an independent service center or the Rolex service center. I've seen first hand how rough / careless AD sales associates can be. Either they don't understand or don't truly care. One day I was at an AD here looking at Omega's and wanted to check out the Breitling's after. The sales associate guy was rushing and put a Seamaster back into the case without looking and smacked it against the Seamaster beside it. The loud sound made me cringe inside and I almost wanted to ask him if the watch was dented but knew well enough it was (so didn't). Over the years I've seen so many stories on various forums where people either buy a new watch that has a dent / scratch, or leave it with an AD for service and it comes back mangled. My GMT means too much to me to risk that, as I plan on keeping it and want to keep the material loss to a minimum from polishing.
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Post by lagunatic on Jan 1, 2018 17:16:38 GMT -6
That's not so bad then, I guess it happens sometimes. You've had great accuracy over the decades. Which movement / watch was the most accurate if you cam recall? For those past watches did you wind them manually twice per week as well? My 1978 Rolex was a real lemon. It was minus 10 seconds too slow. My parents had to drive me into New York City and visit the Rolex service center a few times to get it right. There was a spot on the date wheel, the hands were rusting. The bracelet was real junk back then. I think Omega had better quality bracelets back then. My Sea-Dweller 4000 was very accurate, it was like 3 seconds fast every 24 hours. Just the way I liked it. The two watches I never wound by hand as I can remember.
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Post by lagunatic on Jan 1, 2018 17:25:57 GMT -6
Don't let anyone touch your watch. Send it out for service yourself to an independent service center or the Rolex service center. I've seen first hand how rough / careless AD sales associates can be. Either they don't understand or don't truly care. One day I was at an AD here looking at Omega's and wanted to check out the Breitling's after. The sales associate guy was rushing and put a Seamaster back into the case without looking and smacked it against the Seamaster beside it. The loud sound made me cringe inside and I almost wanted to ask him if the watch was dented but knew well enough it was (so didn't). Over the years I've seen so many stories on various forums where people either buy a new watch that has a dent / scratch, or leave it with an AD for service and it comes back mangled. My GMT means too much to me to risk that, as I plan on keeping it and want to keep the material loss to a minimum from polishing. Most sales staff are so stupid. They are here today and gone to selling washing machines tomorrow. Hahaha
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Post by rw16610 on Jan 1, 2018 17:46:50 GMT -6
My 1978 Rolex was a real lemon. It was minus 10 seconds too slow. My parents had to drive me into New York City and visit the Rolex service center a few times to get it right. There was a spot on the date wheel, the hands were rusting. The bracelet was real junk back then. I think Omega had better quality bracelets back then. My Sea-Dweller 4000 was very accurate, it was like 3 seconds fast every 24 hours. Just the way I liked it. The two watches I never wound by hand as I can remember. Wow, that comes as no surprise to me though. Quality issues will sadly occur even on this level. Companies like Toyota implementing Lean Six Sigma significantly reduced defects but they're still known to occur nonetheless. I've got a great appreciation for the history of these watches BUT, totally agree. I could never wear a watch with end links and bracelets like those. Heck, back then most if not all didn't even have a double locking clasp! 18K white / yellow gold hands and hour markers are the ultimate solution to those infamous vintage versions that would corrode. These issues were some of the main reasons I decided to sell my Explorer II 16570. Didn't like the old clasp, HATED the hollow centre links, and couldn't deal with the bezel scratching and markings fading over time. The current Rolex line totally addresses all of these issues and couldn't be happier with my 6 digit reference piece! Most sales staff are so stupid. They are here today and gone to selling washing machines tomorrow. Hahaha As much as I hate to, there's no way I can disagree with that! Turnover at even the top AD's is insane. The result of this is an endless learning curve among staff and even retrieving basic information is like pulling teeth. Damaging people's property and store inventory is where I draw the line for tolerance. Even if they discount a watch with a dented case, it's worthless to me. Something requiring a heavy polishing before the warranty card even gets stamped / dated is outrageous.
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Post by lagunatic on Feb 1, 2018 10:34:17 GMT -6
For the month of January, my Rolex 116618LN has lost thirty two seconds in thirty one days. I wind my watch eighty turns twice a week, Mondays and Fridays. I wear the watch twelve hours a day. When I put my watch to bed at night I have the watch dial facing up. My three year warranty will expire February 3, 2018. This is my last update on this thread.
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Post by CHIP on Feb 2, 2018 1:13:49 GMT -6
For the month of January, my Rolex 116618LN has lost thirty two seconds in thirty one days. I wind my watch eighty turns twice a week, Mondays and Fridays. I wear the watch twelve hours a day. When I put my watch to bed at night I have the watch dial facing up. My three year warranty will expire February 3, 2018. This is my last update on this thread. That’s good. I can’t seem to get that out of mine.
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Post by watchheights on Jun 4, 2018 18:24:43 GMT -6
daytona is king yes
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