Alejandro Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Can someone explain what the following information means? Is this information ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Presets Beat Number Frequency, the vibration of a movement. The number of balance wheel swings per hour or how many times the watch ticks per hour. This is a preset, depends on the watch you order. 14,400 bph = 4 beats per second 18,000 bph = 5 beats per second 21,600 bph = 6 beats per second 28,800 bph = 8 beats per second etc Lift Angle The angle the balance passes through while interacting with the pallet fork. Important to be set correctly in order to calculate the Amplitude. This preset is per caliber specs. Most modern watches have a lift angle of 50 - 52 degrees. Generally lift angles range from 44 to 58 degrees. Some other settings are present, for instance Gen co-axials angle is 30 degrees. Results Rate How fast / slow the movement runs (in seconds per day) great : +/- 5 s/d acceptable : +/- 12 s/d If higher / lower? It is possible to adjust this yourself or ask your dealer to nudge it a bit. Amplitude The measure of the amount of rotation in the swing of the balance wheel, in either direction. Amplitude is higher when a watch is lying flat and usually falls when the watch is in a vertical position, due to increased friction. Amplitude can also fall as the watch winds down and the mainspring delivers less power. Amplitude is a good indicator of the movements health and if is too high or too low, or that changes too much in different positions, can indicate a problem with the movement. great : 270-310 acceptable : 250-270 If higher / lower? Ask for a different watch or have your watch serviced Beat Error The amount of time by which the duration of swing differs from one side to the other in the oscillation of a balance wheel. Generally speaking to get a beat error of zero, the roller jewel in the pallet fork must be perfectly centered. great : 0.0-0.5 ms acceptable : 0.6-1 ms If higher? Ask for a different watch or have your watch serviced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Just in case not making sense to you the movement is fine. Now the 9 seconds might bother some guys but in the big picture it's really no big deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Posted June 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Thank you so much Mike on a bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltz Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 What do you think of this graph, I'm new into the rep's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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