Watch Adjusting and Regulating with IPhone

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Submitted by Gerard on April 20, 2013 - 12:05pm

I found this 2011 article you may have seen it. Your IPhone could be used to regulate and adjust your watch for $20. I haven't tried it yet and sure it wont be as good as the real thing but it probably works better than guessing.

http://iwmagazine.com/2011/07/06/iphone-timing/ 

 

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/clockmaster-clock-time-regulation/id413901882?mt=8 

Gerard

I hope I didn't break any rules by posting this.

Aberlow
Posted April 21, 2013 - 12:21am

Ill compare it side by side and let you know the results! its a great use of technology!

William Smith
Posted April 21, 2013 - 3:34am

I want one for my Android system

Reverend Rob
Posted April 21, 2013 - 7:19am

I haven't had any luck with Kello.  I haven't tried the Clockmaster, though. 

William Smith
Posted April 21, 2013 - 2:42pm

I found (and purchased)  WildSpectra Mobile Pro version 4.1    http://www.keithwiley.com/software/wildSpectraMobile.shtml

The developer states:
 

 

There are also additional tools for detecting the tick-tock beats from mechanical watches (pocket watches). This beat-counter and associated "loudness" trace (which taken together are similar in functionality to a conventional "timing machine") can be used to adjust (alter the balance of) or regulate (alter the regulator of) such a watch to improve its accuracy (see video below).

Once a recording has been made and resides in memory, a number of post-processing operations can be performed and the resulting recording can be saved or images of the spectrogram can be saved for later use.

Features:

  • Up to 48kHz sampling rate on some devices.
  • Multiple FFT transform-sizes and windowing functions.
  • Multiple spectrogram views (amplitude, power, dB) and color palettes.
  • Axis labels (time/frequency).
  • Additional real-time views:
    • Waveform
    • Spectrum
    • 1/n octave-band spectrum (from 1 to 12 bands)
    • Level meter
    • Beat-counter "timing machine" (mechanical pocket watch regulation via regulator)
    • Integrated spectra (loudness) with beat-markers
Gerard
Posted April 21, 2013 - 3:35pm

They do have a App for everything :)

William Smith
Posted April 21, 2013 - 5:16pm

I have not tested or done anything with this android app yet.  I barly understand the theory behind it.  Basically, it records some sounds, post-processes these sounds, and implies the results can be used to somehow adjust the balance and regulator to keep more accurate time.  It's not quite smoke and mirrors to me, but the little graphics the program generates, and it's output don't necessarily help me know what to do to make any timing adjustments short of slightly moving the index on the regulator in one direction or the other.   For me it's a learning tool, which may help me understand the underlying theory.  For now, it's another toy.

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