Case Refinishing Removal Budget Calculator
Allocate a caller-defined case-thickness removal budget across polishing passes without claiming a guaranteed microns-removed rate.
Description
A case-removal budget allocates dimensional headroom across planned refinishing passes.
A case-removal budget allocates dimensional headroom across planned refinishing passes. It is a maximum allocation rather than a removal prediction.1
Allocate a caller-defined case-thickness removal budget across polishing passes without claiming a guaranteed microns-removed rate.
When to use Case Refinishing Removal Budget Calculator
Use this tool to allocate a caller-defined case-thickness removal budget across polishing passes without claiming a guaranteed microns-removed rate.
Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
How to use Case Refinishing Removal Budget Calculator and understand its results
- Choose a supported reference focus or prepare the watch measurements, evidence and explicit limits requested. Confirm units and date conventions before running.
- Enter currentCaseThicknessMillimeters, minimumAcceptableThicknessMillimeters, plannedPolishingPasses using the field table and calculation rules, then run the tool.
- Read budgetPercentOfCurrentThickness, maximumMaterialRemovalMicrometers, maximumPlannedRemovalPerPassMicrometers, removalBudgetMillimeters, refinishingCaveat. The explanation below defines the units, signs, ordering and any flags or placeholder values.
- If the tool reports an input issue, correct the values and run it again. Apply the stated assumptions when interpreting a successfully returned result.
| Input field | Meaning | Value type; see rules below | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| currentCaseThicknessMillimeters | Current case thickness (mm) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
| minimumAcceptableThicknessMillimeters | Minimum acceptable thickness (mm) | number; minimum: 0 | Required |
| plannedPolishingPasses | Planned polishing passes | integer; minimum: 1 | Required |
Enter positive thicknesses with minimum strictly below current and positive safe integer passes. Return budget, total/per-pass µm and budget percentage of current.
budget=current−minimum; micrometers=1000budget; perPass=micrometers/passes Units, indexing, boundary conditions and exceptional cases are defined in the calculation rules above.
| Output field | Meaning | Value type |
|---|---|---|
| budgetPercentOfCurrentThickness | Removal budget as percent of current thickness (%) | number; minimum: 0 |
| maximumMaterialRemovalMicrometers | Maximum material-removal budget (um) | number; minimum: 0 |
| maximumPlannedRemovalPerPassMicrometers | Maximum budgeted removal per pass (um) | number; minimum: 0 |
| removalBudgetMillimeters | Removal budget (mm) | number; minimum: 0 |
| refinishingCaveat | Refinishing caveat | string |
{
"input": {
"currentCaseThicknessMillimeters": 10,
"minimumAcceptableThicknessMillimeters": 9.5,
"plannedPolishingPasses": 5
},
"output": {
"budgetPercentOfCurrentThickness": 5,
"maximumMaterialRemovalMicrometers": 500,
"maximumPlannedRemovalPerPassMicrometers": 100,
"removalBudgetMillimeters": 0.5,
"refinishingCaveat": "This is a dimensional allocation, not a prediction; actual material removal depends on the case material, geometry, wheel, compound, and craft."
}
}Limitations and assumptions
No polishing rate, pressure, geometry or actual material loss is estimated.
Numeric inputs, where present, must be finite. Follow the calculation-specific rules for overflow, underflow and exceptional cases. Missing required fields, extra fields, wrong value types and violations of the calculation rules are input errors.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use Case Geometry Loss Pattern Screen: Screen measured case-geometry loss against a reference dimension and explicit percentage limit without treating the result as an originality verdict. For a complementary task, use Black Polish Labor Budget Calculator: Budget black-polishing labor from quoted hours and an explicit contingency percentage; it does not assert a universal finishing time or acceptance result.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Case Geometry Loss Pattern Screen
Screen measured case-geometry loss against a reference dimension and explicit percentage limit without treating the result as an originality verdict.
- Black Polish Labor Budget Calculator
Budget black-polishing labor from quoted hours and an explicit contingency percentage; it does not assert a universal finishing time or acceptance result.