Watch Accuracy Apps
This is pretty fun. But not entirely believable. Anyone else tried it, or have recs for similar apps for rough beat rate checks?
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Duane
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I have Tickoprint. I use it with an old earbud microphone. It's sensitive to background noise, even after a cloth is laid over the watch and microphone. It seems about accurate, I guess. My attempt at regulation did not go well.
I've used both Tickoprint and Watch Accuracy Meter. One of my hobbies is electronics, so I had an old piezo element around that I soldered to an old headset lead, and use that with these two apps. The piezo isn't sensitive to most of the noise you commonly have around the house, but is sensitive to the sound your watch makes. It works surprisingly well, and they tend to agree with each other, which I guess means they're either both right or both wrong in the same way.
These days I prefer Watch Accuracy Meter, because it gives me the beat error for free.
If you want to go really DIY, check out the microphone and amp info at the Watch-O-Scope site.
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I use this app, too. seems pretty accurate comparing the rate stated off of my digital watch at the end of the day. I find that putting the watch on the phone, with some weight on it helps it pick up the tick a bit better.
Thanks all for the tips and guidance!
Tried this, my Seagull 1963 got results. My Vostok Amphibia, it didn't even register! Seagull is relatively loud, Vostok is quiet by comparison.
Seagull showed 21,600 bph.
My Medana Pocket watch is 18,000 bph, ( the app showed it being 436 seconds out a day, which it isn't) which is the same as my Elliot bracket clock. This showed as just 2 seconds a day error. Amused me for a while playing.