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Hey all, I have a broad question. I have a late model chronomat that I got a few months back and haven't really worn it much. In fact I hoped that my wife would like it and she does, but an auto movement doesn't suit her. So it hasn't had much wrist time. But I recently resized it for myself and put it in the rotation and noticed it doesn't keep a charge well. So I fully wound it and it dies after 22 hours or so. Half what it should be. The person I got it from said it had been serviced, and at this point it's been less than 18 months since it service. But this seems kind of soon for another service.

On to my question. I feel like sending it to BUSA to have them tell me what it needs, I suspect a full service. I am sure it's cheaper from another authorized service center, but I suspect that is the service it got last time, and uh, well, it didn't hold. So what would you guys do?

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Send it in, via an AD, explaining exactly what you've just detailed here. If the AD is even halfway decent, they should contact him to confirm if you want more than just a checkup to see what is wrong - at which point you can accept or not any 'service' charges.

Obviously check with the AD on his/her particular return system first...

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