About Watch-O-Scope – Watch Timing System
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About Watch-O-Scope
Watch-O-Scope is a Windows software program
for diagnosing, testing, and regulating mechanical
watches. It is based on the same concepts as stand-alone electronic watch
timing machines, but uses the power of the modern PC to provide features that
mid-20th century watchmakers could only dream of. Watch-O-Scope is comparable
in features to very high-end dedicated watch timing machines costing thousands,
but at the price point of introductory level hobbyist watch timers.
To use Watch-O-Scope, you need a watch test stand. You can either
purchase a test stand, or you can
build your own.
Lite and Pro Versions
Watch-O-Scope has both basic features found in entry level stand-alone watch
timers, and advanced capabilities normally only found in high-end models. When
first downloaded, all features are available for evaluation for a period of 60
days from the date of first use. After that, Watch-O-Scope will continue to
work, but with only its basic features enabled (the “Lite” version), and may
continue to be used this way in non-commercial settings (for example, by a
watch hobbyist).
Those users who wish to have continued access to the advanced features (the
“Pro” version) after 60 days, or those who will be using Watch-O-Scope in a
commercial endeavour (for example, a professional watchmaker) must
purchase an activation key for the Pro version.
Feature Overview
Watch-O-Scope is very easy to use. For basic watch timing operations, one need
only put the watch into a connected
watch test stand, turn it on,
and click one button. When needed, an intuitive user interface also gives
access to a variety of more powerful features.
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Numerical display of daily rate error, balance amplitude, and beat
error. -
Horizontal “paper tape” mode with sub-pixel vertical resolution that
can show fluctuations that are too small to see on a typical
stand-alone timing machine. - Scope mode to aid in diagnosis of various watch faults.
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Raw watch sounds mode, where the paper tape shows all the sounds made
by the watch during each complete tick interval, giving unprecdented
insight into the performance of a watch. -
Long term testing to show long term fluctuations and perform power
reserve tests (Pro version only). -
A simple yet powerful and flexible report generation facility
(Pro version only). -
Export of timing traces and long term tests as PNG image files
(Pro version only). - User selectable averaging period.
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Rate determination using linear least squares, giving a more
meaningful reading than just naively averaging the rate. -
Automatic signal and noise level determination. Usually, there’s
nothing to adjust, although manual adjustment is possible. -
Aggressive noise filtering in the software to keep the hardware
simple for those who wish to build their own. -
Automatic detection of common rates (18000, 19800, 21600, 25200, and
28800 beats per hour), with support for manual entry of any rate from
300 to 43200 beats per hour. - Simple, uncluttered, fixed-size display (1024 × 600).
Read More
The complete manual for Watch-O-Scope is on-line,
where you can read about all the features and how to use them.
System requirements can be found on the
download page.
Copyright © 2014-2022 by Stefan Vorkoetter and Capable Computing, Inc.
All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication prohibited.
Watch-O-Scope is a trademark of Capable Computing, Inc.
Last updated on Friday October 1, 2021.
