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"regulation" and accuracy question

Hi again,

I am wondering how accurate is reasonable to expect my seamaster chronograph to be after servicing. It is 11 years old now, and has never been a reliable timekeeper (always been slow, but I think a questionable service or two has been involved). I see posts of folks on various boards reporting getting their watches back and having them run +- 2 seconds a day, well better than chronometer standards, it seems to me. Do I just need to find a better watchmaker? Change my expectations? And what does "regulating" a watch really mean? Is that anything more complicated than the guy putting my watch on some sort of oscilloscope or whatever the amazing gadget is that he uses to tell whether the watch runs fast or slow? Thanks for anyone patient enough to educate the new guy!!!!

Thanks yet again,
Jimmy Penson

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