Breitling Super Ocean Heritage 46 mm gaining time.

[gtidriver]

Evening, I've had my watch for a few months now and I've noticed it's gaining time. I went to Breitling Boutique in Lakeside Thurrock yesterday and explained that is is gaining time, the very helpful chap asked if I wanted to have it sent off to be checked, but he said it would be 8-12weeks before they even look at it. Two questions, is this a correct time to wait for a repair? And it's gained around 40seconds over 3days, it's gained 13 seconds since the chap at Breitling reset the time. What to do??? Any one else had this issue??

[NDA]

It needs regulating as that movement should be reasonably accurate =/- 2 seconds a day would be 'normal'.

Not a difficult job to regulate, but, as it's a new watch, it should (probably) be done by Breitling. And yes, 12 weeks would be fairly normal unfortunately.

It would be a fairly easy watch to swap for another new one, but the dealer probably wouldn't want to do this.

I'd be very tempted to go to a trusted independent to have it adjusted - but you risk losing the warranty.

[Octoposse]

Have it demagnetised, and see if that improves accuracy straight off?

[gtidriver]

I phoned the store again today and they want to send it off, which means potentially they will have had it longer than I have, not good, plus no chance of a swap for a new one either. May try and contact another branch tomorrow. Thanks for the replies.

[gregs656]

The sooner you send it the sooner you get it back. Unfortunately lead times for warranty and service work are longer than ideal.

[NDA]

You could try the suggestion from Octo above and have it demagnetised? It's the work of a minute to do this and worth a shot.

[Nick Forest]

They’re all sent to a unit on an industrial estate in Tunbridge Wells where they carry out the warranty work for Breitling

[clockworks]

Do you wear the watch 24/7?

If you take it off at night and put it on the bedside cabinet, try putting it down in a different orientation - crown up or down, face down. This is sometimes enough to compensate.

Also worth checking that you are moving your arm enough to keep the watch wound up. Watches tend to speed up as the mainspring runs down. Try manually winding the watch each morning.

[gtidriver]

Evening, ive left the watch on its side both ways, on its face and on its back, its still gaining 13 seconds ish per day. I called the service centre and they will fast track it when I get back from my holidays in September, the chap thinks 3-4 weeks. Thank you for your ideas tips and answers.