[time-nuts] Us Time Nuts and... Wrist Watches.

[Chris Erickson]

I have a 1991 vintage Rolex GMT-II that I wear daily and it stays within
about 2.4 sec/day fast averaged over a 2 week period. I had a local
watchmaker mess with it to get it that close, which considering a mechanical
movement and variations in temperature, barometric pressure, differing
orientation and so on is pretty good.  

 

But my real time-nut piece is a 1978 vintage gold Rolex Submariner that I
inherited from my father. That thing is a total fluke and keeps almost
perfect time: it will still be within 1 second of my 5065A after 30+ days.
It really needs to be serviced as the seals have started to leak and the
face is discoloring around the edges - I'm scared to even wear it in the
shower anymore, but I REALLY don't want the timing messed with. It'll never
be it that close again.