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Title: How often do you adjust your watch?
Post by: panlex on May 23, 2014, 02:42:31 PM: I understand that mechanical watches are normal to have accuracy lag. Based on what I read +/- 5 secs/day is acceptable. That translates into +/-35 seconds a week.

That being said, how often do you adjust the time for your watch? I find it leceh to adjust it like every week or so.
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Post by: CKL1213 on May 23, 2014, 03:13:03 PM: Once a month
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Post by: panlex on May 23, 2014, 03:28:18 PM: If once a month, how much out is your accuracy by then?
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Post by: CKL1213 on May 23, 2014, 04:38:03 PM: Minus 4 seconds a day

2 minutes a month
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Post by: panlex on May 23, 2014, 07:13:45 PM: Can anyone else share how often you adjust the time?
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Post by: mike on May 23, 2014, 07:33:50 PM: Once every few days.. Because I don't always wear my mechanical watch, and it stop moving just after a few days :-\
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Post by: kenji1903 on May 24, 2014, 05:44:30 AM: don't usually adjust the time unless the watch stops...

mine's on an average +5secs/day... maybe +2 mins or so a month but usually it will stop during weekends cos i only wear it when i go out...
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Post by: silverstan on May 25, 2014, 09:26:15 AM: adjust my watch every time i want to wear them. Unless continuous wearing the same watch for the next day.
That mostly happens when i go for trip. (only bring 1 or 2 watches with me). ;D
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Post by: Calibr on May 25, 2014, 12:26:43 PM: About once a month on my Explorer II 42mm.. Don't have to be accurate to the dot everyday everytime.. :Cheers:
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Post by: meoramri on May 25, 2014, 06:44:35 PM: Never needed to adjust.. Seldom wear my watches more than two days straight. :Cheers:
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Post by: dpkong on May 25, 2014, 10:20:22 PM: I usually wear a watch for a few days so by the time it comes to change, the time has stopped anyway. I'm really liking the no date watches now...
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Post by: Yoda on May 26, 2014, 06:37:10 AM: I adjust everyday

New feel everyday
;D
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Post by: jacky8888 on May 26, 2014, 11:45:55 AM: I adjust my watch every day...

i seldom wear the same watch more than one day...

sometimes two watches a day...
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Post by: sidestreaker on May 26, 2014, 11:53:07 PM: This is one of the reason why I look for long power reserves on my watches. They would never have to stop working and I'd never have to worry about getting a watch winder. I can tolerate accuracy say until +6 to +8 sec per day, that would mean a maximum 8 minutes ahead every 2 months, the time you need to adjust the calender from 31 to 1 on a 30 days month. That works out to be at least 6 or 7 times a year. However, due to travelling and different time zones, I'll end up adjusting it more than that.

The one watch that I had adjust the most frequent is my hand-wound moon-phase watch. I'll normally let it run down right on the new moon or full moon day and wait till the next cycle 29.5 days until I wind it up again to wear it, to save the trouble of adjusting the moon phase to the correct day.
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Post by: panlex on May 27, 2014, 05:56:53 PM: Thanks for all replies.

One of the reasons I asked because I find my watch is faster by about 2-3 mins every week and I wind the watch every day. This is after I sent in for a check and it got regulated. Is this acceptable?
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Post by: swleong on May 28, 2014, 09:19:44 AM: Quote from: dpkong on May 25, 2014, 10:20:22 PM
I usually wear a watch for a few days so by the time it comes to change, the time has stopped anyway. I'm really liking the no date watches now...

You are damn right on this, the watches with most wrist time for me now are the Sub 14060M and the Zenith Pilot, both no date.

no pain to set date.
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Post by: Calibr on May 28, 2014, 03:19:55 PM: Quote from: panlex on May 27, 2014, 05:56:53 PM
Thanks for all replies.

One of the reasons I asked because I find my watch is faster by about 2-3 mins every week and I wind the watch every day. This is after I sent in for a check and it got regulated. Is this acceptable?

