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My dad gave this watch to me for Christmas. In a 24 hour period it moves ahead by about 5 minutes. What is the best solution to this problem? I have no experience at all doing anything with watches. 

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Very possibly it's magnetized. You are running huphill trying to diagnose and regulate a watch without the needed instrument, called timegrapher, or equivalent application.

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I am not too worried about it as it was just a gift. I figure that I would rather learn on this than my other watch. 

 

Regulating a watch only gives you a rough idea of the finesse needed. Taking one fully apart and placing back together in working conditions would be a better exercise.

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Well I would rather just get something that works but is cosmetically rough for cheap to attempt any further work.

Yes such watches can be less than 5 pounds at flea market or even new from China.
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