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Article #317Re: Amusing failure in Omega analogue watch
From: geoff
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:47
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:47
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Franc Zabkar wrote: > My father gave me his gold watch, a 25 year old Omega analogue quartz. > It had been lying idle in his drawer with the time-setting pin > disengaged. After re-engaging the pin, the hands began advancing at 4 > times the normal rate. After 1 hour it has gained 3 hours. I assume > the crystal is oscillating at a higher overtone, maybe due to a weak > battery. > > In any case I now have a watch to match the reverse Dick Smith wall > clock above my desk. Maybe I should start collecting misbehaving > timepieces. > > - Franc Zabkar Have you thought of maybe changing the battery ? geoff
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