Horological Meandering

Hi All, This may have been done to death.... certainly touched on in many posts..... but have any of you had problems with a modern watch becoming magnetized to the point that it needs rectification. I can only say that I have never had a problem with Rol... 

I have definitely had issues with laptops and automatic watches. I owned quartz watches for years without issues. Over the past couple of years I have tried two Oris models, and a Jaeger le Coultre. All three of them proved to be unreliable due to magneti... 

I have not had problems with watches becoming seriously magnetized (that is, off by hours per day), but I have noticed that movements are susceptible to being slightly magnetized, with magnetization changing their rate by 5 - 10 seconds per day. Some move... 

Hi and thanks for your reply.. How can someone tell if a watch becomes magnetized. kindest regards, Jack

It was really easy for me, all of the watches suddenly and dramatically lost accuracy. For example, instead of gaining a few seconds a day, gaining nearly a minute a day. If you take the watch to a dealer, they can easily detect if if has been magnetised ... 

with the title * Magnetism, Have We Missed Out The Obvious? Laptop-Users Be Aware! Date: Jan 26, 2008,10:33 AM which is a good place to go for a start! I demagnetised a watch yesterday that had been gaining 20 sec per day. Now it's down to only five. amer... 

Hi Amerix Tell me how do you demagnatize a watch. Kindest regards, Jack

Well, what I do is to bring a simple and cheap "throttle" or inductance coil - one I have frequently employed to demagnetize the heads of tape and cassette reorders - by first plugging this longish oval device, with no moving parts, and which fits easily ... 

Hi Amery, I am now a wiser and happier man.... . I am sure many screwdrivers have been pointed north and banged in the last 24 hours. kindest regards, Jack

I own a BALL WATCH Engineer HydroCarbon which uses the soft inner core to give the watch more shielding against magnetic effect. I constantly place my watch around labtop and some time stand infront of loud PS15 Nexo speaker and they still work fine. The ...