Crazy EASY FIX for poorly performing SWISS MOVEMENTS 

Check out how to regulate beat ERROR HERE: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VPeKFk1axbA.html *I wore the watch for 4 DAYS STRAIGHT after filming. With my atomic clock timegrapher app my on the wrist performance average is +2.5s a day! Not bad and you can see the day I was very active it was close to zero like I predicted and less active closer to +5s. (I will upload pic on insta stories)* If you want to regulate to 3 positions the 3rd one should be 3-DOWN or Crown Down and do the math between the 3 positions. Find the variance and lean towards your most active position for your daily routine the heaviest. -FALLING

Its also good practice to run the watch through a demagnetizer before adjusting the movement. I've gone through the motions of regulating a watch and then demagentizing it just to see the numbers go out again.

This was exactly the video I needed. Thanks!

Thank you for that! Very useful video!!! Didn‘t expect it to be that easy…

Fantastic video! I always wanted to know how you did it, can't wait to start tinkering myself!

Ive never opened a watch before. Ive got a crappy pagani design im ready to "trash" through experimentation lol. Thanks for the tips and advice!

This is even better than the ST19 goose-neck/swan-neck :)

I’ve no use for a time grapher provided the error within the range of the eccentric screw. I prefer to regulate on the wrist. I received a new Alpina Startimer GMT with an SW200-1 derived movement for Christmas that was +17 seconds a day out of the box. The average consumer would have either lived with the watch or returned it. After a few days spent on “trial and error” regulation on the wrist; I now have a rock solid +1.176 seconds a day watch (observed daily over the course of 3 weeks) regulated to the real world environment in which I live. No machine can duplicate that, few COSC certified watches would do as well. A very easy DIY, provided the movement is precise.

Great 👍 job on the video 👏 as always. Thanks 😊

great vid ,very informative .I have a 2824 in my Tudor pelagos i might see if i can improve it as it slightly slower and could be improved perhaps

I have a Seiko5 7s26c. I managed to get it 2s fast pr day using a phone app. It's my first watch, and only had it for a week, so I'm not experienced at all. My question is, can I expect to get it better, or will I probably make it worse if I try to get it 0-0,25 s pr day? Is 2s beginners luck, or easy to replicate?

I've been looking for a video on regulating a Swiss movement for ages, so well done. I've noticed on my SW330-1 GMT that the + and - seem to be the other way around. For example the + is nearer the centre of the movement. So to speed up the time it should be rotated towards the negative not the positive? Your Soprod movement appears to be the other way around.

I tried that on my Pronto before 😊

Thank you for posting this useful video. I need your advice for my ETA 2824-2 When i adjust the regulating stud to get a good Beat Error of 0.2 the Rate goes up to about +100 when I adjust the Beat Rate to show 0.8 I can use the fine tune adjustment to reduce the Rate down to +10 at best. How can i get a good Beat Error and good Rate?

Thanks alot, so half a notch means +-5sec ? :)

Before and after,watch should be de magnetize,nice amplitude,adjust beat error,minus 5+10,good,very good overhaul

I once was told about “custom time adjustment” and I thought… How I didn’t think about that before? It consists in use your watch for a month or two normally and take notes about the time variation compared to an official time which is known for its precision. After that you won’t adjust based on those various static positions but based on how advanced or retardant your was during that period. So you can place the watch in the Timegrapher and it doesn’t matter the result you will only increase or decrease the time difference you’ve found in your previous measurements while using the watch the way you normally do. As people have totally different habits, a perfectly timed watch for someone could be completely out of time for someone else. Of course it’s only viable for people who do their own watches services.

