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Re: New SMP running slow
In Response To: New SMP running slow ()

Thanks for the input guys. The watch is now up to 6 seconds lost in 6 days, so it is averaging about 1 sec loss per day. I am not as much worried about a consistant 1 sec / day loss (although I would prefer a watch that runs fast) however I am worried because it seems from my reading that watches slow quite significantly as they age. For example I have read of watches that are +10sec/day going to +1sec in only months.
My thought was that if my watch is running slow as new then it will probably get slower over time (out of COSC specs?).

So far I have tried sleeping with my watch dial up (almost no time change) and dial down (-1 sec). I will try other positions and see if it gains time in any of these positions.

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