Here is a discussion forum page that shows a commercial quartz watch
timing machine in use:
http://omegaforums.net/threads/quartz-watches-some-information-some-may-find-interesting.5475/
The machine obviously measures the time of each second "tick", either
electrically or acoustically, because it can tell you the instantaneous
rate over one second based on the time between ticks. In the example
shown, the crystal is fast by 4.18 seconds/day (48 PPM) based on the
period between most ticks, but every 60th tick has a longer period due
to inhibition (oscillator pulse dropping), and the net rate measured
over 60 seconds is 0.32 seconds/day (3.7 PPM).
There is a bunch of additional information about the motor drive pulses
too. The article explains what it means in some detail.
It seems to me that calculating the rate information should require
nothing more than capturing the leading edge of each motor pulse and
time stamping it, at a rate of 1 data point per second. The motor
information requires capturing several pulses (at a rate of a few kHz
max.) every second.
- Dave
On 15/04/2014 09:52, Tom Van Baak wrote:
Some research has shown that there is an comparable instrument for ANALOG
quarz watches. As far as I understand it does not try to detect the quarz
frequency but detects magnetic pulses from the step motors that move the
hands of the watch.
Has anyone of you ever tried to do this in a time nuts laboratory?
Ulrich,
Yes, this works well, for both those with seconds hands (one magnetic pulse per
second) and those with only minute/hour hands (one or two steps per minute). A
large coil of wire is all you need. Have a look at the watch timing tools and
sensors at http://www.bmumford.com/microset.html or
http://www.bmumford.com/mset/modelwatch1.html
Here's an example using a magnetic sensor: http://leapsecond.com/pages/Junghans/
/tvb
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