Slava S.
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Breguet 5817 slow
I have had this watch for three years now. Initially it kept very good time - plus or minus about 30 sec a month. Two years ago it stated to fall behind - about 1 minute a week. I sent it to Breguet for repair. It took them three month, but when the watch came back it ran fine for about 8 months and then started to fall back again at about the same rate of a minute a week. I took it to the dealer again who sent it back to Switzerland for repair. Three month later it came back running well again. Now, about 8 month since I got it from the dealer, the watch is slow again. Both times the word from the factory was that al they needed to do was to oil the watch. I wear it every day but carefully as I like it a lot and am very protective of it.
I wonder if this is a unique case of a "lemon" individual specimen or whether others had similar experience.
Thanks in advance to all who respond to my question.
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Breguet 5817 slow
I have had this watch for three years now. Initially it kept very good time - plus or minus about 30 sec a month. Two years ago it stated to fall behind - about 1 minute a week. I sent it to Breguet for repair. It took them three month, but when the watch...
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Is there a published spec for the watch?
Bill, thank you for the response. The table is interesting, but I am wondering how it relates to this specific watch. Do you know whether Breguet ever published a specification for the watch? I found a description on this site http://www.presentwatch.com/...
The example I provided was a guide
It was merely to represent the fact that mechanical watches have margins in which the operate. But I do think you should try and find out why you get such a variance after each service which seem not to be normal. Bill
Bill, thank you for the...
Bill, thank you for the infromation and encouragememt - very much appreciated. Best regards Slava S.
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