How to turn a low-beat Invicta with crap timekeeping into a high beat, within COSC standards, using only a timegrapher and 10 mins of time.

[black263 228]

First you have to look at the crappy performance of my Invicta. It's a low beat movement and rubbish timekeeper. First shot on the timegrapher.

 

 

The auto-beat detect correctly identified it as 21600bph, and it has a poor accuracy. Changing the beat setting manually to 28800 doesn't work, as the display is all over the place, and the time error is so big that the machine can't cope.

 

 

So, out comes my trusty Longines, and on the Timegrapher this is much more what I want.

 

 

Push the stop button, and replace the Longines with the Invicta. Looks good, but the red light is on showing the Timegrapher has been stopped.

 

 

Fortunately, this can be solved by a change in camera angle.

 

 

And there you have the job done. I would of course only show the final image, as more than one image would show the watch time moving on without any change to the Timegrapher display. (This can be seen by comparing the last two pics) Anyone want to buy a Hi-Beat Invicta, regulated to COSC standards?

[Duzza 182]

:giggle:

[Icemix69 4]

Hahahaha i thought you had undertaken some huge project lol

[JSJ 0]

Yeah, exactly, black. The "QC" pictures are so easy to fix and that has been obvious to many of us for a long time.

[Jooost 0]

Perfect for selling cheap quartz! Nice to see, after your explanation in the other topic about the high versus low beat movement

[elp 26]

My, what a suspicious mind you have ...

 

Payment sent

[black263 228]

Perfect for selling cheap quartz! Nice to see, after your explanation in the other topic about the high versus low beat movement

Even I couldn't get away with selling a quartz and showing Timegrapher images. :suck:

[black263 228]

Yeah, exactly, black. The "QC" pictures are so easy to fix and that has been obvious to many of us for a long time.

Sorry. QC Pics? No idea what you're talking about. Where do I mention QC here.

[Jooost 0]

Perfect for selling cheap quartz! Nice to see, after your explanation in the other topic about the high versus low beat movement

Even I couldn't get away with selling a quartz and showing Timegrapher images. :suck:

 

No you couldn't! I would be better at that, I can play the Noob card - "I thought my quartz was beating at 28,800"

[black263 228]

Perfect for selling cheap quartz! Nice to see, after your explanation in the other topic about the high versus low beat movement

Even I couldn't get away with selling a quartz and showing Timegrapher images. :suck:

 

No you couldn't! I would be better at that, I can play the Noob card - "I thought my quartz was beating at 28,800"

In truth, the reason the Invicta was so bad in the first image was the battery needed changing. In the final one, with a fresh battery the motor had speeded up to the correct setting.

[RUSH2112 11]

Thank you. I have a feeling I know what inspired this and I'm glad it's here for the naysayers to see.

[Genius 281]

Ahem.... PERFECT example of how an unscrupulous seller could pass off a 21j as a CLONE movement. Am I on the right track here?

[plankton 1]

Not good, I've never been bit with a switch thank god.

[elloello 5]

great read and pics & a learning curve for any noob or seasoned watch lovers in this game

 

 

Thank you Black263 that's a thread of the year so far in my book

[Jonj480 0]

That's some sneaky shit right there...

[black263 228]

And it's still relevant. :suck:

[gavmeister 1]

Bastards! So this is how it really works. Thanks for the heads up.

[scorpion 0]

Sweet and there was me thinking you had done a movement swap

 

Or you could just use photoshop for perfect results cut n paste the digital bit - with your faked shot you can tell the watch is in the way of the stop LED .

[Odyseus 1]

And if all else fails, a gentle tap with a 4lb lump hammer

[dalboy 2]

First you plant the seed , if it don't grow ... you water it ..

 

Trickery.. .... let em see what they want ..

 

 

 

GLWS

 

 

Dal.

[Daywatch 4]

Awesome, when I read the title I thought it could not be done - it can!

[BadPickle 2,747]

[narikaa 129]

Ive got some sheets of 'AAA' stickers if you fancy upgrading it

[Thang 562]

:-D very clever.

[Chavezzito 121]

Now sell it on the Geek and state that Ssteal has serviced it