Enriguf
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What is wrong with my Lange?! (Man, this isn't my day)
Sep 04, 2012,06:39 AM
In the middle of mourning the loss of hard earned money on a watch I didn't realize was fake, I noticed something was very wrong with my Lange 1815 Chrono. The first thing I noticed was that it was running at lightning speed, as in, it gained almost 5 minutes in an hour, which is ridiculously off. So I flipped the watch over to have a look at what was going on, and I noticed that the balance wheel was beating very weakly for some reason, like there wasn't enough inertia in the springs or something. This was extremely worrying as it was fine the day before, and all of a sudden it was malfunctioning to this extent, it was keeping time of +8 a day which is decent, in comparison to a sudden change to 5 minutes an hour.
I couldn't think of anything that I did wrong; I never dropped it, I never banged it, so it didn't make sense. However, there is one thing that I think may be the causation of this, I went to visit an embassy today, and I had to put all my stuff, including my watch into the X-Ray machine, along with my iPad. Now, my iPad screen protector has a small magnet near the edge to hold it in place, and it is possible that the watch may have come in contact with it.
My question, is it possible that my watch has been magnetized by this? Seeing the significant decrease in accuracy in such a short period of time? Or is there really just something wrong with the watch and needs to be sent into the service center to be investigated?
Please advise, I've been having a lousy week 
Not the best,
Enrique
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What is wrong with my Lange?! (Man, this isn't my day)
By: Enriguf : September 4th, 2012-06:39
In the middle of mourning the loss of hard earned money on a watch I didn't realize was fake, I noticed something was very wrong with my Lange 1815 Chrono. The first thing I noticed was that it was running at lightning speed, as in, it gained almost 5 min...
Use a pocket compass and place over the balance cock
By: Hororgasm : September 4th, 2012-10:20
Try to align the centre of the compass to the centre of the balance cock...if the needle starts to jump erratically, then your watch is magnetized. To be frank, I would be surprised that it's due to your iPad over such a short time. Sorry to hear about yo...
Thanks Horo...
By: Enriguf : September 4th, 2012-19:02
Hopefully it is merely that, I'm praying that it isn't some major underlying problem that's only rearing it's ugly head now :( Anyways I'm going to have the watch brought to the Hong Kong boutique to inquire for service, as the local AD in the Philippines...
Thanks Fx...
By: Enriguf : September 4th, 2012-19:03
I shall send the watch over for service. Would you know how the process works by any chance? Do I have to bring my watch to an AD, or can I go straight to the nearest service center, which for me is in HK. Thanks, Enrique
If it is a magnetization issue...
By: patrick_y : September 4th, 2012-23:34
If it is a magnetization issue and only a magnetization issue, the problem can be remedied quickly. What the service center might be willing to do (and they are usually always equipped to do this but may not offer this) is to pass your watch through a de-...
I am 99% sure that it is magnetization...
By: KIH : September 5th, 2012-15:41
... these days, cell phone or smart phone is a very likely source of the magnetization. Be careful. It may be a good idea to have demagnetizer at home. It's the sign of times now :-) Ken
Do our want details?
By: markieesq : September 6th, 2012-13:45
Hi Enrique. My wife had a similar problem with her watch. I bought a machine for approximately $90 US and the problem went away in 15 seconds. If you want the specifics I will let you know if that is what you want to do. I am not at home now where I keep ...
