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REF 3842
Hi. I have just sold a PP REF3842 Cal 177 to a gentleman on the eastcoast, I live on the westcoast. After receiving the watch he complains it is running extremely fast (+4 in 24Hr). I know that the watch was working fine when it left here. I would like to know if anyone has an idea as to what the problem is? Any comments are greatly appreciated as the buyer thinks I'm trying to pass on a defective watch. Thanks
REF 3842
Hi. I have just sold a PP REF3842 Cal 177 to a gentleman on the eastcoast, I live on the westcoast. After receiving the watch he complains it is running extremely fast (+4 in 24Hr). I know that the watch was working fine when it left here. I would like to...
Running fast
Most likely got magnetized during shipping. Any competent watch repair can quickly fix this.
Magnetic
Hi. I thought that might be the case. Would you happen to know if that REF (3842) is prone to that sort of thing. I would have thought a watch of that quality should be pretty much antimagnetic. thanks for your response.
No reason
Hi, Most watches have nearly no reason to be amagnetic. Only a few mechanical watches are made so that they are. When you write +4 in 24 hours, is that +4 seconds, minutes or hours? Cheers Dje
Another possibility...
A common reason for a mechanical watch to suddenly gain time is mechanical shock, most likely due to the package being dropped in transit. I am not a watchmaker, but I have heard reports of this before. For example, due to sudden shock, the first coil of ...
Shipping
Hi. To answer the questions posted When I said +4 I meant +4 hours. As far as shipping goes it was packaged as well as you could. A 12" x 10" box filled with bubble wrap and the buyer did not report any damage to the packaging. At this point I'm going wit...
+4 hours is huge indeed!
Hi, There's some chance that it may have been magnetized indeed! Cheers Dje
