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Hi guy’s! I’ve just put this oris 7462 watch on the timegrapher! The customer saying it running slow? I’ve had had the the watch 3 days & it been keeping superb time! What’s you’re thoughts guy’s!

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What are the rates in 6 positions? Is that full wind? A 2824 that's been serviced should be seeing easily 280+ amplitude. Clearly in that position it's losing, what position was it in when it was running off the machine?

 

If it's at full wind it needs more work. The line on the timing machine doesn't look very clean...

 

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Hi there! It’s fully wound up! Things don’t seam to change much in all it position apart from 6o’clock where it looses about 25s/d, so it looks as if it’s going to need a full service then!

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I agree with @nickelsilverit for sure needs a service with a good cleaning.
The graph shows you have some stuff going on on the entry pallet too (the small noise on the top), so clean the pallet jewels carefully too.

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5 hours ago, HSL said:

The graph shows you have some stuff going on on the entry pallet too (the small noise on the top), so clean the pallet jewels carefully too.

yes the graphical display definitely shows looking bad. Like a watch in desperate need of servicing or proper escapement lubrication.

9 hours ago, bosstaki said:

The customer saying it running slow? I’ve had had the the watch 3 days & it been keeping superb time!

then how exactly are you evaluating this? What I mean is is the watch on auto winder for instance as that's the standard practice for a lot of shops. The problem is the customer's arm doesn't simulation auto winder and usually it doesn't get wound up enough. The problem with your timing results are your only 19° above the minimum acceptable at 24 hours.

It be interesting if you wound the watch up and let it run for 24 hours put on the timing machine and gave us dial down and crown down I suspect you're going to find your problem. In other words this watch it needs to be serviced.

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