Free magnetism app for iOS.

[nweash]

A guy interested in buying my Armida hit me up today and asked me how it’s running. I said I’d wear it in my pocket all day and get back to him.

Well...it’s currently running -54spd

So I assumed magnetized.

Found this cool little app that can detect magnetism using your phone...

LEPSI - Watch MAGNETISM by Davy Pillet https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lepsi-w ... 83882?mt=8


The one catch....every single watch I own says it’s magnetized in some degree except for my Blancpain FF


There’s a sensor you have to find on the screen using a magnet. I used a flat head screwdriver with a magnetized tip to find it. On the iPhone X it’s far left just below center of your screen.

I also noticed when you configure it to find the sensor it tells you the actual magnetism number. Once you tell it where the sensor is on your phone it won’t give you that number anymore.

So I just left it in configuration mode.

I got all these readings with the caseback facing the phone. The crystal facing the phone seemed to give different readings for each watch as well.


My flat reading is about 46 without a watch.

My lowest reading watch was the BP FF at 50.

My highest reading watch was my JLC
Deep sea vintage at about 120. I just tested it’s time at -2.5spd

The Armida in question reads at 70 magnetism and again is averaging -54spd


So it makes me wonder how much magnetism actually can fuck with your timing.

Also makes me wonder how useless a magnetism and timing app on your phone can be


Oh well. Interested to see what your watches magnetism reads at and times at.


For timing I use head phones and the Hairspring app if interested. It’s been accurate for me, but I’ve heard some complaints.

Hairspring by Jinfei Sunhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hairspring/id973901042?mt=8

[Selym]

I've found that getting watches too close to phones and tablets is a great way to magnetize them.

[nweash]

I've found that getting watches too close to phones and tablets is a great way to magnetized them.

Tablets yeah because there’s a magnet installed to latch compatible screen covers.

If holding a watch near your phone for a few seconds can do it that easily I’m pretty sure we’re all screwed on a daily basis.

[Chocodove]

This seems very complicated for something that may or may not actually be accurate. How does the phone actually sense magnetism?

[nweash]

This seems very complicated for something that may or may not actually be accurate. How does the phone actually sense magnetism?

It was real simple to use. Im not the best at explaining things.

I believe it uses the magnetometer that the compass app uses to determine N/S.


Most of my post makes a lot more sense if you use the app before reading this


For some comparison I ran my phone over my bose wave radio and it went up to 700

[Selym]

For some comparison I ran my phone over my bose wave radio and it went up to 700

Probably the permanent magnet in the speaker.

[nweash]

Yeah I moved my watch box to another table after that one.

[Henryj]

I was thinking magnetizing a watch typically made it run fast, shortens the effective length of the hairspring by sticking a couple loops together.