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[Accutron]

My grandfather was a watchmaker and a Certified Accutron Technician, and I was learning how to repair both mechanical watches and Accutrons when I was still in elementary school. I used to repair and sell watches, but I stopped about 10 years ago when I noticed it was affecting my close-range vision. I have since sold off all of my watchmaking equipment and parts.

Modern mechanical movements can be very accurate. The typical specification for ETA automatic movements is to within 4 seconds per day, and I've managed to regulate them to within about a half second per day in a single position. I have several Seikos with the 7S26 movement, the same movement used in the Seiko 5. I can get them down to 2-3 seconds per day on the wrist.