Depends on what watch you are referring to. If COSC-certified, for mechanical watches, the COSC standard is within +6 to -4 seconds a day, so for one week, your watch should be theoretically be faster by a maximum of 42 seconds. Of course there are many brands whose mechanical watches run more accurately than COSC, without being COSC-certified. Cheers!
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Post by: TheWatchMan on May 28, 2014, 06:22:48 PM: I usually adjust once a month. My watches so far average about 1-4s fast per day.
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Post by: tagger on June 17, 2014, 08:48:24 PM: question> how often we need to service the watch?
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Post by: ivanpei on June 18, 2014, 11:07:18 AM: I usually adjust whenever I need to tweak the date. So that's about once every two months. My Omega and Rolex both lose about 4-5 minutes every two months so that's ok and within specs.

Not really a big hassle.
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Post by: SKy Lim on April 12, 2015, 09:15:24 PM: Not advisable to adjust it frequently...if it stops,wind for about 30 times,as you wind you will feel its abit tense and hard to continue winding that would be your cue to stop...
If you wear often then no need to wind,as overwinding it will break the spring in it
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Post by: kingpin on April 12, 2015, 09:23:21 PM: Once a week on the watch that I seldom wear. Easy for other that only have day date, because you adjust it easily but for the moon phase... sigh. I need to keep on winding till the "day".
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Post by: Clicko on April 12, 2015, 11:38:20 PM: Depends on my watches, usually will let it run for few weeks then adjust or depending if the time is out more than 2mins.
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Post by: keanewoon on April 12, 2015, 11:52:13 PM: weekly because i seldom wear watch over the weekends, even i wear, it usually a gshock for weekend.

so, need to wind and adjust on monday morning... mayb a 70 hours power reserve suit me best
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Post by: Timeless on April 18, 2015, 08:07:07 AM: every morning
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Post by: meoramri on April 18, 2015, 10:51:24 PM: Sometimes I don't adjust them at all!

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Post by: dpkong on April 20, 2015, 11:46:37 PM: Funny how someone joins, bumps up a few really old posts to make the minimum post count to sell a watch and disappear and we are all here posting...

:Confused:
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Post by: SKy Lim on April 21, 2015, 06:03:14 PM: Quote from: dpkong on April 20, 2015, 11:46:37 PM
Funny how someone joins, bumps up a few really old posts to make the minimum post count to sell a watch and disappear and we are all here posting...

:Confused:
Funny indeed,maybe there's a imaginary gun pointing at those who are posting to force them to comment...u must have alot of time to follow that 'someone' progress haha or maybe u are a funny guy :Laughing_on_floor:
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Post by: keanewoon on April 22, 2015, 02:14:42 PM: i have my share of guilt in bumping up my post count although i have nothing to sell at this point in time. but someone really make it too obvious....... well, just my 2 cents.
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Post by: hanz079 on April 22, 2015, 02:32:25 PM: Quote from: SKy Lim on April 21, 2015, 06:03:14 PM
Quote from: dpkong on April 20, 2015, 11:46:37 PM
Funny how someone joins, bumps up a few really old posts to make the minimum post count to sell a watch and disappear and we are all here posting...

:Confused:
Funny indeed,maybe there's a imaginary gun pointing at those who are posting to force them to comment...u must have alot of time to follow that 'someone' progress haha or maybe u are a funny guy :Laughing_on_floor:

Not much needed to "follow" as u put it.
As we visit MWF once in a couple of days.
When we login and click on "all unread topics" and what do u know?
A long list of old threads get replied to and naturally we will just click and read if anything is interesting only to find one liners responses to old topics and once they reach the required post count, on they go to the classifieds and start selling their stuff.
No meaningful contributions after that.
Not to point a gun at anybody but these things happen too often and I don't blame ppl for jumping into conclusions sometimes.
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Post by: Narco on April 22, 2015, 03:27:54 PM: Im still on a hunt. Will perhaps visit MWF till the hunting season is over.

