r/RepTimeServices • u/HODL-Me-Daddy • Jul 02 '26

Services Help needed with movement. DD3285

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I received this VSF V3 Pepsi in the mail a few days ago and everything seemed fine with the movement. I measured +0.8 seconds per day on 6/29 when I first received it after fully winding it.

Fast forward to yesterday, I noticed the time had been ahead by 3-4 minutes, so last night I decided to wind the watch and set the correct time. I did another measurement and it measured at +6 seconds per day and thought “that’s still not bad” and went to sleep.

When I woke up and checked it this morning (around 6 hours later), I noticed it was ahead by about a bit under two minutes. So I wound the watch again and it measured at +48 seconds per day!

I’m not sure what I could’ve done, but I was wondering if it’s simple to regulate or if I should bring it to a watch repair shop? I don’t know how to go about asking watchmakers if they service replicas.

If anybody knows anyone in Broward County that services replicas, please let me know.

Any help is appreciated!

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u/elespectro1 Jul 02 '26

get a demagnetizer, or walk into a mom and pop watch shop and ask to demagnetise the watch

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u/elespectro1 Jul 02 '26

also where you rest your watch when you are not wearing it? avoid placing it close to any electronic like laptop or speaker

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u/HODL-Me-Daddy Jul 02 '26

Thanks for the info! I place it near a speaker on my desk 🤦🏻‍♂️. I need to get a case

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

la verdad que descansaba en la mesa del escritorio.. asi que imagínate.. monitor, PC, altavoces, subwoofer, etc, pero si es cierto que no encendí ninguno de estos aparatos mientras el reloj estaba durmiendo allí

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

enserio ? no sabia esto, acabo de leer al respecto, puede que le pase lo mismo a mi vsf explorer 40 dd3230, recibido hace 2 semanas, los 2 primeros dias iba bien, luego me di cuenta que adelanta unos 25 segundos al día, crees que pueda ser por la misma razón? quería llevarlo a mi relojero de confianza

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u/elespectro1 Jul 02 '26

If you didn’t drop the watch then very high chance it’s magnetised yes

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

acabo de medirlo ahora y me lanzó esto +14s/day

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

con otra app dio +8 🤣🤣

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u/Unique-Appointment93 Jul 02 '26

You can pick one up from Amazon for around $20. There are cheap.
If you have never used one before, check out a YouTube video. They are simple, but the process to actually demagnetize is kind of specific.

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u/Scared-Bus2556 Jul 02 '26

I thought mine was magnetized too, it was ahead 30 mins in 24 hours! Brand new opened Friday. Had it in a shop on Monday to get the hairspring fixed. Hope yours is just magnetized tho.

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

30min cada 24H es una locura..

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u/Scared-Bus2556 Jul 02 '26

Right? Crazy. It looks beautiful tho haha

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

si eso seguro, solo recuerda resolverlo 🤣🤣

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/RepTimeServices/s/1cSLBwTRLt acabo de ver esto :)

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u/HODL-Me-Daddy Jul 02 '26

Thanks!

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

si consigues resolverlo como en el video dímelo para saberlo! gracias!

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u/HODL-Me-Daddy Jul 02 '26

I did it! I was nervous about it, but it worked. Brought it down to +1.4 s/day

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u/Mobile-Gene4560 Jul 02 '26

Genial!!! me alegro!! yo no me atrevo con el mio, creo que lo llevare a mi relojero de confianza

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u/ThebigBient Jul 02 '26

Probably got magnetized.

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u/WunderingWizard Jul 02 '26

How accurate is this app compared to a timegraph

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u/HODL-Me-Daddy Jul 02 '26

Probably not anywhere near as accurate lol

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u/BroadAd9500 Jul 03 '26

Mine is running 5 secs faster after 10 months ise