Reply With QuoteBetter to go the other way around, get a mechanical watch with with a tick instead! :twisted:
Sorry, just had to say it. :D
I'm sure someone else here will better answer your question.
/Stefan
please, of any watch that employs the second handed sweeping movement but that is powered by quartz?
I had wondered this as I wanted a watch with sweeping second hand (rather than the tick-tocking) but without the use of an automatic or a winder.
Are there any offering this?
Do the Mondaine Railway watches incorporate this sweep in their collection of quartz watches?
Best regards
Bond
Better to go the other way around, get a mechanical watch with with a tick instead! :twisted:
Sorry, just had to say it. :D
I'm sure someone else here will better answer your question.
/Stefan
:lol:
You need a tuning fork watch - Omegary has a lovely Zenith - and he was kind enough to include a link about tuning fork watches on that page.Originally Posted by bond
Having a second hand step once a second reduces battery usage - although if you had a Seiko kinetic movement, maybe the watch could afford to be a little more generous with its power consumption?
Simon
cheers for the link gladders
looks good
The feature is called 'dead seconds'* (in French: seconde morte). Breguet used the expression seconde d?un coup or "sudden second".
Didn't the old MOD Seiko quartz have the chrono-seconds beat fifths or quarters?
john
* ... that's why people don't like them. Who was to walk around with something dying on their wrist. :roll: :P
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
Even though the true seconds hand ticks, the large chrono seconds hand sort of sweeps on these Eco drive chronographs.
Hi Bond
Whilst probably not helping you in our current quest, Seiko produced (in the late 80's early 90's I believe) a quartz movement with a true sweeping seconds hand.
It was usually adorned with a pulsemeter type dial and gold plated case. Battery life was no more than year or so I think but the seconds hand really did glide around the dial. I had a NOS one maybe ten years ago and had a quick peek under the bonnet - seem to recall something that didn't look like a traditional quartz movement.
This was quartz as opposed to tuning fork and it seems wasn't around for long.
Cheers
Ewan
Hi Bond,
I see Gladders has beat me to it (thanks Simon), essentially you need a tuning fork movement for smooth movement of the second hand. They really are super smooth with no visible stepping at all. I always thought my Girard Perregaux with 36,000 beats per hour (10 beat a second) was as smooth as you could get but it's agricultural compared to an esa 9162/4.
The odd thing is because it's so smooth I find myself looking twice as I think the second hand isn't moving, bizaar really.
Here's a few others in my small collection
Omega Seamaster Geneve
Tissot Tissonic
Omega Seamaster
Plus of course the Zenith Allegro that you've already seen.
Cheers,
Gary
And while looking at tuning forks don't forget Accutron.
Smooth as butter and the Hum is sweet. I must take a new pic of this watch someday.
Cheers John.The feature is called 'dead seconds'* (in French: seconde morte). Breguet used the expression seconde d?un coup or "sudden second".
Isn't "True Beat" another reference to this type of movement as well?
/Stefan
There was this one on the 'bay, I don't think it sold.
Link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... &rd=1&rd=1
Hope this helps!
Mark
:lol:
Sharky, I got it and it does indeed sweep. Really nice size too for an 8 inch wrist. Well chuffed with it !
Love the Record Hari/Ventura
What's the little crown on the back do ?
Dave
:)
Good catch Hari :D
I was thinking about buying it ages ago which is why I still had it in my watched items.
Cheers
Mark
Thanks guys :)
Dunno what the crown does, I'm worried if I turn it the whole movement will fall out :lol:
[quote=S.L]Cheers John.The feature is called 'dead seconds'* (in French: seconde morte). Breguet used the expression seconde d?un coup or "sudden second".
Isn't "True Beat" another reference to this type of movement as well?
/Stefan[/quote:2lbseoaj]
I am not aware of that term either for watch or clock movements ... and neither is Google.
john
PS When buying old quartz make sure you can still get batteries for the module.
Costume jewellery. Ouch!!!
Bullova Accutron a lovely sweep on the second hand some pictures of my Birthday year watch
[quote=abraxas]I am not aware of that term either for watch or clock movements ... and neither is Google.Cheers John.The feature is called 'dead seconds'* (in French: seconde morte). Breguet used the expression seconde d?un coup or "sudden second".
Isn't "True Beat" another reference to this type of movement as well?
/Stefan
john[/quote:3elbqmwj]
THe vintage Rolex model 6556 (aka Tru-Beat) utilized a dead beat seconds movement:
http://forums.watchnet.com/index.php...o=130470&rid=0
P.S. John, I found this easily using Google. You may need to employ a more sophisticated searching strategy (removing default filters, using Boolean logic along with likely spelling alternatives to create more effective search strings, etc.)
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