Is my Cartier watch really incompatible with my body chemistry?

by Nicole
(Milford MI)

OK. This seems crazy to me.

I have a Cartier tank watch (battery operated watch). I bought it used, but it worked very well (ran about 4-5 minutes slow after a week or so) for about 2 years, then it started running really slow, so I figured it needed a new battery. Fine. Got the battery, no problems for about another year.

Then it starts running REALLY slowly. Like, 10, 20 or more minutes. I take it into a reputable(?) jeweler to get fixed, and they send it to a watch guy. The watch gets an overhaul for over 300$...and another new battery....but continues to run slow....right now it is 5:32 and my watch reads 5:20. I took it in twice but they say they kept it for several days and it was running on time, not until its on my body that it starts running slowly.

Someone told me that certain people's body chemistry can affect a watch, but that seems crazy to me. Ever heard of such a thing? Any merit in the idea? It drives me crazy that a watch of this price (and repair price, since I could have gotten a fairly decent brand-new watch that runs on time) isn't running on time.

HELP!

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Wow - sounds like a job for Mythbusters!
by: Jay

Nicole:

I have heard people talk about this from time to time but don't know if it has ever been proven. I do have a couple questions for you. When you keep it off your wrist, does it maintain the proper time? Your watch keeps time with a piece of quartz that vibrates from the electricity in your watch. It can be calibrated - by a professional. Most quartz watches should only gain or lose 15-20 seconds a month. It could be something with the circuitry in the watch itself. Is it water resistant? Does the crown pull out easily - as in too easily? Do you have other quartz watches? Do you have any problems with them? I am sorry to hear about your problem and I do not think I can say one way or another as to whether or not this is the problem. However, if you have another quartz watch and you don't have any problems with it then I don't think you can blame it on your body chemistry or magnetic fields.