Swan Neck Regulator

[fkhill33]

Hi everyone, posted this same question in TWC without too much of a response. Can you guys comment on the below?

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A totally totally newbie question here, but what does the swan neck regulator do?

I am going to take a guess... is it to *regulate* the time and fine tune it? Ie, if the watch is running slow you just push the hand to the + and it speeds it up a sec or two?

or is it some kind of power reserve indicator like the genuine 8 days movement?

Another question, on the reps, does it swan neck do ANYTHING or just there to look good?

Thanks for your feedback!

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Link to original question posted on TWC for those of you that wants to see what has been said thus far.

http://www.replicacollector.com/members/in...showtopic=21267

Thanks again

[Klink]

in gen it

regulates

in rep

it does

nothing

post on trc no anser?

strange, thought they know some

thing

[Highflyingclive]

It regulates swans. By the neck.

Oh, for goodness sake. Look at the photos. Clear to see that the "swan-neck" spring will prevent movement of the regulator lever... unless adjusted by the fine-tuning screw. Which, in the reps, does not have a slot, ha ha. In the real thiing, it is probably deadweight. In the rep, there is no dispute about this.

But it does look pretty.

[TomBombadil]

Klink is right. In the gen watches, it is used to regulate the time. You would adjust the swan neck regulator if the watch was running too fast or too slow (assuming nothing is wrong with the watch).

In the reps, they are just for decoration.

[eunomians]

SN regulators are very precise. If u push the regulator with a piece of pegwood, it moves too much. So when u try to move the regulator back - it will never be in the same position u started off with. Thus, regulating accuratley is a major pain... But with the SN, it's all good. Better yet, with a Vibrograph... You're in better shape

[Klink]

buy a ded swan

buy a real live swan

who frikkin cares?

how in the heck can you not know

what can be found by simple search?

if you do not have time to understand

well, there you jolly well are, aren't you?

smiles all around - is possible not to know obvious

happens all time around everywhere

so sad too bad

[olivia]

Klink is right. In the gen watches, it is used to regulate the time. You would adjust the swan neck regulator if the watch was running too fast or too slow (assuming nothing is wrong with the watch).

In the reps, they are just for decoration.

I believe The Zigmeister said he did get the screw to work properly. No reason why it shouldn't - or maybe he replaced the screw with one that worked..

[Klink]

rep wan gives you look of groovy

without the worries..

if want best

buy a real swan right

now

[thedoctor]

What the heck are you saying?