Great video. Like your case removal tool. Need one of those for the really stubborn case backs. Looks much more secure and less prone to slipping and scratching the caseback. I might add, from my own experience, what the timegrapher shows doesn't necessarily reflect what you will get. Did u say that and I missed it? Anyways, +0 s/d doesn't mean that you've nailed it and will get +0 s/d. And, sometimes -whatever s/d still gives me +gain when checking the accuracy with my apps.. and, a +whatever might still give you -loss. Long way for me to say your watch's movement and your actual movement will vary in actual practice and usage. Keep recording and checking accuracy with an app. I usually use 2 apps just to get an average between the two because they don't all measure with same results. And, you may need to adjust regulation a couple more times to fine tune to as close to perfect as you want it. Btw, once, I did slip and jabbed into the balance wheel .. or was it the spring? Idk? Doesn't matter, either way it was bad as the movement stopped immediately and would work after that. Luckily (If there's such a thing in this situation), it was just a Seiko 4R36 movement. I ended up quickly ordering an NH36 on ebay to replace it. Truly luckily, Seiko standard movements aren't expensive and easy to get. Any tips on regulating an ETA 7001 manual wind movement? It unfortunately does not have the screw to adjust the regulator. It appears to just have the levers/arms much like how you might regulate a Seiko movement. I'm just trying to figure out which lever/arm is the correct one for the rate. Don't want to accidentally move the other one which is likely to effect the best error.

My swiss watch is too nic3 to open tbh lol im gonna leave the + 6 a day and just pop the crown out flr 6 seconds per day or whenever my ocd kicks in. I am a little annoyed that my seiko 4r36 runs more accurate than my swiss movement. But, oh well.

never seen a watch with this screwm and i have thousabds og swissm maybe i could adapt something like that helps on precision

In this video I mention it can be done on chronometer grade Seikos but the screw should be smaller then the one used on this Soprod. Go with 0.8mm. Also, adjusting beat error on the high end Seiko's the lever is very stiff so take caution. Very dangerous if you slip and hit the balance!!! I just regulated my KSK king Seiko as it is now fully broken in and I wanted to reduce the beat error form 0.4ms to 0.0ms but I could only get it to 0.2ms dial up and 0.1ms 12 down. So not recommend to touch beat if your not very used to regulating.

How about seiko japan movement bro?any sugges how to regulate?

A top video FT. Very well done! This is all very good information for regulating the Swiss movements you mention. Just a thought though it might be worth making sure that the screwdriver is not magnetic as I guess this may introduce another variable. Not all precision screwdrivers are the same. I would guess using spending the money on the Bergeon could be money very well spent.

When you look at your phone it’s dial down. You regulate in all positions not just two. Dial up,Dial down,crown-up,crown-down. Back in the day mechanical watches were positioned in six positions for regulation.

Is the screw tight? Or is it easy to turn with slight pressure?

Almost magical winding and running problems with the SW200-1 and i thought they had fixed it !! The "-1" stands for the fix they supposedly had applied, now customers are still having issues and they're swiss made beauties

You afre lucky. My eta 2824-2 is -25s slow. The micro adjust all the way to the right chnaged it by a few secods down to -20s nothing what your watch showed. Iwish you showed how to adjust the pin and the stud.

Great 📹 🎥

I do always first regulate beat error before I mess with watch speed. Correct me if I'm wrong. But sometimes when I correct the beat error I automatically get the wanted pace from my time peace. Such a joy to play with swiss escapement instead of japanese studs which are sometimes stiff. The Orient I have is such one.

Guts!

What's about La Jour Perret G100? For making the movement goes faster, should I turn the regulation screw clockwise or counterclockwise. Please advise.

I wonder how can you regulate the new Hamilton 80h power reserve movements??? It's a free sprung balance...

My watch is not responding to +- regulation. Only beat error xan be fixed. It is - 30-20 when fully wind for

Was that a cosmic gate clip at the beginning?

Sir, the screw on the balance bridge is in no way connected to the regulator pin or hairspring. Then how does it affect the timing if moved left or right? Is there some connection inside of the balance bridge. Kindly explain.

Interesting. How would you regulate a watch without an adjustment screw or lever like the Hamiltons with an H40 movement?

Why on earth regulating levers stopped being placed on the balance cock and were shifted to right over the balance wheel is beyond me

The screw is only for fine adjustment, right? My watch is off by quite a bit, so turning the screw doesn't correct enough. How do you do a larger adjustment? Would I simply just keep turning the screw?

My watch keeps getting magnatised after been demagnatised . Do i chage hair spring ...thanks

What to do if the micro screw is no longer sufficient for adjustment 2824-2

So much easier than seiko style with that screw.

P024, just like the ETA 2824 and its other clones (SW200, PT5000, etc) has a 50° lift angle... not 51° .. :P

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That beat error though..... :(

I regulate my Japanese watches the same way

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