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Post by rw16610 on Mar 1, 2017 19:15:45 GMT -6
Good stuff, Ron!
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Post by lagunatic on May 1, 2017 13:35:10 GMT -6
For the month of April, my Rolex 116618LN has lost forty two seconds in thirty days. I wind my watch 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.
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Post by lagunatic on Jun 1, 2017 10:26:37 GMT -6
For the month of May, my Rolex 116618LN has lost twenty nine seconds in thirty one days. I wind my watch 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.
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Post by rw16610 on Jun 5, 2017 22:00:01 GMT -6
I need a watch with one of the new movements in it! Good stuff, Ron!
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Post by lagunatic on Jul 1, 2017 10:16:35 GMT -6
For the month of June, my Rolex 116618LN has lost thirty three seconds in thirty days. I wind my watch 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.
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Post by CHIP on Jul 1, 2017 11:06:10 GMT -6
For the month of June, my Rolex 116618LN has lost thirty three seconds in thirty days. I wind my watch 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. That's really really good.
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Post by carl on Jul 1, 2017 12:06:42 GMT -6
My OP34 has gained just short off 14secs over the past 7 days, or +2secs per day. Had it exactly a week. My other OP34 with silver dial is just slightly better than that. No complaints here! I have been enjoying both immensely. Now that I have finished monitoring the accuracy, I will enjoy them even more.
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Post by Baco Noir on Jul 2, 2017 13:23:36 GMT -6
I check mine once when I buy it just to be sure it keeps good time and rarely thereafter.
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Post by lagunatic on Aug 1, 2017 9:38:05 GMT -6
For the month of July, my Rolex 116618LN has lost twenty five 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.
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Post by rw16610 on Aug 1, 2017 9:46:14 GMT -6
Great results! You've had his watch for almost 3 years now, right? If I recall correctly you said it's still on the original warranty. My guess is it'll maintain this timekeeping beyond that. I the past I wasn't as lucky though, but that was with the older movement. My GMT's running within COSC specs but on the minus end. I'll have to keep trying the dial up position to see.
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Post by lagunatic on Aug 1, 2017 13:40:37 GMT -6
Great results! You've had his watch for almost 3 years now, right? If I recall correctly you said it's still on the original warranty. My guess is it'll maintain this timekeeping beyond that. I the past I wasn't as lucky though, but that was with the older movement. My GMT's running within COSC specs but on the minus end. I'll have to keep trying the dial up position to see. I was told from the lady that works for Rolex at Jewelers On Time here in Newport Beach to wind the watch eighty turns. If you really notice it, you only turn the crown forty turns, half turns.
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Post by rw16610 on Aug 1, 2017 17:21:43 GMT -6
That's true! I had a strange thing happen after I got the GMT. It stopped running on me a few times which is very abnormal. It hasn't done this sense and is working fine now for a couple of weeks. Anyway, I started to think of that when I was giving it the 40 winds of the crown.
I can happily say there's no other watch I want (ok, other than the Submariner). These Rolex updates are beyond incredible. Makes me feel stupid for not doing this trade sooner lol. Better late than never, I guess!
By the way, is that the same place Vanessa from TRF works?
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Post by lagunatic on Aug 1, 2017 21:44:23 GMT -6
That's true! I had a strange thing happen after I got the GMT. It stopped running on me a few times which is very abnormal. It hasn't done this sense and is working fine now for a couple of weeks. Anyway, I started to think of that when I was giving it the 40 winds of the crown. I can happily say there's no other watch I want (ok, other than the Submariner). These Rolex updates are beyond incredible. Makes me feel stupid for not doing this trade sooner lol. Better late than never, I guess! By the way, is that the same place Vanessa from TRF works? Yes, That's the lady I was talking about.
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Post by rw16610 on Aug 1, 2017 22:09:55 GMT -6
Ah yes, she's great and provided some excellent technical info for me on the GMT when I thought it had an issue. Looking forward to the next timing update for your Submariner!
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Post by carl on Aug 7, 2017 4:46:02 GMT -6
Well, as you say, Ron, coming up for three years! Somehow, I thought there was a platinum DD somewhere along that you were looking at. Anyway, every so often I scour the Rolex website, and yesterday came across this DD with a silver Quadrant motif dial, which is available on the platinum and white gold versions. This is the platinum, as you can tell because it doesn't have the fluted bezel: I always wondered why the platinum is not available with a fluted bezel. Then I was reading about the platinum on the Rolex website, and realized it must be because the platinum is so soft. Here is a description of platinum, from the Rolex website: "Rare and precious, platinum is striking for its silvery whiteness and vibrant luminosity. It is among the densest and heaviest metals in the world, distinguished by unique chemical and physical properties such as exceptional corrosion resistance. Paradoxically, it is also soft, elastic and highly malleable, which makes machining and polishing especially difficult, demanding an extremely high degree of skill. Rolex always uses 950 platinum, an alloy consisting of 950‰ (thousandths) platinum, painstakingly crafted in-house by the fine metalworkers at Rolex. The noblest of metals for the finest of watches." I imagine it would be incredibly easy to scratch as well. Anyway, I love the look of this dial, just thought I would share it. I find the roman numerals crafted in solid gold on some of these dials stunning as well. Funny the things that pop into your mind at 3am when you can't sleep, eh!?
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