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A watch is used for telling the time and once a watch has been assembled or repaired, it has to be tested thoroughly to ensure that it tells the time accurately. Watch testing machines exist for the testing of watches.

The Elma Watch Master Quartz / Mechanical watch testing machine is a testing station suited for both quartz and mechanical watches. It is used to precisely measure various functions and has been designed with state of the art analytical technology. The station has a mechanical beat rate indicator, quartz pulse rate indicator, circuit tester, motor tester, electrical resistance indicator, measurement facility for consumption and train interruptions and identifier for power supply problems. In short, it is a complete testing solution for watches and proves to be invaluable addition to a watch work shop. The Elma testing station also has some useful associated testing equipment like a movement clamp, electrical probes, a mirrored observation bed and a beat rate measuring bed.

One of the most popular mechanical watch testing stations is the Elma Watch Matic 3. It is professionally designed and provides information needed for fine tuning the functioning of any mechanical watch. Measurements are provided for rate deviation, amplitude and beat error. There is a large LCD screen to display the above measurements. This machine has measuring modes like a standard mode for watches having Swiss made escapements, a mode for coaxial escapements, a mode for AP escapements and a mode with specific amplitude filtering in which only the rate measurement is carried out.

There is MTG 1000 Multifunction timegrapher to provide a compact model for watch testing. It can measure the amplitude of the balance wheel, beat number and rate, beat error and amplitude. This timegrapher is ideal for professionals as well as hobby users as it is very simple to use. There are three buttons for adjusting the settings intuitively, with a menu line on top of the display. It comes with a microphone in front of which the watch can be placed to transmit the watch beats. This timegrapher has a microprocessor that can be controlled with the LCD display set up, a graphic and numeric display of measurements like beat rate and error, a numeric display for amplitude measures and a microphone that can rotate into 6 positions. There are many variants in this model like the MTG 3000, MTG 400A, MTG 500 and MTG 5000. They have similar features with some specific extra features to suit various requirements. There is an entry level model which is compact, has basic features to measure beat number of the movement, beat rate and error and it comes at a low cost. It operates with direct current and it can be used with a battery also. Thermo printers are available which can be connected to timegraphers to print out measurements. The printer includes power cable, connection cable to the timegrapher and 3 rolls of spare paper.

Resource: Testing of watches is done with timing machines. For more watch tool info,  go to https://www.watchtool.co.uk