Seiko Dive Watch Accuracy

[StevenN]

I have a Seiko Orange Monster Automatic dive watch and I'm really frustrated with the accuracy (One of my pet peeves).
I get a variation of 0-10 seconds fast or slow every day seemingly regardless of my activity. Is it my watch in particular or is this common with these watches?

 

[vladimir]

My Rolex Submariner was racing ahead by 10 seconds a day. I took it to an authorized service center for an overhaul and re-calibration and it is almost quartz-like now. Well, maybe not quartz-like, but accurate to within a few seconds a day. I think that amount of variation is typical.

 

[StevenN]

I thought of taking mine to a service center but some days I lose time and some days I gain it, I'm not sure what I would tell them to do. I'm also very active and the watch is always moving.

 

[vladimir]

Do you wear it to bed? The position you leave it in on the nightstand can affect its accuracy; you might want to experiment with a few different positions. <insert own joke>

 

[StevenN]

Do you wear it to bed? The position you leave it in on the nightstand can affect its accuracy; you might want to experiment with a few different positions. <insert own joke>

Funny you should say that because I don't use an alarm clock and when I need to get up at 0300 or 0400 I wear my watch to bed so I get up on time. I have a toddler so I don't want to wake her up when I need to get up early.
When I set it on the nightstand I set it face up. Neither of which seems to affect its accuracy.
I'm at the point where I'm thinking of selling this one on eBay. $200 is about my limit for a new one but I might just save up for a Marathon dive watch.

 

[fnfalman]

A few seconds a day ain't gonna hurt anything.

 

[StevenN]

A few seconds a day ain't gonna hurt anything.

Fair enough, maybe its an OCD thing. My Wife thinks it's strange that on any given day I can tell you how many seconds fast or slow my watch is.

If I'm holding a business meeting at 0900 it starts at 0900. I do not punish those that are on time by making them wait for the laggards.

 

[StevenN]

So back to my origional point, does anyone else have a Seiko automatic that keeps accurate time or should I replace it with something else or just sell it and buy a new one?

 

[Nemrod]

So back to my origional point, does anyone else have a Seiko automatic that keeps accurate time or should I replace it with something else or just sell it and buy a new one?

I have the same watch as my everyday beater. It runs fast most of the time but less so now that it is several years old. I cannot say that it runs fast and then slow as I am not that anal about perfect time. I have a cell phone in my pocket for perfect time, I just use my watch to glance at.

The (lower end) Seiko auto movement is not known for accuracy, if chronometer accuracy is what you need from a mechanical watch you need to move upscale or go with a quartz, battery do dad watch.

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[tc_rain]

I have the seiko skxa35 and it always runs a little fast. I usually end up resetting it once every couple of weeks. A few months ago it flooded (my fault I didn't have the crown screwed down all the way) and I had to take it in to a jeweler. I asked him about it running fast and he said it is normal, most kinetic watches will do this.