amplitude can vary greatly with each individual movement depending on the build quality. Also the position of the movement on the timegrapher affects amplitude. amplitude is typically higher when the movement is horizontal vs vertical due to gravity. movements typically lose amplitude as oils dry and the main spring gets weaker over time. It's also important to know the proper lift angle setting for the movement to get an accurate amplitude reading. Miyotoa 8215 is 49. NH35/36 is 53. set your timegrapher to the proper lift angle setting for each movement.
Just got the Seiko GMT sport and it’s running about -1 second an hour. Hoping the warranty can cover such a horrendous error. My cheaper Seiko 5 keeps better time being about 5 seconds a day at worst.
@@evansnyder8461 That sounds horrible man! I once bought a turtle that was also running slow and I had a lot of trouble with the dealer so I gave it to my brother and swore never to buy another Seiko. But I did this year and it was misaligned haha!
@ it’s funny because I’ve always loved Seiko for the quality it it’s price point. But weird that punching up in range is a worse outcome than just staying with the cheapies. As the video said I guess there’s a break in period, we’ll see how that goes. But was never an issue beforehand
@@evansnyder8461 I do too. My first real watch was a Seiko Kinetic so I have a love for the brand. Lately however its not been the best. I have since moved to Citizen and have been super happy with them. Hopefully the warranty will still cover it even after the break in period is over. Otherwise you can just have it adjusted.
Nice review!
Thanks for the informative video!
Learning more about regulating a watch on timegrapher. It seems the amplitude on the Seiko caliber is lower than the Miyota one. Is that normal?
amplitude can vary greatly with each individual movement depending on the build quality. Also the position of the movement on the timegrapher affects amplitude. amplitude is typically higher when the movement is horizontal vs vertical due to gravity. movements typically lose amplitude as oils dry and the main spring gets weaker over time. It's also important to know the proper lift angle setting for the movement to get an accurate amplitude reading. Miyotoa 8215 is 49. NH35/36 is 53. set your timegrapher to the proper lift angle setting for each movement.
Mine is +1 sec and it has a B/E of 0.9. That is very good for what it is!
Just got the Seiko GMT sport and it’s running about -1 second an hour. Hoping the warranty can cover such a horrendous error. My cheaper Seiko 5 keeps better time being about 5 seconds a day at worst.
@@evansnyder8461 That sounds horrible man! I once bought a turtle that was also running slow and I had a lot of trouble with the dealer so I gave it to my brother and swore never to buy another Seiko. But I did this year and it was misaligned haha!
@ it’s funny because I’ve always loved Seiko for the quality it it’s price point. But weird that punching up in range is a worse outcome than just staying with the cheapies.
As the video said I guess there’s a break in period, we’ll see how that goes. But was never an issue beforehand
@@evansnyder8461 I do too. My first real watch was a Seiko Kinetic so I have a love for the brand. Lately however its not been the best. I have since moved to Citizen and have been super happy with them. Hopefully the warranty will still cover it even after the break in period is over. Otherwise you can just have it adjusted.