APguy1 Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Two days ago i dropped my watch on a hard floor !!!! it has a tiny scratch and pimple on the polished sides but thats not what this is about, what it's about is when i dropped it a then panicked and checked the winding, hands and date and all that was fine so i set it the the computers accurate clock and i left it alone. The next day i checked it against the computers time and it was -2 secs !!!! before the watch was + 5 mins a day because i think it was magnetised but now i have a genuine watches accuracy ! hee guys if you read this dont decide to drop your watches on the floor it might not turn out very well ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 If dropping helped, it wasn't magnetized. More likely, part of the hairspring had gotten tangled/stuck, and the sharp impact unscrambled it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APguy1 Posted April 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Really oh thats cool cheers for the info matey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbh Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Actually, sharp whacks on a hard surface with also demagnetize things. Google it. I happened to be looking for a way to demagnetize a screwdriver and that's what it said to do. Fortunately I found a better way with a soldering gun that actually worked great. Gotta love Google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HartDoc Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 I dropped my gen to regulated it but it got a lot worst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneed12 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Actually, sharp whacks on a hard surface with also demagnetize things. Google it. That's true, but the stuff that gets magnetized in a watch movement is unlikely to get demagnetized by dropping an entire watch on a hard surface. I'm a physicist, I don't need to google it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relaxman Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 I dropped my gen to regulated it but it got a lot worst Haha Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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