FIXING BEAT ERROR AND REGULATING A MOVEMENT | BASIC WATCH MAINTENANCE

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  • @denniskwok7613
    @denniskwok7613 Рік тому +26

    Thanks for this. Just regulated my NH34 GMT movement which was +330s/day and beat error of 9.9ms. I've got it to +1s/day and 0.1ms. Very happy!

  • @billwendry
    @billwendry 2 роки тому +39

    If you stop the Timegrapher and restart after every adjustment you will get more accurate results since the grapher averages readings.

    • @NotAnotherWatchChannel
      @NotAnotherWatchChannel  2 роки тому +5

      Thanks for the tip!

    • @robertokandal
      @robertokandal Рік тому

      Cause its chinese.
      But sometimes beat error is not possible to adjust well menas watch has a problem i can put easly a beat error of 0.1 or 0.2 however in a rolex you cant do it, only 0.5 minimum,, what the fukin problem with rolex? can you explain me this?

    • @weibrot6683
      @weibrot6683 Місяць тому

      @@robertokandal If you have an unfixable beat error problem then more often than not you need to demagnetise your watch

  • @koud29
    @koud29 2 роки тому +15

    Don't move pushers with a screwdriver unles you want to scratch it.
    Also, moving from 24s/d to 0s/d is quite a lucky adjustment. :)

  • @tomhill4003
    @tomhill4003 2 місяці тому +1

    very nicely explained and demonstrated. Thank You!

  • @jmfa57
    @jmfa57 5 місяців тому +1

    I've found a couple of things playing with my various watches and my timegrapher. Other commenters mention that you'll get more accurate results between adjustments by stopping the timegrapher in between. I've also learned that it pays to use a wooden peg, rather than a metal screwdriver, when playing with the tabs for beat error and movement speed. I once slipped with a screwdriver and everything ALMOST went to tears. 😱 Slight, gentle nudges are what wors best on movements like the NH35A. As for that movement, I am surprised at just how well one can regulate those for such an inexpensive movement. I also play with my older Omega watches, most of which have a swans neck on the regulator, making minute adjustments far easier... but of course, even old Omega watches are pretty expensive. Thanks for a concise yet complete video!

  • @Porschenut13
    @Porschenut13 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you. I was able to regulate my Miyota 9015 to within 2s/d and beat error to .4, then I stopped! Very happy. I noticed that one adjustment drags the other a bit.

  • @TimEckel
    @TimEckel 26 днів тому

    It's also a good idea to check the regulation in at least the 6 up and 9 up positions as those are common positions when wearing the watch. Just dual up may result in it not being as accurate when worn.

  • @Al-po2oh
    @Al-po2oh 3 місяці тому

    Good stuff. I like to use peg wood when getting that close to the hairspring. Thanks again

  • @oldlifestylebyandrei
    @oldlifestylebyandrei Рік тому +2

    It is fantastic what performance the Chinese mechanisms achieved. You could see a "taxi" line on the screen only at Rolex... Absolutely fabulous leap for the Chinese watchmaker.

    • @karanjain5663
      @karanjain5663 Рік тому +5

      I think this is a Seiko NH35 movement.

    • @oldlifestylebyandrei
      @oldlifestylebyandrei Рік тому +2

      @@karanjain5663 Yes, I looked carefully and it is an NH35A. Thanks for the clarification.

    • @karanjain5663
      @karanjain5663 Рік тому +2

      @@oldlifestylebyandrei my pleasure - and you're absolutely right... for the price, it's an amazing movement. :)

    • @Grimmwoldds
      @Grimmwoldds 10 місяців тому

      @@oldlifestylebyandrei It doesn't say "Japan" or "Malaysia"(the only places Seiko admits to making this movement). That means it's Chinese.

  • @GreySectoid
    @GreySectoid Рік тому +5

    Did you adjust it for one position only? I have found that when I get 0 beat error, 0 sec/day at dial down position, on 12 o'clock down the rate goes -20 sec/day.

    • @Michael-ko8uf
      @Michael-ko8uf Рік тому

      It will run around -10 to -15 in average because it runs on the right/left angle with -15.
      The up and down position is not relevant.

    • @skycrafts5140
      @skycrafts5140 Рік тому +1

      When I know the gain/loss in each position, I use this to adjust the time. If the watch is ahead slightly, I leave it off for a while, or when asleep, in a position that the watch loses seconds, and vice versa. It naturally corrects itself without having to unscrew the crown and make adjustments. I don't know if this is better for the watch or not, but it's an easy way to bring the watch back on track.

  • @crisma1970
    @crisma1970 2 місяці тому

    I may have slightly touched the hairspring but everything seems to still work fine...should be OK right?! Thanks!

    • @nealjani8919
      @nealjani8919 2 місяці тому

      I’ve done that before and as long it didn’t get tangled you should be fine. I recommend using a tiny spring bar tool to adjust the knobs as they can grab on to them and reduce the chance of slipping down into the hairspring

  • @maikee72
    @maikee72 4 місяці тому

    Use a toothpick for calibration.... softer no scratches 😊. Very well explained... I wish my all my watches had that amplitude ❤.

