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Radio controlled watch running 3 mins fast

FlicFlak · 2024-09-25 08:22:19

Hey lads, wondering if anyone has any ideas, my Citizen Men's Eco Drive Chrono-Time A-T Watch BY0100-51 is running 3 mins (exactly) fast, even when it receives the signal. I adjusted it manually, as in chose the correct time, then overnight it received the signal again and went back to 3 mins faster than the atomic clock.…

25-09-2024 09:22AM

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FlicFlak

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Hey lads, wondering if anyone has any ideas, my Citizen Men's Eco Drive Chrono-Time A-T Watch BY0100-51 is running 3 mins (exactly) fast, even when it receives the signal. I adjusted it manually, as in chose the correct time, then overnight it received the signal again and went back to 3 mins faster than the atomic clock.
I know i can switch off the radio controlled timing and all that, but want to know why its doing it!

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#2 25-09-2024 10:08AM

CrowdedHouse

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I'd take a guess and say your minute hand is gone out of alignment.
There should be something in the manual about checking/adjusting the Reference Position

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#3 25-09-2024 10:56AM

FlicFlak

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122652058#Comment_122652058

Yep, checked it there and it was out by three mins! Thanks a million for that! Was really bugging me!

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