Should I have ordered shorter straps?

When I bought these, the Strapsco site said the standard length straps were a good fit for a 6 1/2″ wrist. I’m wearing them with enough room to slide a pinky under (couldn’t take a picture and have my pinky under the strap at the same time, hence the Sharpie, lol).

Strapsco shows short straps (20mm shorter overall) also and I’m almost at or one from the smallest hole with these.

Curious what you all think before I attempt a change, since I’m going to be stuck with shipping both ways…

Should I have ordered shorter straps?

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I serviced a movement and now getting odd readings…

This was a working but very sloppy NH35 movement I decided to service. I actually thought things went well for the most part, but I’m getting odd readings. The picture with 0.8 BE was a bit before the second pic. When I first put the movement in the timegragher, it rear +175spd with a BE of 8.5.

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I waited 24 hours and this is the closest I can get it. But the amplitude runs high at times, then back to normal, then as…

I serviced a movement and now getting odd readings…

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