Now getting back to the topic, never unless it stop.
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Post by: Calibr on April 22, 2015, 03:32:47 PM: About once or twice a month.. The Explorer II takes a bit of patience to adjust if not worn for a few days, as I put the GMT hand to London time.
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Post by: SKy Lim on April 22, 2015, 05:37:14 PM: ] I see,i didn't know we are 'required' to comment on new threads only,new rules huh...it seems like quite a number of ppl replied to old threads,maybe they need to contribute more,yeah i agree with u..but what to do,some ppl like to make conclusions and judge ppl wihout knowing much,its human nature..alright now lets just get back to watches,isn't it a watch forum instead of gossip forum? :Cheers:
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Post by: ExplorerII on April 23, 2015, 04:49:12 PM: With both my explorer II and Sub, I don't adjust them at all. Rotate daily and self regulate with position during night time. At least with Rolex, it is possible to have zero variance through this method. It will be even easier if you wear the watch everyday.
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Post by: dann1101 on April 23, 2015, 10:25:01 PM: Once a week
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Post by: Schiit on March 29, 2016, 08:41:53 AM: surprisingly my hamilton jazzmaster only gained 5 secs in a month! No need for adjustments :)
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Post by: Nickmax on March 29, 2016, 09:11:51 AM: Wah, this is an eye-opener for me who just got my very 1st self-winding (automatic) watch. all the while I have been using quartz.
I did not know that the watch have to be adjusted quite frequently. luckily I got a watch without the date.

This is really very informative to me
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Post by: ywl23n on March 29, 2016, 07:11:46 PM: I dont adjust at all. I rotate my watches every fortnight and they usually are still ok at the time they are switched out
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Post by: Mikey C. on March 30, 2016, 04:27:23 PM: once a month
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Post by: JeepWH on March 30, 2016, 04:51:00 PM: Most of the time, too many watches to keep them running.
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Post by: Sky 007 on March 30, 2016, 05:04:10 PM: I have rolex and Omega, they are working well + - 1 second perday, seldom do adjustment. But I like to adjust and play with the day as well like move to a new month. :Cheers:
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Post by: koyote73 on April 07, 2016, 05:42:18 PM: Hi all. Since everyone was talking about watch adjustments, these are just my two cents worth.

The one thing I've learnt about autos is that the date should not be adjusted when the movement is between 8pm and 2am as the cogs/cams/gears are engaged to move the date ring during those hours and could be damage by reversing their progression.

Also, another thing I practice is never adjusting the hands anti-clockwise as the date wheel can begin to engage a couple of hours before midnight, and may not completely disengage until a couple of hours after midnight. Its only throughout those hours that you want to avoid turning the time backwards, since it will basically try to force the date back, which can damage the mechanism. Changing the time forward is okay at any time, and backward is okay any time outside of the specified time frame.
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Post by: koyote73 on April 07, 2016, 06:31:27 PM: Oh, and I forgot to mention about a very eye-opening post I read in Chronocentric about our incessant preoccupation with seconds lost or gained !

'An expensive watch is more accurate, right?

If this is your first time buying an expensive wristwatch, there is one very important fact you need to know in advance. A $25 Timex or Casio digital watch will keep time just as well as, and possibly better than, a $20,000 solid gold mechanical Omega, Rolex, or other very fine watch.

If that last statement surprised you, read the rest of this section carefully.

All watches tend to gain or lose a few seconds over a period of time. These are small mechanical or electro-mechanical devices that are counting out 86,400 seconds per day. Even if a watch is 99.9% accurate, it will still be off by a minute and a half in only 24 hours! So even a mediocre wristwatch has to be well over 99.9% accurate to even begin to be useful on an ongoing basis.

Check out the attached PDF file for Watch Accuracy Expectations

Ultimately, if you are living so close to the edge that having your watch off perfect time by less than a minute bothers you or otherwise throws your life into disarray, you probably need less caffeine and a vacation!'
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Post by: dpkong on April 07, 2016, 07:47:57 PM: If they have stopped before you put it on, then adjust it. Now really thinking no date are better.
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Post by: watchdiver on April 08, 2016, 05:04:19 AM: I adjust mine about once every 5-8 weeks which is when the watch is off by a few minutes.

@koyote73: The rule about adjusting date only applies to certain movements like the ETA 2824 and Valjoux 7750 (and probably many other movements). To be safe I would not change my date between 8pm and 3am on any watch unless I knew it was safe for the movement. I think the most modern Rolex movements use a different engagement of date and do not have this problem (do a bit of research on your own movement to find out for sure). Here's a quote from WatchUSeek:

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(modern) Rolex uses a cam and lever for the date change.. Nothing is engaged, but when the main wheel reaches midnight a cam rolls into a slot releasing a spring loaded lever that slaps the date over one day.. thus, no gears to break..
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Post by: Cocas on June 08, 2016, 03:16:09 PM: Everyday. Because i got 28 watches to rotate. I don't have winder too.