Formula 1 Chrono Resets at 58s and also looses time

[technoguy]

Hi all, my Formula 1 Red Chrono CAH1112.ERC0213 has been loosing time for past few weeks, around 2-3 minutes it looses in a week or so. Watch is only 3 years old or less and battery was recently replaced. While playing around I noticed that second hand resets at 58s, could it be related. Haven't tried to reset it yet, just want some expert opinion before doing anything.

[Eeeb]

Hi all, my Formula 1 Red Chrono CAH1112.ERC0213 has been loosing time for past few weeks, around 2-3 minutes it looses in a week or so. Watch is only 3 years old or less and battery was recently replaced. While playing around I noticed that second hand resets at 58s, could it be related. Haven't tried to reset it yet, just want some expert opinion before doing anything.

I suspect the "new" battery was not...

Loosing time is unrelated to the chrono second hand not resetting to 12. Just a coincidence...

[nuovorecord]

Resetting the chronograph hands is a simple process. Do a search in this forum for the video I posted a while back. But it sounds like you need another battery.

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[nuovorecord]

Here's a thread with the link to the video I referred to.

[technoguy]

Thanks for replies everyone, did a second hand reset and will see what happens in a few days. Just before I reset the second hand, tried one more time and it was resetting at 48s.

[decipher28]

I suspect the "new" battery was not...

Loosing time is unrelated to the chrono second hand not resetting to 12. Just a coincidence...

agree some so called new batteries may have sat in a warehouse or such like for years before they actually get used.Only way to find out for sure is to put a multimeter or such like on the battery itself.

[technoguy]

It has been running fine till last night, this morning lost 15 minutes. Second hand is not jumping 4 seconds at a time, could it still be the battery?

[Eeeb]

It has been running fine till last night, this morning lost 15 minutes. Second hand is not jumping 4 seconds at a time, could it still be the battery?

If it is the same battery, yes.

If battery is known good, other problems exist.

[technoguy]

Battery was replaced a year ago. Synchronised with Emerald Time iPhone app yesterday at the time of my post and it has already lost 15 seconds this morning.

[Eeeb]

Re-replace the battery with a tested and known good battery before assuming any other problems. These problems are usually due to dying batteries.