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In the example considered earlier, this difference will be - 6 0 - (+4 0 ) = - 1 0 0 . The two right- hand knobs a r e rotated until the m obile abscissa is lowered from ordinate 0 to o rdinate 1 00 sec . 2 . Next, the difference betwe en the daily erro rs in the othe r two oppo site directions - c rown right and crown left - is calculated. I n our cas e : = - 1 4 0 . The two left- hand knobs are rotated till the mobile o r dinate is displaced from abscissa 0 t o abscissa 1 4 0 sec t o the left. The In our case, this will be point A which is in the zone of s c rew No . 4 and on the circle indicating a washer thickness of 0 . 0 8 mm . Ins tead of removing a washer 0 . 0 8 mm thick from unde r s c rew No . 4 , it is better to remove a 0. 04 mm thick washer, and to add a washer of the reduced by drilling the hea d . After the balance system has b e e n poised, the daily e rrors a r e deter m ined again in the P - 1 2 instrument. If the position adjustment gives satis It is recom m ended that watches be set for a 5 to 10 sec advance in hori zontal The following results were obtained afte r a washer 0 . 04 mm thick had been place d under s c rew No . 12 and an identical washer had been removed from under s c rew No . 4 : c rown up +4 0 s e c (la g ), c rown down + 3 0 s e c (lag), crown right + 3 0 s e c (lag), c rown left +4 0 sec (lag). The watch lagged in all positions , and therefore it could be adjusted by means of the regulator. A fter this fine adjus tment, the daily e rrors of the watch in the various posi tions were: Pos ition of the c rown up down right left Daily e rror +5 sec - 5 sec -5 sec +5 sec This accuracy is considered satisfactory. The spring is then fully wound and the watch is finally tested in horizontal and vertical pos itions at an am Influence o f the clearance i n the regulator curb pins and of the hairspring terminal curves on watch accuracy. The function of the regulator curb pins is to alter the effective length of the hairspring, and the refore the watch curb pins was designed for fine adjustm ent of the watch during overhaul, this being a much simpler and more reliable operation than changing the The clearance between the regulator curb pins and the spring consider ably influences the watch motion. This influence depends on the balance vent the pins from touching the hairspring when the regulator is rotated. The influence of the clearance between the regulator curb pins on the watch motion as a function of the amplitude is best illustrated by the follow Let the hairspring b e s ituated, i n the equilibrium position of the balance, at an equal distance from the two pins and with considerable clearance (Fig 4 1 7 |