TAG Carrera time keeping!
Discussion
Hi all, never posted in this section before but hoping for some helpful members.
I've had a Carrera Automatic Tachymeter Chronograph for about 5 months now and I love it more than anything else around (personal preference I know). Problem i'm having is it doesn't seem to keep time that well, probably losing 2-3 mins per week. I always keep it fully wound and wear it everyday so the mech' never has a chance to stop.
My question to any other owners is how normal is this? Is 2 -3 mins acceptable or should I be taking it back to the shop to have it looked at? Having never owned an auto Tag before I have no reference of how the performance should be.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
I've had a Carrera Automatic Tachymeter Chronograph for about 5 months now and I love it more than anything else around (personal preference I know). Problem i'm having is it doesn't seem to keep time that well, probably losing 2-3 mins per week. I always keep it fully wound and wear it everyday so the mech' never has a chance to stop.
My question to any other owners is how normal is this? Is 2 -3 mins acceptable or should I be taking it back to the shop to have it looked at? Having never owned an auto Tag before I have no reference of how the performance should be.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
So basically it should lose a maximum of 42 seconds per week worst case. But also from that post it could be affected by the position you leave it in overnight!
Shame I didn't by the OMEGA Speedmaster I liked, might have been better. Sounds like all auto watches suffer this sort of thing to different extents. Perhaps I should have opted for a quartz (not Carrera obviously).
What's the general perception of TAG's on this board?
Shame I didn't by the OMEGA Speedmaster I liked, might have been better. Sounds like all auto watches suffer this sort of thing to different extents. Perhaps I should have opted for a quartz (not Carrera obviously).
What's the general perception of TAG's on this board?
So the question is why do more people opt for the auto rather than quartz? I assumed with years of experience in watch making the difference would be negligible!
Perhaps i should have posted a ''should i buy'' thread before parting with all that money. Don't get me wrong i can't really say i regret it as i love it but would have liked to have been prepared better for reliability issues.
Perhaps i should have posted a ''should i buy'' thread before parting with all that money. Don't get me wrong i can't really say i regret it as i love it but would have liked to have been prepared better for reliability issues.
bry1975 said:
Losing 2mins-3mins a week for a brand new Eta movement is TERRIBLE pretty sure she will need a service as I think the regulation adjustment range is -30seconds to +30seconds.
pretty sure that will be per day though.Edited by bry1975 on Monday 1st November 23:16
Should be able to get it regulated to + or - 10 secs per day.
Find a good independand watch fixer near you, shouldn't need to go to TAG for it.
ETA make a lot of movements. The Swiss have a Friday afternoon too you know…
FWIW I had an Omega Seamaster chrono (VJ7750 as per all of them at that price point) which I ended up chopping in at the jeweller's for my Schumacher Speedy because the Seamaster's timekeeping was beyond appalling. Should have had it looked at, but it was virtually a new watch.
Some movements are going to be duff - especially with ETA's output and if you're not buying a Chronometer-certified grade movement. If you're losing or gaining that amount of time then simply twiddling the adjuster on the balance ain't going to cut it - there's something duff going on elsewhere.
Don't let it put you off mechanical movements though - that's a bit like one unreliable Lotus putting you off the marque entirely (sadly it happens) - nicely made mechanical movements are things of utter beauty. Even the mass produced 7750 can be made to look rather attractive!
FWIW I had an Omega Seamaster chrono (VJ7750 as per all of them at that price point) which I ended up chopping in at the jeweller's for my Schumacher Speedy because the Seamaster's timekeeping was beyond appalling. Should have had it looked at, but it was virtually a new watch.
Some movements are going to be duff - especially with ETA's output and if you're not buying a Chronometer-certified grade movement. If you're losing or gaining that amount of time then simply twiddling the adjuster on the balance ain't going to cut it - there's something duff going on elsewhere.
Don't let it put you off mechanical movements though - that's a bit like one unreliable Lotus putting you off the marque entirely (sadly it happens) - nicely made mechanical movements are things of utter beauty. Even the mass produced 7750 can be made to look rather attractive!
I've had my Carrera since August - and wear it daily. I set it to the atomic clock on Monday morning just as a test, spurred on by this thread. By Tuesday morning it had gained 7 seconds in 24hrs. It really does depend on how I store the watch overnight. Crown down it seems to gain time, crown up it seems to lose time. I have the leather strap on a deployant clasp so at the moment I have no way of keeping it stored vertical overnight, and just rest it on its side on the bedside table but I'm looking into a watch box for this and a few others I have, hopefully that might regulate it a bit better if it is stored flat.
At the end of the day, a mechanical movement will never be as accurate as a quartz, and the 7750 movement seems to be a widely used 'mid-range' auto which isn't COSC certified so a degree of slip is to be expected, but three minutes a week roughly equates to 25ish seconds per day, which is more than I'd be willing to put up with.
At the end of the day, a mechanical movement will never be as accurate as a quartz, and the 7750 movement seems to be a widely used 'mid-range' auto which isn't COSC certified so a degree of slip is to be expected, but three minutes a week roughly equates to 25ish seconds per day, which is more than I'd be willing to put up with.
NeMiSiS said:
Why do you take it off at night?
Just never felt comfortable sleeping in a watch, not sure why. I like to get up, get showered and dried, and slip on my watch as part of my morning routine 
NeMiSiS said:
If you are not happy with your watches accuracy have it regulated
From what I have read, an automatic is unlikely to be second perfect after an extended period. I wouldn't say I was unhappy with it, far from it, but if it gets noticably worse then I may consider getting it looked at in future. In the meantime I'll be just enjoying wearing it TBH. It has huge sentimental value (a recent wedding present from my new wife) and she spent a lot of time listening to my hints about they style of watch I like, and presented it to me the night before our wedding. Taking it off and sending it back to get regulated would be a bit of a kick in the teeth at the moment I fear! Also, due to personal circumstance (living out of a suitcase in temporary accommodation awaiting visas for emigration to the US) spending money on watch regulation isn't high up my priority list right now.NeMiSiS said:
Have you seen Andys post on watchboxes its dropped to the next page but worth a look
Really interested in the Lidl 'tea box' - currently keeping my eyes peeled for one or two locally. Not too fussed about auto winders, as time and funds are tight (see above) and my Carrera is the only auto I own, the rest are cheap quartz watches. NeMiSiS said:
Are you sure all 7750's are not COSC certified
In a word, no! But I sense that was your polite way of suggesting some of them are? I know it's not certified in the Tag Carrera, happy to be proven wrong (and learn more at the same time!)
Cheers
Iain
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