Comments on: Setting the Time with more Precision http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/ A mechanical watchmaker in a digital world Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:33:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: J.Peter http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/comment-page-1/#comment-785 J.Peter Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:48:41 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/#comment-785 I have to agree with J. Edwards here. You want the gear train engaged in the direction the hands will be moving so that any slack from the gears will be eliminated. As for when you push the crown in you just have to do it carefully so it doesn't rotate as you push it in. If you do it the opposite way the second hand continues ticking but the minute hand doesn't advance until the slack in the gear train is taken up which can lead to a dragging minute hand. Of course, the higher grade the watch the less slack there is in the gear train. I have to agree with J. Edwards here. You want the gear train engaged in the direction the hands will be moving so that any slack from the gears will be eliminated. As for when you push the crown in you just have to do it carefully so it doesn’t rotate as you push it in.

If you do it the opposite way the second hand continues ticking but the minute hand doesn’t advance until the slack in the gear train is taken up which can lead to a dragging minute hand.

Of course, the higher grade the watch the less slack there is in the gear train.

]]> By: J.Edwards http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/comment-page-1/#comment-779 J.Edwards Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:17:07 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/#comment-779 Hi Jud, I have a feeling that you may have missed the intent of my post. The reason for ensuring that the gears are fully engaged and not "neutral" when then watch is started is to make certain that the minute hand begins to move in synchronization with the second hand. This would not be the case if the crown were neutralized. Hi Jud,

I have a feeling that you may have missed the intent of my post. The reason for ensuring that the gears are fully engaged and not “neutral” when then watch is started is to make certain that the minute hand begins to move in synchronization with the second hand. This would not be the case if the crown were neutralized.

]]> By: Jud Leech http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/comment-page-1/#comment-775 Jud Leech Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:50:51 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/#comment-775 I think you mean to move it clockwise ahead of the minute that you want and then move the minute hand back counterclockwise to the minute marker that you want. That is what I do and it works very well. I also neutralize the crown so that is not engaging the gears when I push it in; otherwise it may move the minute hand when it is pushed in. I think you mean to move it clockwise ahead of the minute that you want and then move the minute hand back counterclockwise to the minute marker that you want. That is what I do and it works very well. I also neutralize the crown so that is not engaging the gears when I push it in; otherwise it may move the minute hand when it is pushed in.

]]> By: Speedmaster http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Speedmaster Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:51:53 +0000 http://watchmakingblog.com/2008/08/11/setting-the-time-with-more-precision/#comment-770 That's exactly what I do. ;-) That’s exactly what I do. ;-)

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