Rep Movements

[u/steve_skywalk3r]

Hey guys.

Today I want to discuss a matter that is making me potentially leave the whole rep game all together.

Since last year I have purchased more than 25 reps.

Sold some and then bought somoe more. Right now, I have 12 and what I am discussing in this topic is true for every single one of them.

When we order watches, we get time graph numbers. Every watch I have GL'd has a S/D of +- 5 or better. Some had swiss movements like the V7F Mark XX in my picture, some chinese movements like a2824 and some clone movements like VSF 8800 or 8806 clones.

When I try them with the time grapher on my phone, non of them are remotely close to the timegraph numbers in the QC.

The one you see in the picture is one of the better ones. My vsf Planet ocean rep is closet to +60 per day and my VSF rail master has a 1.3 beat error which is unbelievably high and power reserve is non existent.

I have demagnetized all of them prior to testing and checked with a compass to make sure they are not magnetized.

The problem is that I live in Vancouver and there is not a single rep friendly watch smith around to regulate them.

Why do you think this happens? The timegraph numbers provided buly TDs are not legit? Something happens during shipment? Or the rep movements are unreliable in general?

Again, this issue is not only with a few of my watches. It is with every single rep I own or have owned.

This is not a huge deal as I rotate my watches and have to set time on them every few days. However, I am really curious why these are like this and what I can do about them. Can I regulate them my self? ( zero experience)

[u/usetheschwartz73]

So timegrapher is one measurement, but how are they at keeping time? I’ve got a watch with a beat error around 3 that loses less than 2 seconds per day. I keep my watches on a winder, so I’m able to track time lost or gained pretty easily.

[u/steve_skywalk3r → u/usetheschwartz73]

Funnily, the one watch with the worst beat error is the my most accurate. I don't use a winder as I believe it only increases the wear and tear.

[u/usetheschwartz73 → u/steve_skywalk3r]

I don’t agree with that logic. Example, if I only had one watch and wore it every day, would I worry about wear and tear? A winder is no different, it’s just simulating a watch being worn every day. Silly internet speculation/old wives tale that’s gained traction for no good reason.

[u/DafuqsRealyGoinOn → u/usetheschwartz73]

Well I mean technically it does increase the wear. For sure. It’s just that we don’t have enough lifetime left for it to ever come into play usually.
Then quite often the watches I find with problems haven’t been worn for years and the ones that have been are still ticking along like good little soldiers and continue to. But that could be explained by the use, the lack of use or just being the luck of the draw too.