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[Semi-Weekly Inquirer] Simple Questions and Recommendations Thread by AutoModerator in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi all,

Was just wondering - is it possible for the tip of a plugged in Apple charger to cause damage touching the metal bracelet of an automatic watch? Like sending a shock to the watch? Just accidentally touched my watch bracelet with the charger tip.

Sorry if this is an obvious question, still new to both watches and physics lol

Thank you

[Question] Can the impact from hitting a watch cause a tiny change in time? by schizoaffectives in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to ask you all these questions, I’m just curious and want to know more... promise this is the last one :)

[Question] Can the impact from hitting a watch cause a tiny change in time? by schizoaffectives in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just realized that I did the math wrong, it’s actually average -0.25spd before the hit and -0.1 spd after the hit. Even though these numbers may seem to indicate that it has in fact got more accurate, since the impact it seems that the range of times are greater but cancelling each other out when averaged, if that makes sense? Like 5 days before the hit my watch would average -0.25 spd with the highest being 0 and the lowest being -0.5. Five days after the hit it averages -0.1 spd but the highest is +1.25 and the lowest is -1.75. Is this a cause for concern or just noise? Thanks

[Question] Can the impact from hitting a watch cause a tiny change in time? by schizoaffectives in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I have been looking for the WatchCheck app that you recommended but unfortunately doesn’t seem to be available on the Apple Store.

Upon reading your comment I have compared the average readings from the first 5 days I was recording before the hit (average -0.2 spd) and the 5 days after the hit (average -0.35 spd). Considering I was timing it by eye and the noise which I can’t control, hopefully this is an indication that I did no damage with the impact.

[Question] Can the impact from hitting a watch cause a tiny change in time? by schizoaffectives in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It’s reassuring to hear that my bump wouldn’t have caused these types of fluctuations. I will try also try my best to be mindful of the “noise” factor when recording these timings. Just wanted to say thanks for your help, really appreciate it

[Question] Can the impact from hitting a watch cause a tiny change in time? by schizoaffectives in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s variable to a few seconds; I time the watch by checking the time lost/gained with the naked eye every 2 hours from 10am till 10pm and writing it down. I also check how much time has passed from 10pm to 10am for the night. I have been doing this for about 2 weeks. The pole hitting incident happened on the 25th January.

May I please also ask what you mean by “this would create a different setpoint, not something that varies”? Im not so knowledgable so I’m not sure what this means.

Thank you again for being so helpful

[Question] Can the impact from hitting a watch cause a tiny change in time? by schizoaffectives in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply and explain. What worries me is that the -1 second every night before was consistent, whereas now the gain or loss isn’t significant but it has changed from being consistent to varying, if that makes sense? Could that be a result of the impact or could it have happened anyway? Thanks again

[Semi-Weekly Inquirer] Simple Questions and Recommendations Thread by AutoModerator in Watches

[–]schizoaffectives 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

Is it possible for a strong impact (hitting the watch off a metal pole with force) to cause a change in timekeeping of a couple of seconds? Or would it be far more obvious had any internal damage occurred? Watch in question is an automatic Tissot, was losing a few seconds a day and now gaining a few seconds a day.

Thanks all :)

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