LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Now I remember I hate the ICHS GMT hand... might as well reseat the crystal, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Why are the movement retaining screws different? Oh man, I'm sweating for you! Play it like it's "Operation" Maybe I should live stream it. Imagine your doctor live streaming your open heart surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rx4Time 1,472 Posted March 29, 2018 You're making me nervous... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 And the whole time you're thinking... it's a glossy black dial. Please don't let there be dust left.Grease while I'm there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Meh. Acceptable I'd say... given I'd wear this maybe twice a month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 But I can't leave shit well enough alone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Before I go on... unless a watch is in good mechanical condition and adjustment, it’s really a waste of time trying to regulate crappy reps within a dozen or so seconds per day. By ‘good mechanical condition’ I mean low-mid grade reps of which this is one.Oh.BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH THE HAIRSPRING—IT IS VERY DELICATE AND EASILY DAMAGED Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Nuts.Punch me in the face. Now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 One more adjustment try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Thou shalt not lose time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Ok I just had to do one more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rx4Time 1,472 Posted March 29, 2018 Looking good! Now, how about that w shaped seconds hand? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Looking good! Now, how about that w shaped seconds hand? Shaddup I scratched the AR on the cyclops. Yeah, crappy rep with AR on the TOP SIDE of the cyclops. Oh well, can't really tell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Well that’s the end of that. Thanks to those that gently nudged me in this direction. Thanks to me for not selling off all my watch tools like I said I would. Was certainly fun. I don’t ever want to have to do that again — or look at the seconds hand too closely. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 Jebus it's 3AM. G'nite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenTLe 1,501 Posted March 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Mary Watch said: take the movement out and check if will stop. i am sure the tip of second hand touch the sapphire, so the amplitude reduce about 100. Agree with Mary, that amplitude drop is caused by drag placed by something, and most probably by the crystal and hand nearly contact. EDIT: seen the rest. GOOD JOB!! EDIT2: I imagined you moving that regulator and swearing badly... I laughed a lot!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elp 26 Posted March 29, 2018 What were you drinking throughout? Usually when I attempt this degree of tinkering at 3am it's grappa or tequila. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GingerApple 7,284 Posted March 29, 2018 Awesome work! Good man. More tension than a Hitchcock movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glaude 1,615 Posted March 29, 2018 3 hours ago, GenTLe said: EDIT2: I imagined you moving that regulator and swearing badly... I laughed a lot!!! Aren't we all when regulating ? I can also imagine him : "Ok that's close enough ... damn it I'm sure I can do better ! ... oh that's plenty good.... fuck it, just a little nudge and it'll be perfect ... and crap I made it worse... !" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 29, 2018 What were you drinking throughout? Usually when I attempt this degree of tinkering at 3am it's grappa or tequila. My cheap dram of choice... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
black263 228 Posted March 29, 2018 10 hours ago, LightGeek said: Ok I just had to do one more. Now wear the watch for a couple of days, as you normally would, putting it down at night, if you don't wear it asleep, and see what the real life error is. If the real-life error is acceptable, brilliant. If it's unacceptable, use the timegrapher to remove enough error to leave a small + seconds per day. If for example, it's +20 secs a day in real life, but only +5 on the timegrapher, adjust it to -10 on the timegrapher, and that should leave you about +5 a day in real life. If it's -10 secs a day in real life, but +10 secs a day on the timegrapher, adjust to +25 secs a day. The idea is not to use the timegrapher as an absolute reading, but a starting point for adding or subtracting the correction needed in real life, always aiming for it to run slightly fast in normal useage. Since I'm correcting real-life errors, I only ever put the watch on the timegrapher face down so I can adjust with the back off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonyh7 235 Posted March 29, 2018 Illustrates my reservations about GMTs. Too may fecking hands. In fact in my limited, and disastrous, tinkering experience, 3 is too many sometimes. I do think the thread contains a top tip though - always have a couple of stiff drinks before you start, makes you more adventurous, and steadies the hands. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheTinMan 13 Posted March 30, 2018 Hey Light, you should have joined me at that warehouse sale. I ended up with 2 eco-drive, radio controlled Citizens. At 2am, deviation is exactly +/- 0 seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LightGeek 25 Posted March 30, 2018 Hey Light, you should have joined me at that warehouse sale. I ended up with 2 eco-drive, radio controlled Citizens. At 2am, deviation is exactly +/- 0 seconds. Yeah, I remember that :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
