I got a new Mako a couple of months ago, and I'm just not happy with the accuracy. It tends to run very slow; it will sometimes lose a minute a day. Has anyone else had this problem?
Orient Mako Diver Accuracy
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I bought an Executive model of some sort--the least expensive watch they were selling--shortly after you got your diver model. Mine is way more accurate than that. I think it gains maybe a minute every two weeks or so.
I thought they made watches to run slightly fast under the theory that that was a lot better than running slowly for the average person. A minute a day seems excessive!
I thought they made watches to run slightly fast under the theory that that was a lot better than running slowly for the average person. A minute a day seems excessive!
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Either your watch is faulty or the aliens are checking your probe daily...
Even dollar store watches are more accurate than that.
That's because DS watches are quartz. Quartz will generally be more accurate.
Have you searched the watch forums looking for tips/tricks yet? I've heard a few, such as always laying the watch flat when not wearing it, wearing it for at least 6 hours daily, etc. I'm not an expert, by any means, but there should be info out there.
Good luck!
I recently bought one of the executive series that are cheaper than the Makos and it has been rock solid accurate (less than a minute deviation in almost a month).
I know Seiko 5s give +/- 30s per day. I wouldn't accept anything less than that at a minimum and would get it adjusted, but when a new mvt is running itself in, it can be very inconsistent for the first month or so. After that, if it's still the same dealio, I'd see someone about it.
Agree, my buddy the Seiko 5 aficionado informs me that the 5 series can be adjusted within that range.
Funny, I'm in the market for a few watches and while I love automatics in general the accuracy thing gets me sometimes. Guess that is the price you pay for going mechanical.
I just bought a Seiko 5, and while I really like the looks of this watch, the accuracy is very poor. My question is, why do people like the automatics so much compared to the very accurate quartz watches?
Just bring your watch to a watch store to get it regulated. It will take about 15 min and chances are that your Mako will run between -5 +5 sec a day. I said a watch store, not a jewelry store that sell only quartz.
Orient make nice watches
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Thanks - I'll take it into a watch repair place.
This may not be the time and place for this comment. I don't want to hijack the OP's thread.
I wondered about that. A lot.
A lot of collectors and aficionados prefer mechanical movements because Quartz is seen as being too "soulless," or artificial. Quartz takes the fun out of time keeping, it would seem. Many Automatic watch manufacturers make the same claims.
I'm not sure I agree with the argument. Because:
All timekeeping devises are artificial, as time is an artificial construct.
I've read comments from a number of Seiko5 enthusiasts who can get them adjusted to chronometer standards, but most of them do that at home as a hobby and really know their stuff. It also depends on your body-chemistry-some people just seem to upset autos. As long as you've got hacking seconds and its consistently off, you can live with it and reset it at night. This might even be a nice ritual at the end of the day. I got rid of my Seiko5 simply because I'm pretty obsessive and it was driving me nuts, gaining and losing all the time when I couldn't adjust it at home. But as to why grown men go all gooey over some shiny moving metal? It just seems to feel right to have a self-contained, dependable, complex, tiny, self-propelled machine on your wrist. I will get an auto if/when I can afford a well-adjusted ETA mvt.
I would get in touch with Orient as that watch is out of spec it is warranted to be better then that. My Mako is a +5 sec a day watch. If I lay it on it's back at night it will gain +9. If I lay it crown up it is +5.
Quartz watches have no spirit. I have my cellphone so I no longer need a quartz I can enjoy the mechanicals for what they are. A little machine that takes my movement my energy and powers it's self. It does this and keeps pretty darn good time. It also does it for years. The fact that it works at all blows me away.
Quartz watches have no spirit. I have my cellphone so I no longer need a quartz I can enjoy the mechanicals for what they are. A little machine that takes my movement my energy and powers it's self. It does this and keeps pretty darn good time. It also does it for years. The fact that it works at all blows me away.
+1 I have a multi eye series and it works wonderfully.
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I decided to check the accuracy of my Mako against time.gov, the "official U.S. time," before I did anything with it.
Sunday morning at 9 a.m. I set the watch about 25 seconds ahead of "official" time. Just now, 47 hours later, it's 1 minute and 14 seconds behind. So it seems to me like I definitely need to get it fixed. (Is "regulated" the term?) My question is how much that should cost at a decent watch repair place. If it's not too much, I'd rather do that than go through the hassle of sending it back to Orient for a warranty repair.
Thanks.
