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In Response To: Fast or slow ()

: Hello,

: My smp is running a few seconds slow a day
: which got me wondering why COSC in testing
: allows a movment greater margin of
: inaccuracy running slow than fast (ie 4 secs
: fast, 6 secs slow) rather than say +/- 4
: secs

: Thanks

: Myles

That's a good question. In fact, Omega's owners manual even states that their watches are held to a tighter tolerance of -1 to +6 sec/day.

I've always suspected that, like me, most people would rather have a watch that runs a bit fast than a bit slow. It's always better to be early than late. That's why I won't live with a watch that LOSES time, period. If I get one like this, I have it regulated to put it on the + side.

Anyway, that's always been my suspicion, but maybe someone here will have an official COSC explanation for you.

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