how to use watchgrapher???

[Sidwin]

So i downloaded the android app watchgrapher to see the status of my watches. do you all up all the time from face up/down/3/6/9/12 to figure out exactly how far off your watch is? trying to decided about sending my other two rolex off to get serviced. they haven't been serviced ever and are about 15 years old but they are about 10-13 sec fast in every direction.

[jedione65]

It doesn't matter how you time them, if they are that old (not vintage), and off by that much, they are outside of COSC spec and should be sent for service.

[Sidwin]

Originally Posted by jedione65

It doesn't matter how you time them, if they are that old (not vintage), and off by that much, they are outside of COSC spec and should be sent for service.

even ones i just get serviced come back about 10 sec's out. i'm trying to figure out are all the different directions tallied up to a certain number. my chronographs are +-2 in each direction. granted this is an android app and not a full blown watchgrapher.

when i don't wear my watch which is very often i leave them unwinded. i always wondered if leaving them in a winder when you don't wear them is a good or bad things. i might go months without wearing them.

[jedione65]

If they are Rolex watches, accuracy should be much better after servicing, or you need a better watchmaker that can properly service and regulate your watches. I have 40/50+ year old watches that run within 4s or less per day average. But variances do occur based on position, temperature, and wearing habits.

[Sidwin]

Originally Posted by jedione65

If they are Rolex watches, accuracy should be much better after servicing, or you need a better watchmaker that can properly service and regulate your watches. I have 40/50+ year old watches that run within 4s or less per day average. But variances do occur based on position, temperature, and wearing habits.

what are you using to measure the time with? i thought about buying a time grapher since i have so many automatic watches.

i've had Mark Sirvani and Rik do them. My Tudor sub is 54 years old and it was 95 sec out and Rik got it down to about 14. Rik is CW21 and considering how old and how bad the watch was, i know that's probably the best the watch can do without ripping apart. The rolex date was 51 years old and Mark got it within 8 but once again what is the standard on how that calculated. Is that by summing up all the different positions you test the watch at or is it just by averaging the measurements? I watched a youtube video and some say add it all up since some positions a watch can lose vs add time. some say average.

Side note i got a gevril sub and right out of the box that thing is 28 seconds out at some positions. definitely not a good look for a siena movement. the older ETA movement outperforms them.

I sent my first rolex i ever bought airking and my wife's rolex off to get serviced. we wear ours so little, i've always had a hard time deciding to send them off when they get worn only a dozen time a year.

thanks

[jedione65]

Try the watch tracker app. In my experience even vintage Rolex watches can be regulated by an experienced watchmaker to at least within cosc spec. Not really sure about vintage Tudor or ETA based though. It really depends if you’re a stickler for accuracy.

[johnstuck]

To use WatchGrapher, first, download the Watch Tracker app. Then, if you have a vintage Rolex watch, you can get it adjusted by a skilled watchmaker to match the COSC specifications. But for vintage Tudor or watches with ETA movements, it's a bit uncertain if they can be regulated as accurately. It all boils down to how much accuracy matters to you.