Sunday morning at 9 a.m. I set the watch about 25 seconds ahead of "official" time. Just now, 47 hours later, it's 1 minute and 14 seconds behind. So it seems to me like I definitely need to get it fixed. (Is "regulated" the term?) My question is how much that should cost at a decent watch repair place. If it's not too much, I'd rather do that than go through the hassle of sending it back to Orient for a warranty repair.
Thanks.
its not a repair, most if not all decent mechanical watches have a adjustment option, the most common you can see is a lever mounted on a jewel you can move to slow or speed the watch up, its called regulation and most watch repair places that handle automatics will do it for a small fee,
some watches like orients or 7S based seikos bypass this step thats usualy taken in higher end automatics as a cost saving mesure, i´ve had two Seiko 7S based watches one was amazingly accurate, while the other would lose close to a minute a day, so i guess its more up to luck.
some watches like orients or 7S based seikos bypass this step thats usualy taken in higher end automatics as a cost saving mesure, i´ve had two Seiko 7S based watches one was amazingly accurate, while the other would lose close to a minute a day, so i guess its more up to luck.
I have one of Orient's Rolex submariner style watches and it has always run with amazing accuracy. I've checked it lots of times off the atomic clock website and it never ever has varied by more than a couple seconds in a 24 hour period.
I think that watches like Seiko and Orient are all great quality and are capable of very high accuracy, but for the prices they sell, there is more automation than say some $5000 Swiss one and so variance from one to another might be greater and while one will run perfect out of the box, another might need a little tweaking by someone who can fix watches.
The accuracy of mine is almost a waste because I don't wear it that regularly, usually just if I'm going out somewhere, I work outside and don't wear a watch, so the watch will stop after a couple days and then when I want to wear it again I have to wave it around in my hand for thirty seconds or so til it starts running and set it again.
I think that watches like Seiko and Orient are all great quality and are capable of very high accuracy, but for the prices they sell, there is more automation than say some $5000 Swiss one and so variance from one to another might be greater and while one will run perfect out of the box, another might need a little tweaking by someone who can fix watches.
The accuracy of mine is almost a waste because I don't wear it that regularly, usually just if I'm going out somewhere, I work outside and don't wear a watch, so the watch will stop after a couple days and then when I want to wear it again I have to wave it around in my hand for thirty seconds or so til it starts running and set it again.
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So I finally got around to taking my watch in to see about getting it adjusted. Today I got an e-mail with an estimate, and for amusement purposes I am sharing it with you. Bear in mind that the watch retails for $190 and I paid $95, and that it's only a few months old.
"Thank you for choosing [WATCH REPAIR SHOP]. After careful examination of your watch we have found that it requires a complete service which includes the following repairs:
Complete disassembly of all parts of the movement
All pivots and wheels are polished by hand
Ultrasonic cleaning of movement
New mainspring
New crystal
New gaskets
Complete refinishing
The cost of the repair will be $350.00 and includes a 1 year warranty. The work will take approximately 4-6 weeks. We will begin immediately upon your approval. If you would like to discuss this repair further, please contact us anytime at . . . ."
What a pathetic way to do business.
"Thank you for choosing [WATCH REPAIR SHOP]. After careful examination of your watch we have found that it requires a complete service which includes the following repairs:
Complete disassembly of all parts of the movement
All pivots and wheels are polished by hand
Ultrasonic cleaning of movement
New mainspring
New crystal
New gaskets
Complete refinishing
The cost of the repair will be $350.00 and includes a 1 year warranty. The work will take approximately 4-6 weeks. We will begin immediately upon your approval. If you would like to discuss this repair further, please contact us anytime at . . . ."
What a pathetic way to do business.
Ask them if they think you were born yesterday. Good grief.
So I finally got around to taking my watch in to see about getting it adjusted. Today I got an e-mail with an estimate, and for amusement purposes I am sharing it with you. Bear in mind that the watch retails for $190 and I paid $95, and that it's only a few months old.
"Thank you for choosing [WATCH REPAIR SHOP]. After careful examination of your watch we have found that it requires a complete service which includes the following repairs:
Complete disassembly of all parts of the movement
All pivots and wheels are polished by hand
Ultrasonic cleaning of movement
New mainspring
New crystal
New gaskets
Complete refinishing
The cost of the repair will be $350.00 and includes a 1 year warranty. The work will take approximately 4-6 weeks. We will begin immediately upon your approval. If you would like to discuss this repair further, please contact us anytime at . . . ."
What a pathetic way to do business.
That's not an adjustment. That's an overhaul. Two different things.
