How To Regulate Your Watch In 5 Minutes

All you need are three tools and five minutes to get your automatic watch running like a champ. Let's dive in!

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[OmarZ]

Tip: if the movement hacks, hack it while adjusting! This will stop the mainspring and minimize the chance of any damage.

[philipbrailey]

Finally someone tells me how. Thank you.

[OneMillionGBPBusinessOnl-jndk]

This is by far the most simple easy to understand video regarding this. So in order to reduce the speed I need to turn the regulator clockwise . My watch is currently running 2hours faster Thank you.

[MirrlyonTime]

Thanks so much for this, I’m going to adjust my SRPS59 which is currently running almost a minute fast per day!

[bmwracer]

I was rather leery about using a toothpick to regulate my watch, fearing that wood slivers would come off and muck up the watch innards... I used a plastic stick instead.

[andysmith]

Any one opening the case back may wish to place a poly bag over the back before applying the case wrench to avoid marking the case.

[felo]

Good job Jonah...I can see where this can become addictive 🙂

[clark]

Great for beginners. Remember to tell them not to hit the spring or it is ruined. You should leave the back off and adjust it while on the timegrapher. Slowly just bump the lever a tiny bit always. I recommend cutting a little of the point of the wood or plastic pick off so you have a good flat side to move it. Should have done the beat error while in there. It is not that hard to do being the same on a different lever. I do both. I find changing the ms/beat changes the speed also.

[pritampatnanik]

great video, thanks for the explanation .

[jeremycorley]

I laughed so hard at the rate after the first adjustment

[noice]

Really nice reviews on your channel, Jonah! Btw, I noticed that the watch movement at 1:30 is different than the one at 3:40. The little brass colored pieces in the regulating levers was kind of a give away. Good tip (no pun intended) to brace the hand. Just a fraction of a millimeter can make a 10-15 second/day difference.

[Bonpu]

Why not do the adjustments with the watch running on the timegrapher to monitor the effect in realtime (while remembering position error)? This is what I did when regulating my first watch today (Dan Henry 1970). Took me mere three nudges to get it from +17 to zero. So happy!

[grneal]

Why not do it while it is on the timegrapher?

[bmwracer]

You didn't mention the fact that the rate will change depending on the position/orientation of the watch, because gravity affects the balance wheel.

[taoistgoth]

The way I do it is by putting the watch on the timegrapher upside down, case-back off, and pushing the lever while watching the timegrapher display. It's a lot easier and quicker.

[awakeningwolf]

Dude i love your channel! I am cheapie when it comes to watches. Hoping for review of Invictas, Q&Q, fashion watches brand like Hugo, Lacoste. I am not demanding, just suggesting :)

[robertdeland]

I notice the time grapher holding the face up. My watch is +15 s/d face up or down. On edge, crown up/down, it is +/- 4 s/d. Wearing the watch is mostly on edge. Gravity affects the balance wheel.

[قناةالحقيقة-مخ]

Is there a way to adjust it to be 100% accurat like digital watch ?

[KeozID]

great..., i was adjusting and then my finger slipped and broke the springs 😥

[MrXignacioX]

Is is the same for a hand-winding watch?