Itay Noy X-Ray & Netline Watches Close Up
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setting the seconds, with a non-hacking hand?
the speedmaster professionals manual winds do not have a hacking second hand. How do you syncronize? What are typical accuracys per day? Is there a threshold, where omega would re-regulate if it was too slow or too fast?thanks again.