Jumping seconds hand

[dieselpower]

Greetings all,

I have posed a question on another forum and I thought it might be of interest here. Can anyone tell me the Rolex that has an automatic mechanical movement where the second hand 'jumps' just like a modern quartz?

Get your thinking caps on chaps (and chapesses)

[Pugwash]

I have posed a question on another forum and I thought it might be of interest here. Can anyone tell me the Rolex that has an automatic mechanical movement where the second hand 'jumps' just like a modern quartz?

I wasn't aware Rolex made a "Secondes Mortes" wristwatch so you're probably talking about a clock or pocketwatch-style stopwatch. I'll guess ... a clock that goes outside a shop.

[dieselpower]

'Fraid not Pug. I'm taliking about a normal sized wristwatch that we all will recognise but has a second hand that jumps from second to second just like a modern quartz yet inside it has a mechanical movement.

[Pugwash]

'Fraid not Pug. I'm taliking about a normal sized wristwatch that we all will recognise but has a second hand that jumps from second to second just like a modern quartz yet inside it has a mechanical movement.

So you're talking about a secondes-mortes wristwatch, and it's not an oysterquartz ...

Now I'm intrigued.

[dieselpower]

I confess I did not know the accepted term (secondes-mortes) so I thank you for educating me, but yes, that is exactly what I am talking about. Just for the record I have held one in my own hands.

[richard_uk]

Another Rolex model, the Tru-beat, featured a mechanical movement that was designed to "tick" only once per second. This "dead beat" seconds feature wasn't very popular and the watch was discontinued shortly after it was introduced, in 1954.

and here's one for sale.

[Pugwash]

Wow, 15 grand for a genuine Rolex that'll be called out as a fake instantly!

[dieselpower]

Well done Richard UK!!!!!!

You win the respect and kudos of fellow members for correctly pointing out the Tru-Beat.

[jfreeman420]

You learn something new every day. I thought for sure he was talking about an Oysterquartz.

Wow, 15 grand for a genuine Rolex that'll be called out as a fake instantly!

True, but only for the die hard collector. The Seiko kinetics act similiar to this movement although sometimes they jump several seconds at one time but never sweep smooth. Maybe take a seiko kinetic movement and put it in an oyster case, you have a nice tru beat rep.

I owned the opposite of this watch the Cartier chronoflex. This has an autoquartz movement that is quartz but sweeps like an automatic.

[olivia]

And in the 90's, Seiko made a quartz watch that had a smooth sweep that moved like an accutron second hand. Perfect replacement for accurton tuning fork movements. I had only 1 of these and have never seen any since.

[narikaa]

Wow, 15 grand for a genuine Rolex that'll be called out as a fake instantly!

Price is irrelevant

In normal life

ALL

Rolex watches

are considered

FAKE

.

[Pugwash]

And in the 90's, Seiko made a quartz watch that had a smooth sweep that moved like an accutron second hand. Perfect replacement for accurton tuning fork movements. I had only 1 of these and have never seen any since.

They moved to the Spring Drive.

[richard_uk]

Well done Richard UK!!!!!!

You win the respect and kudos of fellow members for correctly pointing out the Tru-Beat.

Great and all for about 2 mins work on google

Edited March 21, 2007 by richard_uk

[dieselpower]

Oh Richard, you just shot yourself down in flames! 0/10, bottom of class, glod star removed. Googling not allowed in examination conditions. Weeks detention

[richard_uk]

surely I should get something for honesty

[dieselpower]

True. But through your googling you have learned something and education is its own reward.

[richard_uk]

Good comeback