Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Forbes article on mechanical wristwatches
From: "Matt Morgan" <mattmorgan@pdseurope.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 07:54:39 -0800

>>I took my Rolex back
to the London centre when it started gaining five seconds a day and they
serviced it and re-calibrated the movement.<<

Simon,

Could you let me know the details please? What does it cost for a service?
Thanks, Matt.
BTW, My Joe's account is in the process of being opened and I'm already
receiving a discount on processing in the meantime.


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>From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Forbes article on mechanical wristwatches
>Date: Thu, Sep 14, 2000, 12:49 am
>

>
> "Dante Stella wrote:
>>
>>
>> Lots of cool moving parts, but you end up setting both every week.  The
>> standard variance for mechanicals, or so I read, as +/- fifteen seconds
>> per day.  That's a hell of a lot when you compare it to +/- 30 sec/month
>> with a one-dollar Japanese quartz movement.  But nothing beats a good 5hz
>> mechanical tick.
>>
>  The standard variance for mechanical watches varies from manufacturer to
> manufacturer.  I have Omega, Rolex, Breguet etc. and the manufacturing
> tolerances regarding accuracy differ widely.  As an example, a Breguet is
> factory set to gain +2 seconds a day, as are Rolexes.  I took my Rolex back
> to the London centre when it started gaining five seconds a day and they
> serviced it and re-calibrated the movement.  Now it is accurate to less than
> two seconds a day, and has been for the six months since it was
> re-claibrated.  As with anything mechanical, an overhaul is recommended
> about every five years.
>
> Simon
>
> 

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