  • @davidcoleman2796
    @davidcoleman2796 2 роки тому +3

    My seiko sarb035 is running about a min fast . The beat error is 4 which is terrible. I do wear the watch doing things I should not . Like biking . I quess I will need to take it in for a service.

  • @nisbet316
    @nisbet316 4 місяці тому

    If you have a watch that is rated -20 to +40 secs a day, should you try to set it to 0? Will this damage the movement?

  • @vlickbrickersom7392
    @vlickbrickersom7392 2 роки тому +2

    How often would you have to do this?

    • @NotAnotherWatchChannel
      @NotAnotherWatchChannel  2 роки тому +1

      Not very often, likely around the same amount of time as to when you’d need an actual full service

  • @heklik
    @heklik 2 роки тому +1

    My Seiko divers 6309 have a beat error of 4.0 +120sec per day , how to reduce it, turn the the stud clockwise or counterclockwise ?
    I'm using a phone app timegrapher

    • @NotAnotherWatchChannel
      @NotAnotherWatchChannel  2 роки тому

      I’m not super familiar with what the inside of that movement looks like but if there is a plus or minus written on the case for regulation try pushing the beat error hand very slightly towards that part of the case

    • @heklik
      @heklik 2 роки тому

      @@NotAnotherWatchChannel ok thanks

  • @MagnaxVingtTrois
    @MagnaxVingtTrois Рік тому

    Great video. Thanks!

  • @heklik
    @heklik 2 роки тому +1

    Do I really need to adjust a watch with 1ms beat error with 5sec per day ?

    • @NotAnotherWatchChannel
      @NotAnotherWatchChannel  2 роки тому +1

      Never need to, but could always make it run more efficiently after not being serviced for periods of time

    • @heklik
      @heklik 2 роки тому

      @@NotAnotherWatchChannel is a 4.0 beat error on a Seiko 6309 7040 normal ?

  • @Paidonthedaily
    @Paidonthedaily Рік тому

    Sooo satisfying

  • @thisoldbelair
    @thisoldbelair Рік тому

    Thanks for the video. I’m going to eventually tackle this myself on my seiko 4R36. Its brand new and currently running at +5 minutes (minutes, not seconds) per day. I’ve called a few jewelers and they seem a bit clueless or won’t work on seiko so i’m doing my research to do it myself.

    • @ulmen24
      @ulmen24 Рік тому +7

      It’s magnetized

    • @thisoldbelair
      @thisoldbelair Рік тому

      @@ulmen24 i’m thinking the same thing. It did ship from Singapore so who knows what it was exposed too. Will be trying that first.

    • @ulmen24
      @ulmen24 Рік тому +4

      @@thisoldbelair 5min is never a regulation issue. It’s either magnetized or needs service. Being that it’s brand new, it likely is magnetized.

    • @thisoldbelair
      @thisoldbelair Рік тому

      @@ulmen24 i appreciate it. I have a demagnetizer in the mail. I’ll let you know how it goes

    • @adamlevine2046
      @adamlevine2046 Рік тому +2

      @@thisoldbelair how did It go

  • @kienmai9529
    @kienmai9529 Рік тому +1

    My Seiko presage with its 4r39 mov, daily rate is -8s, amlplitue 266, but beat error is 3.8ms, too high. Does my watch have to be serviced? Thanks

  • @EdoardoSannabicycle
    @EdoardoSannabicycle 3 місяці тому

    Perciò quell’orologio così regolato non perderà nessun secondo al giorno?? O comunque prenderà o perderà 1/2 secondi al giorno??

  • @johntaylor3940
    @johntaylor3940 Рік тому

    BOUGHT MINE BUT THE DISPLAY ONLY LASTED A FEW WEEKS , ITS VERY FAINT NOW AND HARDLY USEABLE ,

  • @sugmasigma
    @sugmasigma 6 місяців тому

    I’m having a stroke just watching this

  • @bwhog
    @bwhog 9 днів тому

    You're adjusting the rate at the wrong spot. You're moving the regulator arm itself. It should be done by the pointer over by the scale. Better control there than by adjusting the regulator arm directly and you don't have to worry about slipping and stabbing the hairspring.

  • @oasiasoasiaso
    @oasiasoasiaso Рік тому

    Wich Explorer rip off is this?

  • @touch_master721
    @touch_master721 Рік тому

    Hello. I have Omega Speedmaster, very old watch, automatic, and I have this part for regulating, but there is no + and - . It doesn say where is + and where s -. Can this part be adjustet at all? Does every automatic have this part for adjusting it? Now, the watch is in hurry 6 minutes every day.

    • @mattsimmons6717
      @mattsimmons6717 Рік тому +2

      Hi there, as a general rule pushing it clockwise slows It down and pushing it anticlockwise speeds it up, hope this helps

    • @Conundrum191
      @Conundrum191 Рік тому +1

      If it is 6 min fast a day it might just be magnetized. Try demagnetizing it first before you go to the trouble of opening things up and playing with it.