Thank you for the feedback

Thank you all for the feedback on adjusting the swans neck, that is quite a link, Art. Jeff has really done some work to get his watch well adjusted. The GO Navigator I have is no longer under warranty, and though I don't think I would tackle this with any other watches I own, the GO seems a bit more user friendly as far as adjusting goes. That caliber 39 swans neck just peers up through the caseback calling for some slight attention.

I will give this some thought and let you know if I actually give it a go. If it was just 5-8 seconds fast, I think I would most likely live with it never even contemplate this adjustment, but 10-12 seconds or more a day seems like it is getting a bit too much out of good overall time keeping. There is always the possibility of a trip to the watchmaker. We will see.

Thanks again,

Mark

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Adjusting the watch rate with the swans neck screw

By: mtvandi : November 15th, 2007-19:41

Most likely a silly question , but has anyone tried adjusting their GO's to better the watch rate. It seems like it would be fairly simple by carefully removing the case back and slowly turning the swans neck screw and using a little patience and common s...

I have not tried before but

By: kimlee : November 15th, 2007-20:42

It's been done, Mark . . .

By: Dr No : November 15th, 2007-22:38

. . . follow the thread below. glashutte.watchprosite.com Personally, I feel that the potential downside outweighs the benefits, especially if the watch in question is under warranty. I admire Jeff's technical acumen and sense of adventure, but I won't be...

Thank you for the feedback

By: mtvandi : November 15th, 2007-23:19

That was me

By: JeffM : November 17th, 2007-16:15

I agree w/ Art Unless you have a .6 mm screwdriver, a Dissecting microscope , A good light , and a really clean environment .Don't attempt. I work in the micrometers and nanometer environment every day so it was not a problem. You might find a jeweler who...

Too late, I did the adjustment

By: mtvandi : November 17th, 2007-22:19

Hi Jeff, Nice to hear from the man who gave me hope in doing the rate adjustment. I have been a tinkerer and mechanic just about my whole life so I decided to give it a try. Following your basic rules, tools needed and clean envirornment (as much as possi...

I'm glad it worked out for you

By: JeffM : November 28th, 2007-07:50

Congrats on the adjusting. Keep us posted on how accurate the watch remains for you. My watch has settled on to about 1 minute slow every 2 months. I use the stop watch alot at work so i think that function slows it down a bit even thoug i have it set for...

Still running well

By: mtvandi : December 1st, 2007-20:14

Hi Jeff, Thanks for the e mail. The watch is still running about 1-2 seconds fast a day. I am much happier to have it working this well, I was worried it was just getting too fast before the adjustment I did. To adjust it I removed the back very carefully...

All's well that ends well, Mark . . .

By: Dr No : December 1st, 2007-22:11

. . . I admire your sense of adventure and willingness to take the next step in watch appreciation by getting involved technically . . . I'm afraid I don't have the guts to tamper with any of my Glashütte Originals . . . regards, Art

Thanks Art

By: mtvandi : December 1st, 2007-22:40