An Experiment on GS VFA

An Experiment on GS VFA

As you may remember my post on the "father of the modern GS" or "God of adjustment", he seemed to have "God's hands". To prove or disprove what he claims he can, he and I agreed to do an experiment.

Read here=> interviews.watchprosite.com

Not that such a huge epoch-making experiment with big fanfare, but I just asked him to adjust my 40 some years old GS VFA and he agreed to do it. Please note that he still is an employee of the company and he didn't take any money and he would NOT do this for anybody (but, wait until he retires... ).

This report won't need lots of words. Just see it to believe it. I swear the subject was not tampered or re-adjusted during the experiment.

- After I received the "adjusted" GS VFA, I decided to wear it for a while to see how it would really work.
- But I had to be away and I had to leave it on the winder for the last five days.
- Honestly, I was more than impressed. About a second or two in 10 days (5 days fully worn, 5 days on winder).
- This particular model is way before his time, but he said that it was well designed and made and that is why he could adjust it so well.
- Bottom line: he can adjust any watches, but it has to be GOOD one to begin with in order to achieve such super accuracy.

Okay, here you go!

The night I received the adjusted VFA. Dial up.

Dial down

12h down

Crown up

Crown down

12h up - NOT included in COSC standard

Comparison with the reference watch - GS Quartz (+/- 10sec per year)
Before the start of experiment - Day 1 (2 sec late - didn't adjust after I got it back, meaning this has not been adjusted for more than a week in his bag )

After full day of wearing: Day 2 - 3 sec late

Worn all day: Day 3 - 1.5 sec late

Worn all day: Day 4 - 1.5 sec late

Worn all day: Day 5 - 1.5 sec late

Had to leave it on winder for five days - Day 10 - 2 sec late.

How stable this is!

Hope you like it!

Ken

That's how a watch should be ...

By: nilomis : December 14th, 2012-09:07

Wonderful. I share with you the joy to wear a watch that is working this way. Perfect. Congratulations to you, your watch and, of course, for the "God" of adjustment, Nilo

Thanks, Nilo...

By: KIH : December 14th, 2012-09:24

... I like the mechanical watch to be as accurate as possible. Quartz is supposed to be accurate and it is good but not that exciting. Mechanical watch with this level of accuracy is really exciting. Especially for a watch 40 some years old. Thanks! Ken

Ken, meet . . .

By: Dr No : December 14th, 2012-12:44

. . . Andrew . . . . . . and Andrew, meet Ken. :-)

Bwahaha...

By: KIH : December 14th, 2012-16:11

I know, I know.... But I am not a perfectionist. Well, maybe "a perfectionist to the extent practical" :-) Ken

つばらしい！Magnificent results

By: Ophiuchus : December 14th, 2012-17:17

I'm actually a watchmaker, and that is very impressive timing. Not unheard of, but extremely rare. People who can time a 40 yr. old watch out to that spec are very few indeed. I speak Japanese, and would kill to meet the "God of Adjustment", buy him a bot...

When and if you come to Japan...

By: KIH : December 14th, 2012-17:52

.. I might be able to arrange something :-) Besides, he travels a lot to train the service center watchmakers worldwide, so he may stop by your town.... Yes, indeed this is magnificent! Ken

That's very impressive Ken!

By: fernando : December 14th, 2012-19:30

You're right, seeing is believing and the maestro knows a thing or two about regulating. Now you will cherish this piece even more I believe. :) cheers fernando

Oh yeah! This is the keeper!

By: KIH : December 14th, 2012-19:37

I expect accuracy (and clean face and case) even from the vintage watches and I actually wear them quite often :-) Thanks, fernando! Ken

Amazing

By: Ed. W : December 14th, 2012-22:15

I'm going to Tokyo next week, just knowing I'm standing on the same patch of ground as him is enough for now.

I'd be happy to...

By: KIH : December 15th, 2012-02:15

.. meet up with a fellow PuristS. Feel free to PM or email me anytime! Best, Ken

That is a good adjustment. I presume he could only achieve..

By: Ronald Held : December 15th, 2012-07:55

those results with a VFA GS and not the "ordinary" model?

No, his personal 45GS and other vintage GS are...

By: KIH : December 15th, 2012-08:45

.. all adjusted to that level or better. Good movements are good movements, according to him :-) Ken

I thought you sold the VFA

By: takashi78 : December 16th, 2012-22:55

Saw you posted a while ago. To have the watch adjusted by him is GREAT ! Something all GS lovers can only dream off. If you still have the VFA when we meet up next year would love to see it! I remember your post when you just had the VFA serviced (By Seik...

The VFA I sold was blue dial verision...

By: KIH : December 17th, 2012-05:43

.. and this silver dial version is much better shape and I am determined to keep it. This was once serviced by the "street" watchmaker, but decided to do this experiment and he was surprised, too. If you made the good movement, some decades later, the mov...

Such dexterity is something

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : December 17th, 2012-00:52

that never case to amaze me...dedication and hard work + God given talent and you have all the ingredients that you need but only few are willing for sacrifice that takes you to summit. Thank you for report dear Ken Best to you and Mr. God of Adjustment D...

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