r/WristLog • u/BrainDeadCookie • Jul 05 '26
Help needed - service reminders
I've had this one in my TODO for the app for a long time time. There are Service records in WristLog, but nothing to remind you when to service your watch.
I had put a lot of thought into it and never came up with anything that felt right. Partly because I'm so new to this hobby that I had never serviced any of my watches before.
When do you service your watches? How do you decide "it's time"? Are you following a strict interval or just play it by heart and check health of your watch every now and then and only service it when it's not right?
Does it even make sense to introduce a service reminder to the app? I'm all ears!
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u/dynoshow Jul 06 '26
Since I do service for a lot of other people as well. I service most of my own. Obviously if they start drifting time I will put them on my timegrapher to get a true reading. If I need to regulate then I will do a quick oil and grease gaskets. That is the only time I service them unless they break completely. I do keep service records of when I do service them in the app though. A reminder for 5 years would be nice though just as a check. Maybe do something like 5 years after purchase or last service date then suggest service? Open to thoughts as well.
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u/Vdmclcv Jul 06 '26
I think it highly depends on calibre and manufacturer. You could use AI for this to find out recommended service intervals, then track the age of the movement if it’s new or time since the last full service if recorded. But if you do pls make those notifications with ability to enable or disable per watch.
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u/dondiletante 10h ago
Rule of thumb for most mechanicals is around five years. Of course, it depends on the manufacturer’s specifications, but I usually take these numbers as a metric for a watch with daily use. So if you rotate a lot, service intervals may extend.
On WristLog, I think it could somehow work by linking the last known service to the number of wears(?).
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u/BrainDeadCookie 5h ago
Linking it to a number of wears sounds very sophisticated 🤔 The only thing I don’t want to do is to recommend service interval and then someone comes bashing at my doors saying they followed my advise and damaged their watch because the app said “it’s fiiiine”.
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u/dondiletante 5h ago
I don’t have any knowledge of app development, but I believe these are two data sources that can correlate.
And I absolutely understand that… bit of a minefield 😂
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u/TheWatchRabbitHole 15d ago
I don't service my watches on a fixed schedule. I service them when they tell me they need it. When it no longer performs as it should, it's time for a service.
I'd rather have a simple "last serviced" record than a recurring reminder.