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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You do seem to be within the acceptable range.

By: Bill : April 1st, 2012-16:30

I came across this chart some time back on the internet not sure who to credit. It gives you a range for reasonable expectations. It seems you are falling in the middle of Modern mechanical watch non-certified at -5 per day. But it seems strange that afte...

Is there a published spec for the watch?

By: Slava S. : April 1st, 2012-20:33

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

By: Bill : April 2nd, 2012-06:41

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...

By: Slava S. : April 2nd, 2012-10:13

Bill, thank you for the infromation and encouragememt - very much appreciated. Best regards Slava S.

It is a great watch for sure

By: Bill : April 2nd, 2012-16:10

Breguet Marine 5817...

... In its proper environment. Cool to see that this watch has such a great life. [nt]

By: amanico : April 2nd, 2012-20:31

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If you have access ...

By: nilomis : April 2nd, 2012-12:04

To a watchmaker that has a good timing machine (the moderns Witsch are great) I would suggest that you do a quick check. There you can remove the potential ambiguity and check if your watch is under the correct parameters on all positions. I do this check...

Hi Nino, this is a...

By: Slava S. : April 2nd, 2012-19:53

Hi Nino, this is a very good point – thank you. I will follow up and let you know what the measurement shows. By the way, I found the e-mail from Breguet service manager where he explained what they found when I sent the watch for repairs. His respo...