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: I noticed a small mechanical (I think) problem
: with my Speedmaster Date (3513.50.00).

: I set the watch and I made sure that the sub
: seconds was stopped at 60 and I aligned the
: minute hand exactly on the correct minute
: making sure I removed any 'slack' from the
: crown, I then proceed to push the crown back
: to pos. 1 and I double checked the minute
: hand was centered over the indice, now
: around 72 hours later when I stop the watch
: with the sub seconds at 60 the minute hand
: is half-way between indices, anyone else
: have this problem?

: I wore the watch and I know for a fact it
: didn't stop. I came to the hypothesis that
: there was some unusual friction slowing down
: the minute hand and not effecting the sub
: seconds. Can anyone give me some insight on
: what I should do?

I bought my new Speedmaster Date (3513.30) at the weekend, and have encountered a very similar problem. The only difference is that the discrepancy is noticeable immediately. I.e. the second hand and minute hand are permanently out of sync, with the minute hand between minutes when the second hand points to 60.

I have tried to reset a number of times (stopping the second hand at sixty and turning the minute hand so that it is pointing on the minute), but it is almost as though the minute hand waits for the second hand to move a certain distance before it starts moving (which would make perfect sense if they were aligned correctly to begin with).

Any thoughts/comments/queries much appreciated.

Thank you in advance.