I absolutely love the speedy, saving up for oneView attachment 24174 Again an old piccy, but today I thought I would give an outing to the first proper watch I ever bought. She Is nearly 20 years old and still looks as good as the day I bought her.
I love my ocean one. The accuracy for a watch of this price point is amazing.Am wearing the Steinhart Ocean One today.
I love my ocean one. The accuracy for a watch of this price point is amazing.
I love my Speedy too, but the servicing price is killing me...
Fingers crossed it should clear up ok, if not Eddie from Timefactors is a decent guy and should be able to sort it all for you.This Smiths PRS-36 arrived in the post today (photo courtesy of Timefactors). Great looking cushion case and a very modest 36mm, which I personally like, though it wears larger due to the square-ish shape.
Unfortunately it gains approx. 15 mins every hour! When I contacted Timefactors I was told "these movements (NOS Peseux 7040 hand-winding movement) are newly serviced and a few of them had too much oil, which stick the hairspring and makes it run fast. It should clear after a few days running." I was asked if I could run it for a couple of days and see how it goes.
Has anyone else ever encountered this type of problem and did it clear up? I haven't worn a mechanical hand-winding watch since I was 16 (50 years ago)...
Cheers @dowsing . Eddie's communication has been excellent, so I'm not really worried. It was just a shock to see how much time it gained. Admittedly I've only worn it for a couple of hours, so we'll see.Fingers crossed it should clear up ok, if not Eddie from Timefactors is a decent guy and should be able to sort it all for you.
Amazing looking watch!This Smiths PRS-36 arrived in the post today (photo courtesy of Timefactors). Great looking cushion case and a very modest 36mm, which I personally like, though it wears larger due to the square-ish shape.
Unfortunately it gains approx. 15 mins every hour! When I contacted Timefactors I was told "these movements (NOS Peseux 7040 hand-winding movement) are newly serviced and a few of them had too much oil, which stick the hairspring and makes it run fast. It should clear after a few days running." I was asked if I could run it for a couple of days and see how it goes.
Has anyone else ever encountered this type of problem and did it clear up? I haven't worn a mechanical hand-winding watch since I was 16 (50 years ago)...
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View attachment 24174 Again an old piccy, but today I thought I would give an outing to the first proper watch I ever bought. She Is nearly 20 years old and still looks as good as the day I bought her.
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