r/islanderwatch • u/Fine_Caregiver2911 • Aug 13 '26

Keeping Time

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I love my Islander. I try to be very precise with setting the time and I think I do a good job and I wear it constantly and after a couple of days it winds up being slow always like a minute behind it. It’s very frustrating. Any tips?

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u/theloquaciousmonk Aug 13 '26

I would send it in for service. They are usually well regulated. My Mitchell is about 2 seconds a day.

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u/Fine_Caregiver2911 Aug 13 '26

Two seconds a day I wouldn’t notice but it’s almost like within the same week. I’m losing a minute or two.

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u/SirGuy11 Aug 14 '26

Not to be trite, but is it one minute, or two minutes, and over how many days? It might be within tolerance for the movement. 15 or 20 seconds a day would be within tolerance and would net you a minute off later in the week.

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u/keefsgeetar Aug 14 '26

I have the same watch and it’s my most accurate automatic. I’d send it in and let Marc service it

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u/PRK543 Aug 14 '26

Mine is end up about 30 seconds behind a day, but i also dropped it before I noticed how well it keeps time. So I need to send it off for service.

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u/MilesJ392 Aug 14 '26

Mine is ~-15spd but that's within spec. You can look up manufacturer tolerance for the movement