How to Regulate an Automatic Watch Yourself (feat. Audacity freeware)

How to Regulate an Automatic Watch Yourself (feat. Audacity freeware) - Perth WAtch #28

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How to video on regulating automatic watches using simple tools available from basic watch repair kits, and the free software Audacity.
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WARNING (repeated from video) - Please note you do this AT YOUR OWN RISK - I would suggest only trying this on "entry level" waches which you can readily afford to replace.
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@georgepalmer9751 2 жыл бұрын

I don't usually comment but giving people an option to regulate it without buying a $200+ time grapher is something I really appreciate. You deserve more subscribers.

@PerthWAtch 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that man! Checkout my video on regulating with the Timegrapher mobile phone app also… that’s how I do it these days!

@Bassguitar1231 7 жыл бұрын

so happy to see your new video , always educational , calm well spoken and insiteful , i must say thank you and your content is a must view , i really enjoy the invicta material , always on a positive unbiased note , best again to you from a physician here in manhattan, new york, usa, i fix people and you are a phd in watches, excellent !

@PerthWAtch 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Oliver, thank you again for your support. It is a pleasure making these videos and hopefully people can tell it is driven by passion. Ah, so interesting to hear your background... it turns out I am also a physician (pulmonology & sleep)! What specialty area are you in? So I am definitely no expert in watches but I do my best to fix people too. Cheers, Ivan.

@drpwnage23 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you this is a really great video. I was a bit nervous to attempt regulating my watch myself but your tutorial has made it super easy

@PerthWAtch 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, glad you have found this helpful! :)

@googlersenior7311 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks I use Audacity for other things and this was a great find. Particularly as I have an anoying ORIS 7543 which I shall now calibrate using your method. Thanks again

@PerthWAtch 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback - glad you found the video informative. Good luck with regulating your Oris, I do hope it works out well for you! Cheers, Ivan.

@crobulari2328 6 жыл бұрын

The isochronism lever regulates the beat error, centralises the impulse jewel in the escape lever fork so the clockwise and anticlockwise amplitude of the balance wheel is symmetrical (even beat) I am sure you knew this. Good informative video. Thank you.

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for that... I made that video quite a while ago and I had an idea of what the isochronism lever does, but probably didn't know how to explain it clearly. I know a lot better now, but thank you for taking the time to post a helpful comment! Cheers, Ivan.

@MagnaxVingtTrois 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brill solution! Thank you, will try soon.

@PerthWAtch 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome - let me know how you go

@gaius_marius 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Using tools like your phone microphone and Audacity is pretty cool!

@PerthWAtch 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man :)

@royeb63 5 жыл бұрын

To get a good sound recording I use a contact microphone that I have glued a crocodile clip on to. I clip it on to the crown of the watch. Then I run it through a guitar pre-amp. The contact mic is very sensitive, but does NOT pick up any ambient noise, so it's perfect for this kind of use. (Contact mics are less than $2 on ebay. The pre-amp costs a little more, but if you play the guitar you may already have one. :)

@PerthWAtch 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for sharing that helpful insight! :)

@whiskeyhotel62 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I already had audio editing software on the PC (Adobe Audition), but never considered using my phone as the recording device. My Miyota 8215 driven watch has been running over +15 sec/day but after three rounds of adjusting the regulator I've got it down to -.001 sec/min! :)

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome - glad you managed to get an excellent results using this method! :)

@whiskeyhotel62 6 жыл бұрын

After using my phone as a recorder it dawned on me to look and see if there were any watch tuning phone apps. Sure enough I found an app called Clock Tuner for Android. It recommends using an external mic but it works great laying the watch on the phone's mic. It even works well listening through the case back. The free version only works for 30 mins before prompting you to buy the "Premium" version, but what's $4 for the convenience of having a timegrapher on your phone, right?

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that! I use iPhone and eventually paid up for the Watch Tuner app which I have since reviewed: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hauWdLSI1bWrcpc.html

@leoluck68 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks for taking the time. Question...how did you get the sound reading from WavePad to your computer?

@PerthWAtch 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback - glad you found it informative! Under sharing options in the app there is an email option - I just use this to email the file to myself :)

@FitOutPost 5 жыл бұрын

Very useful. Thanks for sharing.

