Clarification for “Seller review template: facts, dates and unresolved questions”: the point beginning “Use fields for order date, promised terms, dated…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
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Case 50 — Accuracy expectations: is -8 s/d acceptable on an entry-level automatic? · source wording exercise
Clarification for “Accuracy expectations: is -8 s/d acceptable on an entry-level automatic?”: the point beginning “Comparing against a phone clock once a day for a week,…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.
Case 49 — Maintenance question: how do I tell if an automatic actually needs service? · source wording exercise
Reader check for “Maintenance question: how do I tell if an automatic actually needs service?”: distinguish the discussion point “Useful signs, in rough order of seriousness: power reserve noticeably shorter…” from its proposed application. The thread offers a way to reason about the question, without adding a personal experience or a newly observed outcome. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.
The lift angle must match the movement specification for the amplitude reading to be meaningful. If it is unknown, label amplitude as provisional instead of accepting the instrument default.
Clarification for “Date window centring: compare the same date at the same angle”: the point beginning “Use the same numeral, camera axis…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
Case 10 — Model comparison: dive bezel action and alignment, how to compare fairly
Separate three properties: click count (60 or 120 positions), feel (how firm each click is, and whether there's back-play), and alignment (whether the pip lines up with the 12 o'clock marker at rest). Crisp vs mushy is mostly about feel and back-play. Alignment can be measured, so treat it separately.
Clarifying question first: do you have a baseline? If you've never recorded the watch's rate or power reserve, 'drifting' is hard to judge. Start a simple log now with daily offset against a reference time for a week, and the hours it runs from full wind. Once you have that, later changes mean something.
Method note for “Clasp photographs: what to request before judging alignment”: use “Separate cosmetic alignment from whether the clasp engages reliably;…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
Case 20 — Movement identification: the limits of a rotor photograph
Only part of the movement is visible and the rotor hides several bridges. Which details can be described without claiming certainty?
Exercise RWF-20267/20: address this question within its stated limits.
Case 36 — QC photographs: perspective or a genuinely tilted index?
Limit of the answer in “QC photographs: perspective or a genuinely tilted index?”: “Request a level straight-on image with the hands…” is an excerpt from the discussion, not an independent verification. A reader needs the relevant original material before treating an interpretation as established. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
Case 15 — What a water-resistance claim does and does not establish
A listing describes a water-resistance rating but provides no test record for the individual watch. What evidence would address the gap?
Exercise RWF-18075/15: address this question within its stated limits.
Case 8 — What a water-resistance claim does and does not establish
Summary draft for “What a water-resistance claim does and does not establish”: the answer addresses “Ask a qualified watchmaker about a suitable test for that individual…”; the related point is “A photograph or a caseback engraving is not…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
Case 1 — Magnetism and rate: record evidence before naming a cause
Summary draft for “Magnetism and rate: record evidence before naming a cause”: the answer addresses “Record the change and the circumstances without treating…”; the related point is “A competent watchmaker can test and diagnose it; random adjustment…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
Case 12 — Reading a timegrapher recording without losing the context
The supplied screen shows a rate but does not identify the lift angle, position or winding state. Which observations should accompany the recording?
Exercise RWF-14475/12: address this question within its stated limits.
Case 31 — QC photography: what photos actually help verify a pre-owned listing?
Ask for profile shots of both case sides and a lug-top shot at an angle. Polishing shows as rounded edges, softened bevels or lug holes that look shallower than they should. Compare against a known-good reference image of the same model, not memory. A side-by-side tells you far more than a description.