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I've had an Evolution Chronograph for a year now after 'upgrading' from a Tag. It's a great piece of jewellery, but the b***ard thing just doesn't keep the correct time. It's a minute fast within a fortnight.
I wear it all the time, so there shouldn't be an issue with the spring.
Any comments from past or present owners?
I wear it all the time, so there shouldn't be an issue with the spring.
Any comments from past or present owners?
Take it back. Maybe over a few years you might expect to fork out for a service, but not after 1 year.
There's an interesting popup on the breitling website, that basically says "if you haven't bought your watch from a proper dealer, or you bought it off the internet, then your warranty is worthless". Hope yours doesn't fall into those categories.
There's an interesting popup on the breitling website, that basically says "if you haven't bought your watch from a proper dealer, or you bought it off the internet, then your warranty is worthless". Hope yours doesn't fall into those categories.
bigandclever said:
Take it back. Maybe over a few years you might expect to fork out for a service, but not after 1 year.
There's an interesting popup on the breitling website, that basically says "if you haven't bought your watch from a proper dealer, or you bought it off the internet, then your warranty is worthless". Hope yours doesn't fall into those categories.
I bought it from the Importer at the PFA rally last year, he supplys every watch that comes into the uk. All documented and receipted.
One thing, it's ALWAYS done it. In fact in the first few weeks it was worse, then settled down to about a minute a fortnight.
simonharrod911 said:
I've had an Evolution Chronograph for a year now after 'upgrading' from a Tag. It's a great piece of jewellery, but the b***ard thing just doesn't keep the correct time. It's a minute fast within a fortnight.
I wear it all the time, so there shouldn't be an issue with the spring.
Any comments from past or present owners?
I can't remember the exact tolerances for Chronometers, it is an officially certified chronometer isn't it ?. But +2 to -4 secs perday seems to ring a bell. That would over a fortnight mean a gaining up to 28 secs or losing up to 56 secs. The onwers manual should tell you the tolerances for this watch.
But you are nver going to get a mechanical watch to keep perfect time. There are 86,400 seconds in a day 1,209,600 in a fortnight and yours is gaining 60. Still not a bad effort for a purely mechanical device don't you think ?.
>> Edited by ledger on Friday 17th June 12:33
My real Rolex watch keeps worse time than my fake one's. It loses around a minute a month I'd say, whereas the replica versions I have (that cost 80 times less) only lose about 30-40 seconds a month.
Never bothered me really as I don't wear the watch all the time and tend to syncronise the time every month or two.
Never bothered me really as I don't wear the watch all the time and tend to syncronise the time every month or two.
ledger said:
I've had an Evolution Chronograph for a year now after 'upgrading' from a Tag. It's a great piece of jewellery, but the b***ard thing just doesn't keep the correct time. It's a minute fast within a fortnight.
I wear it all the time, so there shouldn't be an issue with the spring.
Any comments from past or present owners?
I can't remember the exact tolerances for Chronometers, it is an officially certified chronometer isn't it ?. But +2 to -4 secs perday seems to ring a bell. That would over a fortnight mean a gaining up to 28 secs or losing up to 56 secs. The onwers manual should tell you the tolerances for this watch.
But you are nver going to get a mechanical watch to keep perfect time. There are 86,400 seconds in a day 1,209,600 in a fortnight and yours is gaining 60. Still not a bad effort for a purely mechanical device don't you think ?.
>> Edited by ledger on Friday 17th June 12:33
I 'think' its +/-5secs a day to be certified. Which would imply that your breitling is within tolerance. Having said that, I've got a ltd edition navitimer that keeps very accurate time...about 1 min/month (barely noticeable).
I assume your Tag was an automatic as well - how was that for accuracy?
fishtek69 said:
My real Rolex watch keeps worse time than my fake one's. It loses around a minute a month I'd say, whereas the replica versions I have (that cost 80 times less) only lose about 30-40 seconds a month.
Never bothered me really as I don't wear the watch all the time and tend to syncronise the time every month or two.
watch fans always compare decent watches to ferraris. I guess the replica 355 based on an MR2 is going to be more reliable too
Needs tweaked i think mate, my late 90s Navitimer gains about 1-2 seconds per day. Lovely watches.
I read somewhere that you can tweak a little depending on how you leave it (assuming you take it off at night). Some geezer tested his and it gained most left face up, slightly less on its side and ran slowest face down.
I read somewhere that you can tweak a little depending on how you leave it (assuming you take it off at night). Some geezer tested his and it gained most left face up, slightly less on its side and ran slowest face down.
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