Watchmaking Tools: Weishi 1900 Timegrapher Unboxing and Setup 

Thanks Matt! I appreciate your kind words. I've learned a lot since making this video, so maybe it's time I did a follow up. 👍🏼

@Robert Gray - thanks so much for the kind words! I am a huge Omega fan and it was really fun putting them on the timegrapher. Thanks for watching!

I appreciate you commenting! Good luck on your own watchmaking journey!

Thank u Mike u really helped me with your videos .

The scratch is a bummer, but thanks for sharing your fix! Same is true for my unit, and at first I buffered everything with a microfiber. But now I have a better feel for it and don't use the cloth or cause scratches. Gotta say, the microphone is so sensitive in the unit that it can pick up a watch beat before I fasten it down, just by holding it near the sensor. So I doubt that your tape trick is going to affect the reading. 😃

Thanks! That may be my favorite watch of all ! 😀

Thanks for subbing… I'm glad to have you onboard! To find the lift angle, I have just been using Google and searching, either by the watch model or by the movement caliber code. I usually check 2-3 sources because I have found bad information on the web about such matters. If multiple sources agree, then I am fairly confident the info is correct. 😄

Thanks very much. I did as you suggested and was amazed at how many other parameters were affected. What I didn’t do is check other sources. I’ll hit that next. Thanks again and boy am I glad I found you!

I don’t remember which movements I have, but I know those watches definitely need to be serviced!

Great question! I don't think the cloth changed the timing of the watch. If it had any effect it would be on the amplitude, but I don't think it would change it by much. The microphone is so sensitive I have had it read a watch that wasn't even sitting on the telegrapher yet, but just sitting near it.

Oh gosh, I'm not sure I'm qualified to answer! But the inconsistencies could mean that the watch needs to be cleaned/lubricated. Was it serviced recently?

@@WatchWithMike had not been serviced since is only 2 years old

@@docholliday9124 if it were me, I would pass on this watch. I don't like the low amplitude and time loss when the watch is vertical.

@@WatchWithMike thank you so much mike I’m new to watch collecting your input helps a lot!

Lol, I tried, 😂🥲

@sebii - Great point! This watch DEFINATELY is overdue for a service. In defense, it was only lightly worn by me in the 1980s and has spent the last 35 years in a drawer, so there is hope. :) I appreciate you commenting!

@@WatchWithMike The watch may be 43 years old but since it was not used all that much and because they already were using synthtic oils in the '70s. Synthetic lubricants don't evaaporate or gum up like mineral-based lubes do. Synthetic watch ols becamse forst available in the 1950s and became ever more popular. I doubt the movement has been damaged or that it shows excessive wear. The fact that it runs pretty well after sitting for such a long period of rest is a good indicator that nothing juch is woring with the watch. I wear my automatic watches regularly and I wear them for up to 10 years most of the time between services. What gets replaced is isually the pallet fork because the pallet jewels wear, and the rotor bearing and of course all seals and gaskets (which I have replaced aevery 3 years since I;m a swimmer). I put a little piece of sticky tape on the metal part of the watch cradle/clamp on the timegrapher and it protects the watch case.

@@chronocommander007 Thank you, these are all excellent comments and suggestions! I am currently editing a new video where I open up the Speedmaster and take a closer look, and I am sending the watch to Omega in Switzerland for a full service. It should be up soon so please stay tuned! :)

Lol. I had no idea! But I appreciate your comment because I've been considering redoing this video now that i've been using it a while.

Hi John, when I rewatch this video, I also realize how little I knew about the timegrapher at first. This channel is my story about my learning curve… and showing my inexperience has been encouraging to others, especially when my subsequent shows show improvement!

@@WatchWithMike Well... Most people who view RU-vid Don't immediately subscribe to a person's channel and then watch all of their videos. Typically they're looking for a specific thing to watch especially with a topic like time grapher and if they see your video I doubt seriously if they would be encouraged to watch others to see if you've improved. So my constructive criticism would be to take a few minutes to learn about the time grapher before posting an embarrassing video such as this... But I guess that's my opinion, huh?

@@johng.6222 fair comments! 😁

Yeah, I pretty much knew nothing about this when I unboxed it. But now I’m pretty good. I’m still working up the confidence to work on my own watches but I will let you know when I am taking viewer’s projects, lol! 😂