Zenith Class Traveller Multicity Alarm

Hello,Some time ago I asked for help in getting my 21st birthday gift to Switzerland. I was greatly helped and thank you if I didn't already, but I hope I did. I got it back two or three weeks ago after "the works" (many monies). Unfortunately, it didn't work, or, it didn't work well: the minuet and sweep second hand worked beautifully, but the hour marker had a life of its own which it managed to do in secret. Now, I would look and it would say 1200 then, in twenty minutes I would look agai........

Greetings.I'm an aspiring writer working on a crime novel. I had the idea of making one of the clues having to do with demagnetized/magnetized watches, causing them to gain or lose time. Problem is I know little about it, and I was hoping someone (or multiple people, I'm not picky) here could answer a few questions if it isn't too much trouble.Basically any information would be of immense value, but the primary questions that have popped into my head are...Which is the correct term for referri........