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: I bought a 2531.80 5 years ago and Omega
: replaced it in October as it was GAINING 5
: minutes a DAY! I am sad to say that, as of
: the last 3 weeks, my new one is doing the
: very same!!! HOW CAN THIS BE?
If this has happened to you twice, I strongly suspect that your watch has become magnetized. This is the most common cause of watches suddenly running extremely fast, and the fact that this has happened to you twice indicates that you are probably coming in close proximity to a magnetic field without realizing it.
The good news is that any watchmaker can demagnetize a watch quickly, usually while you wait. The watch doesn't even have to be taken apart in any way.
If you happen to have a compass, you can use it to check your watch to see if it has become magnetized. If you hold the compass near the caseback and the needle moves, the watch has become magnetized.
Good luck,
John
P.S. I'm VERY surprised that Omega replaced a 5 year old watch without checking it first for magnetization. At 5 years old it was probably due for a routine servicing, anyway, so Omega could have simply recommended that (which would have cost you about $300 out of pocket). I'd say you lucked out to have a 5 year old watch replaced with a brand new one.
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