@PerthWAtch 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - appreciate the feedback! :)

@trackpackgt877 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video brother I have finally gotten enough guts to start regulating my watches and I'm very happy I finally pulled the trigger I started with a ticino sea Viper with a miyota 8000 only 150 buck watch and got it running a couple sec a day off unbelievable a miyota is capable of that made me confident enough to try more expensive watches like my seikos and phiobos watches. Haven't regulated my mido with the ETA 2836 yet but am working up the courage to do so it's a screw adjustment like u showed in video so should be easier. But I'm afraid of opening a 1500 buck watch so idk ... great video very helpful

@PerthWAtch 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that man, glad you found this helpful and that you have gotten some great results! :)

@DLordSadow 2 жыл бұрын

Not me, after watching this video, I’m going to just go to a watch professional.

@stationplaza4631 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for this very interesting tutorial Ivan. I must look to see if this software or something similar is available to download onto my desktop, as I don't have an I phone. Thank you again.

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I'm sure there are equally good software on Android phones. I happen to have done a video recently on a very useful app called Watch Tuner, but alas it's an iOS only app :(

@funtalkman 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, you can simply use Audacity software to record your watch with headphone mic plug on your desktop, I've tried it ! Just make sure u're in a low noise level room when recording.

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that - very helpful to know... but I find not all mic are good quality enough to do this... worth a try though!

@peterbenko8097 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video. Thanks so much.

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

Most welcome :)

@Scarywoody 5 жыл бұрын

I found if you use the earbuds Mic under the watch and cover it with the earbuds cover it works quite well.

@PerthWAtch 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that - a good tip to know!

@airilbrxton 6 жыл бұрын

hi there. me wanna ask, how do you see or find which is which beat that is off, and then starts measuring the + or - of the mili sec? Cos i see alot of spikes on mine, dont know which to take from.. (like your example from your 30secs onward)

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Hi there... good question. Firstly if there are a lot of additional spikes then it's likely that there is too much ambient noise. Try using a quieter area or covering microphone and watch with a muffling material (like a towel). You should be able to get a clean signal that shows clear spikes for the movement sound. Secondly take a look at first 1 or 2 secs... no matter how badly timed your movement is you should still expect to see a spike at the second mark provided you've picked the correct spike to start with. Use this to help you recognise the pattern. All the best!

@airilbrxton 6 жыл бұрын

Perth WAtch thank you for taking the effort to reply. Appreciate it! Shall try it again :)

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

No worries mate - all the best!

@timemachineeddie1146 7 жыл бұрын

I tried, I failed and I killed it. Shipped to CG for restoration and emergency surgery. My Seiko Blue Monster LTD. She is it's only hope. Great review and thanks for sharing.

@PerthWAtch 7 жыл бұрын

Oh dear... what went wrong? Very sorry to hear that the watch got damaged... I hope it will be successfully repaired! All the best, Ivan.

@floydburkett2749 6 жыл бұрын

Did you destroy the hairspring?

@davestewart9387 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. I was scrolling through different videos and most say don't bother without a timegrapher. Glad to see one that showed an alternate way without some form of equipment I don't really want to buy! Now to try this on my SKX009 which is running SUPER slow. Thanks!

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I've also recently discovered an iOS app that makes the process easier (although not free)... check the video out here if you're interested: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hauWdLSI1bWrcpc.html

@trackpackgt877 6 жыл бұрын

Perth watch u wouldn't believe what I discovered several of my watches started running fast and I couldn't figure out why. Turned out I was slowly magantizing them with my vaporizer it has strong magnets in it to hold the case back on and when I vape with my left hand it slowly magantized several of them over the course of a month or so . Bought a cheap demagntizer and there all running good again. Side note my invicta dive watch was magnetized to but wasn't running any different it stayed very accurate. Just thought that was interesting that being magantized didn't affect it like the other 3 watches. Love your channel I just subscribed

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that, how fascinating! Magnetisation is a well known problem for mechanical watches, although the surprise here is that your device had a strong enough field to cause it! What watches were those had the problem? Also I'm curious to know how you are sure that your Invicta was magnetised? Depending on the watch case design and the strength of the field, it could perhaps have been used with your vaporiser and not be magnetised...

@trackpackgt877 6 жыл бұрын

Perth WAtch I used a compass to figure out they were magantized I'm sure u know about that. 2 of them were cheap tevise watches the other one was a old hmt pilot. My phoibos was the only one that didn't affect the compass but I have only wore it a few times so it hasn't been magnetized yet. Lol but the invicta I'm pretty sure was magantized because it caused the compass to spin when passed over watch it just never affected it's abitly to keep time "yet"

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Ah I see, seems like it affected some parts of the case for sure but didn't affect the critical parts of the movement as yet.

