Making my way

[rossjackson01]

Since I began this, ever so enjoyable hobby, I have been spending my limit each week. Over a year now and I estimate that I have exceeded my allocation of £10 weekly. I think I am at about £600.  However I am getting experience but still rate myself as a beginner. Using the various avenues of self help, YouTube and this forum I am now able to successfully service watches belonging to others. Provided they are working when I get them I can do a good service by achieving a good clean and lubrication. I have limited myself to regulating the watches by using a TGBC microphone for android and pc together with TG software for pc. It does not work well unless the watch is in a case?

Time has passed and savings now allow me to purchase an item that most people have said is essential. My timegrapher will arrive next week.

Woohoo!

I feel like I made it. My Proper apprenticeship begins.

 

 

Edited February 21, 2023 by rossjackson01
grammar. spelling.

[Jon]

@rossjackson01That's such good news! As you said, it is pretty essential and will help no end. If you need any help with working out anything regarding the equipment, let me know and I'll help. I teach watchmaking, so I like to think I know what I'm talking about, especially reading the timegrapher traces.  

[Neverenoughwatches]

49 minutes ago, rossjackson01 said:

Since I began this, ever so enjoyable hobby, I have been spending my limit each week. Over a year now and I estimate that I have exceeded my allocation of £10 weekly. I think I am at about £600.  However I am getting experience but still rate myself as a beginner. Using the various avenues of self help, YouTube and this forum I am now able to successfully service watches belonging to others. Provided they are working when I get them I can do a good service by achieving a good clean and lubrication. I have limited myself to regulating the watches by using a TGBC microphone for android and pc together with TG software for pc. It does not work well unless the watch is in a case?

Time has passed and savings now allow me to purchase an item that most people have said is essential. My timegrapher will arrive next week.

Woohoo!

I feel like I made it. My Proper apprenticeship begins.

 

 

Congratulations Ross. Your bench will be looking the part when the new addition gets installed.  You will wonder how you managed without one. 

[Nucejoe]

14 minutes ago, Jon said:

  I teach watchmaking, especially reading the timegrapher traces.  

Hello Jon, 

 Your lessons on reading timegraph traces will be very useful which many will follow with interest.

Just as  important, is the subject that JohnR spends lots of time explaining,  that is; how to avoid feeding garbage into the machine. 

Looking forward to your lessons and many thanks in  advance. 

 

[rossjackson01]

1 hour ago, Jon said:

@rossjackson01That's such good news! As you said, it is pretty essential and will help no end. If you need any help with working out anything regarding the equipment, let me know and I'll help. I teach watchmaking, so I like to think I know what I'm talking about, especially reading the timegrapher traces.  

What a brilliant offer. Thank you so much.

Teach watchmaking? Where, what, why, when.????

Regards from me and other members

Ross

[Jon]

1 hour ago, rossjackson01 said:

What a brilliant offer. Thank you so much.

Teach watchmaking? Where, what, why, when.????

Regards from me and other members

Ross

I teach in London and Essex: https://www.jonthewatch.co.uk/

You're welcome. 

[rossjackson01]

10 hours ago, Jon said:

I teach in London and Essex: https://www.jonthewatch.co.uk/

You're welcome. 

Jon

What an excellent and informative site. Bit to far on the bus from Ardrossan for the evening class. Thank you for the view

Ross

[Birbdad]

Hey congrats. I can't even imagine doing this without a timegrapher. Already looking in the future to upgrade my chinese no1000 to that escapement analyzer software on pc which I guess is what a lot of pros including Marc seem to be using and it's surprisingly cheap compared to the like 1700 dollar witchi swiss timegraphers i see on some pro's benches. 
 

I will say that i use the timegrapher to get me to a good beat error and a good positional delta but i always do a daily timing of it's performance on my actual wrist and then do a second or sometimes 3rd adjustment of the regulator after a week or so. 

I have a seiko 7s36  i serviced and repaired right now running at +0 to +1 a day on the wrist for 3 weeks straight now just dialing it in like that but i think on the timegrapher it shows up at about -6 a day iirc.

[LittleWatchShop]

Enjoy the timegrapher!  It has a small footprint on the bench and gives you the data you need to work toward perfection.  Well worth the investment.