SOURCE: Set hour minute on Omega Constellation Day Date (Quartz)
Found solution at: http://www.timefactors.com/omegacon.htm Regards, Joe
SOURCE: Omega Seamaster gaining about 10 minutes per hour
Hi, If under warrantee certainly return it for service. I can categorically tell you it's not a broken mainspring. If it were it would not run period. It's probably not rated correctly however if purchased new this is not likely. If you have had similar problems with other mechanical watches you may be better off with a quartz watch. Problem may have occurred if the watch has been subjected to a strong magnetic field.
SOURCE: WATCH ON DESKFOR 24 HOURS
When a watch is on a desk, the balance wheel is vertical, when you are wearing it the balance wheel horizontal.
Has the watch been dropped onto a hard surface?
If the balance wheel bearing is worn or has suffered a large shock, then the shaft may move in its bearings or the bearings damaged, which may give the problem you decscribe.
Take it to a watch repairer to have it adjusted or repaired.
SOURCE: I dropped the watch (
This is an electronic watch in which the movement of the needle indicators is generated by a pair of electromagnets that act in parallel opposites on a pair of cores joined in a single piece - this entire mechanism is also known as the turning fork. They then drive the cogs of the rest of the mechanism. You can read more about that here
http://www.deskdivers.com/Site/SMf300.html
If one of the hammers has been damaged in any way the mechanism will be thrown out if balance so the timing is off - it will go either (as in your case) much faster or much slower.
The only way to fix it is to replace the tuning fork assembly - a very complicated job that only a very experienced watch repairman should do.
Yes. The minute hand ticking every 10 seconds is normal. Losing time is either battery or a movement malfunction. Only a trained watchmaker (or presumably Omega) can determine which. Take it back to Omega
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