crystalcranium Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Mine is running about +45 sec/day. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Mine is running about +45 sec/day. Thanks ...so is mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryaku Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 ...so is mine... Jesus... Mine is about -6 sec/day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) Mine started out at 40 seconds fast a day. Now it is about 1 sec for every 1 to 2 days. Regulation marks (+ or -) are not present so I moved the regulator arm to lengthen or shorten it's sliding attachment point on the spring. Moving the regulator arm towards the based attachment point lengthens it, moving away and it shortens it. Final adjustments were made in fractions of a millimeter by using a loop to see the regulator arm movement. You need a steady hand to do this. I am not a trained person working on watches so I provide this with no guarantee and only share what I did. Hopefully experts will respond to your request. Usil Edited August 24, 2006 by Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Mine started out at 40 seconds fast a day. Now it is about 1 sec for every 1 to 2 days. Regulation marks (+ or -) are not present so I moved the regulator arm to lengthen or shorten it's sliding attachment point on the spring. Moving the regulator arm towards the based attachment point lengthens it, moving away and it shortens it. Final adjustments were made in fractions of a millimeter by using a loop to see the regulator arm movement. You need a steady hand to do this. I am not a trained person working on watches so I provide this with no guarantee and only share what I did. Hopefully experts will respond to your request. Usil Thanks but I still don't know which one of the two "tabs" on the balance wheel to move and in which direction to slow it. Maybe if you could use this image as a reference to describe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 The lever pointing to the left with the two blobs on is the one you move. DO NOT MOVE THE OTHER ONE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachshund Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 As stated, move the adjuster with the two dots on it, not the one that the single attachment. To slow the timing, move the two dot lever closer to the single dot lever. To speed up the timing, move the two dot lever farther away from the single dot lever. Very little movement goes a long way, move very little at a time and recheck results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 The lever pointing to the left with the two blobs on is the one you move. DO NOT MOVE THE OTHER ONE. Roger that. I moved the 2 dot lever and slowed the watch to an imperceptable change over 1 hour from gaining about 2 sec per hour. Time will tell. BTW, not that I did it, (echhhhhh!!!!) but what would happen if I move the other lever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linder Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 If my calculations are correct, moving the other lever should adjust the ratio of China to Taiwan reps in current production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) The other lever is directly connected to your bank account. It is a deduction lever. Usil Edited August 24, 2006 by Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalcranium Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 5 hours now since adjustment...+- 0 sec. Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showto...p;hl=regulating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 BTW, not that I did it, (echhhhhh!!!!) but what would happen if I move the other lever? It makes the baby jesus cry. When I moved the lever, it sent the watch into an unreliable frenzy. It sometimes stopped, ran ±20m a day, and was basically useless as a timepiece unless you set it several times a day. After that, it had an enjoyable trip to Canada whereby it was fettled by Master The Zigmeister. I'd run accuracy tests for you, but it's packed up ready to go back to Canada with a new dial ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 For the archives, here's a diagram: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usil Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Perfect. Another picture for my reference files. Usil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyster Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 Thats a great diagram Mr Pugwash, Ideal for the hard of thinking like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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