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My Orient Eminence is about a month old. I've worn it sparingly, keeping it in a winder when not in use. I didn't measure its accuracy but it seemed it was gaining very little time over the last month, in line with my other mechanicals.

I spent a week in the Rockies and took my watch with me. I had it in a padded watch travel case, which was surrounded by clothing in my carry-on suitcase. I couldn't tell you if the problem started on the outbound trip or while there, since I had to adjust for the time chance, and only wore it for a couple of days out there.

After I came back, I noticed it was gaining as much as 5 minutes per day! After a week of this, I let it completely unwind, then re-set it and put it back in the winder. Now it's running accurately again.

I'm at a loss to explain this. Was it the altitude? Did it incur some physical shock while en route? I was ready to send it in to Orient for service when it finally settled down. I'm still keeping my eye on it, but after another week it's running fine.

The watch is an Esteem, not an Eminence. Sorry for the error in the thread title.

 

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Stlll running with stated accuracy. Very strange how it gained so much time on my trip and then settled again. Are Orient's susceptible to changes in altitude (and therefore pressure)? This watch went from 650' FSL to 4500' and back again.

 

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This week it gained another 5 minutes over a 24 hour period, and then again settled.

Not sure how to handle this. Send it in to Orient for service? Return it (purchased on Amazon) and get something else? Please advise... thanks!

 

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I decided to return it. I'm going to use my refund + some Watch $$$ saved up to get something better. To be honest, this is 1 of 3 Orients I've owned and I just haven't been impressed. I guess I'm not an Orient fan, and so I'm moving on to other brands.