[time-nuts] Am I the only Time Nut who doesn't wear a watch?

[Will Matney]

Hal,

No, it shouldn't have nothing to do with the belts, as they're the same as
timing belts, or toothed belts, and would work the same as gear teeth. The
accuracy will come from the balance wheel arrangement, and with all the
jewels (bearings), one would think it would sure move free. However,
keeping in mind they said they were ball bearings, I would say each uses at
least four "jewel" balls to a bearing, and that is where the majority of
them is used up. I would think that it all goes back to the balance wheel
and the escapement, or type of, as to any accuracy issues, unless of course
the belts do slip somehow, but they shouldn't. I didn't get a good look at
the balance wheel to see what type of temperature compesation it used, if
any.

Best,

Will

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On 7/10/2011 at 2:10 PM Hal Murray wrote:

>omniryx at gmail.com said:
>> Then there is this little number...
>> http://forums.watchnet.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=415170&rid=0 
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>From their web page:
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>  The power reserve is 52 hours, and the watch is actually very accurate
>  at about plus or minus 4 seconds a day. 
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>4 seconds per day?  I'd expected better from a very expensive watch.  Are 
>belts nasty when it comes to keeping good time?
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