What does “adjusted” vs. “unadjusted” vs. “regulated” mean?
An “unadjusted” movement is a movement where no attempt has been made to ensure that the daily error rate in several orientations (positions) have been minimized across the positions. An “adjusted” movement, therefore, has had some extra care in ensuring that the variance in accuracy between several orientations is minimized. Watches are typically adjusted to 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 positions. Traditionally, they are ordered as follows: • Dial Up • Crown Down • Dial Down • Crown Left • Crown Up • Crown Right For example, a watch adjusted to two positions include positions 1 & 2 from the above list (i.e. face up and crown down). Similarly, a watch adjusted for 4 positions has been adjusted in positions 1-4, and so on. Watches can also be adjusted for isochronism (i.e. constant time across varying states of wind) and temperature.
These are terms to be used in conjunction with the discussion in section 3.2. An “unadjusted” movement is a movement where no attempt has been made to ensure that the daily error rate in several orientations (positions) have been minimized across the positions. An “adjusted” movement, therefore, has had some extra care in ensuring that the variance in accuracy between several orientations is minimized. Watches are typically adjusted to 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 positions. Traditionally, they are ordered as follows: • Dial Up • Crown Down • Dial Down • Crown Left • Crown Up • Crown Right For example, a watch adjusted to two positions include positions 1 & 2 from the above list (i.e. face up and crown down). Similarly, a watch adjusted for 4 positions has been adjusted in positions 1-4, and so on. Watches can also be adjusted for isochronism (i.e. constant time across varying states of wind) and temperature.
These are terms to be used in conjunction with the discussion in section 3.2. An “unadjusted” movement is a movement where no attempt has been made to ensure that the daily error rate in several orientations (positions) have been minimized across the positions. An “adjusted” movement, therefore, has had some extra care in ensuring that the variance in accuracy between several orientations is minimized. Watches are typically adjusted to 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 positions. Traditionally, they are ordered as follows: • Dial Up • Crown Down • Dial Down • Crown Left • Crown Up • Crown Right For example, a watch adjusted to two positions include positions 1 & 2 from the above list (i.e. face up and crown down). Similarly, a watch adjusted for 4 positions has been adjusted in positions 1-4, and so on. Watches can also be adjusted for isochronism (i.e. constant time across varying states of wind) and temperature.