@trackpackgt877 6 жыл бұрын

Perth WAtch ok I see so maybe the case was magantized but not the movement on the invicta. Well that shows u that better watches can stand up to magnets better because even though invicta isn't a high end watch I wore it the most but the cheapo tevises became magantized pretty fast with less wrist time. Hey thank you for getting into this interesting conversation with me you are a good guy I love your videos. I just started getting into watches 5 months ago and it started with a 20 dollar mechanical tevise I needed for work and snowballed from there I will never own a quarts watch just don't like batt powerd ones. I'm working my way up to better brands my phoibos is my most expensive now but I'm thinking about getting a stuhrling automatic depthmaster next after I do some research on them. And one day I just may pull the trigger on a Rolex sub or Yacht-Master I'm on the fence about spending 6-7?k on a watch. Thanks again buddy keep the vids coming

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

No worries man, the community and discussions are one of the best facets of KZfaq for sure! A word of caution about Stuhrling... I believe they are a blacklisted brand on WUS forums for certain questionable practices, at least at some time. If you're looking to spend around $400 I can wholly recommend Seiko, Citizen, Steinhart or Glycine. Cheers, Ivan.

@thermionic1234567 5 жыл бұрын

Now that your watches are regulated, how do you make sure they’re in spec for water resistance?

@PerthWAtch 5 жыл бұрын

Good question... those with good water ratings may not be on spec for the full depth anymore but I figure that as long as I'm careful in replacing the gasket back to position, they would be plenty good enough for what I want to use them for, ie. swimming but not diving.

@thisisbadstuff 6 жыл бұрын

In the case of the open heart the big lever on the top is actually the stud carrier for tuning the beat error and don't want to touch in general.

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that! Very useful insight! Cheers, Ivan.

@japudjuha 3 жыл бұрын

where do you get the timegrapher from?

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

Did someone mention Timegrapher?

@adamnsandler1607 6 жыл бұрын

It would have been good but you did not show the mouse pointing at the things that we should click to manipulate the app

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Good point! Tried to do that but my VLC record feature couldn't capture the pointer... and I just wasn't knowledgable about these things...

@timothythomas1626 4 жыл бұрын

I would do the oris. However if I was going to do it. I would buy a Time grapher. Some are under $200.00

@PerthWAtch 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, that's right... check out my Timegrapher App video if you haven't already :)

@skynet_cyberdyne_systems 3 жыл бұрын

Good

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Gamexoozi 3 жыл бұрын

Yoooo. Doesn't the phone magnetize the watch u kep near it.??

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, it doesn’t

@Gamexoozi 3 жыл бұрын

@@PerthWAtch yes it does. Check out in detail about it. Phones, TVs, speakers and many electronics magnetize the watch slowly. Especially for automatic watches. What you did here was adjusting the speed of the seconds hand according to the magnetization of the watch. So, I think your watch should be heavily magnetized but u countered it by increasing the speed of the seconds hand.

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

If you are convinced you have the answer, why did you ask the question?? What I mean is that what I did here with the phone would NOT magnetise the watch. Sure if you keep the watch next to the phone for hours or days, yes it will magnetise it. I don't do that.

@Gamexoozi 3 жыл бұрын

@@PerthWAtch oh. So it affects only when I keep it for long time? 🤔

@Nontacticalboy 6 жыл бұрын

Are you singaporean?

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Close - I'm originally from Malaysia. Why do you ask?

@Mrmarginofsafety 3 жыл бұрын

I would add it is safer to switch the watch into the hacking position to stop the balance wheel while adjusting.

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

Sure, if the movement happens to hack. Not sure if it’s any safer really.

@bryce6290 3 жыл бұрын

Show us regulating your aquis please

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

As mentioned, I wouldn’t try regulating a piece of that price myself

@bryce6290 3 жыл бұрын

@@PerthWAtch it seems like a simple twist with a small flat head screwdriver

@PerthWAtch 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does seem that way

@bryce6290 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind losing 5 seconds off my 12 second per day gain, I've got an oris divers sixty-five

@bryce6290 3 жыл бұрын

@@PerthWAtch try it, just be careful, Goodluck

@camhyde9701 6 жыл бұрын

your .002 * 2 * 60 * 24 formula is correct, however 60 is the number of minutes, not seconds

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Oh did I say seconds? Yep that's right it's multiply by 60 mins, thanks for pointing out and well spotted!

@camhyde9701 6 жыл бұрын

Great idea... I tried it using Logic Pro on my Speedmaster fully wound, half wound and with the chronograph running... interesting results and correlating very well with the other measurements I've taken... thanks for the video

@PerthWAtch 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing that - glad you found the video of some help!