• Apprentice
    21 Sep 2014, 9:27 a.m.

    Currently, I own 5023-06 bought brand new. Watch looks amazing but
    I have notice this problem a few days ago.
    When I sychronize watch with my PC clock, it seems like watch is always a head of time after a few days. At first I thought 2 minutes faster but now it seems like 3 minutes a head. Have anyone experience this problem?
    How can I fix this? I appericiate any suggestion.

  • Master
    27 Sep 2014, 2:46 p.m.

    If the watch is still new, I would advise to let it first settle in before making a judgement on accuracy.

    Using the search function, you will find much written here on the forum about settling in, but basically wear the watch as normally as possible for a couple of weeks - then, check the accuracy [ over a 24 hour period] again.

    Anything within say +7 seconds over a 24 hour period is within tolerance. know, that that will vary depending on how the watch is timed. i.e. If left face down or face up at night, will have a different result.

    Best to use the atomic clock over the web, than the PC time, as sometimes PC clocks are not always sync'd.

  • Master
    27 Sep 2014, 5:23 p.m.

    I don't know about the "breaking in", that is, let the watch settle for a few weeks after which it might run better. Is this a true fenomenon, or is this from the past, when the lubricant oils were not what they are today? The 10+ watches I bought new the last few years, IWC or otherwise, never showed a different behaviour after wearing them some time. Anyway, running fast a minute a day or more is far too much, I would contact the AD. Good luck!

    Kind regards,
    Paul

  • Connoisseur
    27 Sep 2014, 6:53 p.m.

    I have a 5032. When I wear it regularly it keeps excellent time. However, when it sits in a watch box for any length of time it runs fast to very fast-2 to 3 minutes in a 5 0r 6 day period.
    Are you letting the watch sit or are you wearing it daily?

  • Master
    27 Sep 2014, 7:09 p.m.

    Letting your watch rest dial up or down when off your wrist will result in the watch gaining time. The reverse is true with a watch left crown up or down.

  • Connoisseur
    28 Sep 2014, 1:18 p.m.

    Bill: I can now confirm your suggestion, at least over the course of roughly 6-7 hours; and with IWC. Anecdotally speaking, however, I find some brands to keep remarkable time laying face up.

  • Connoisseur
    30 Sep 2014, 8:42 p.m.

    I have a smaller sample size but a somewhat different experience.

    I've had my 3239 for 3 months now and experienced an increase in consistency and accuracy, primarily during the first month. It started out at +7 with significant day to day variation and evolved to a rather consistent +2 to +3. Whether this has been due to coincidence in my wearing habits or a "settling in" of the mechanism, I don't know.

    My 3290 was more consistent from the start. I didn't follow it as meticulously but with the exception of a one day hiccup of -7 during its first week, it has been running around +2.

    Thomas

  • Connoisseur
    2 Oct 2014, 9:23 p.m.

    If your watch had been keeping good time from your purchase in July up to a few days ago and suddenly started gaining minutes each day, it is most likely magnetized.
    Your IWC Boutique or workshop equipped AD should have a magnetism detector to verify this and a demagnetizer to rectify the problem. Demagnetisation can be done without even opening the watch.
    Leo