BenWaaaaah Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 Does the second hand on a gen PO tick or sweep? My rep seems to be not so smooth and I'm wondering if it's supposed to be more smooth... TIA
cwai02 Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 sweep. Andrew's 4G version sweeps as smooth as my gen.
TJGladeRaider Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 Does the second hand on a gen PO tick or sweep? My rep seems to be not so smooth and I'm wondering if it's supposed to be more smooth... TIA I have an Orange PO from King and a black PO from Joshua here in front of me - both have similar sweeps much like the Rolex reps. Bill
BenWaaaaah Posted May 10, 2006 Author Report Posted May 10, 2006 I have an Orange PO from King and a black PO from Joshua here in front of me - both have similar sweeps much like the Rolex reps. Bill I have Joshua's orange and it's kind of ticky. Maybe I need to wind it...
dachshund Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 Ben Waaaaah Virtualy all mechanicals tick, tha Bulova Acutron was the truest think to a true sweep that I know of, yours should be either a 6 and most prob an 8 tick per second, which is correct. (Same a Rolex, etc.)
gran Posted May 10, 2006 Report Posted May 10, 2006 I have Joshua's orange and it's kind of ticky. Maybe I need to wind it... put it on a winder for a day or two if that does not work get one of these and you will finaly know what smooth is Seiko Prospex Marinemaster Professional 600m Spring Drive (SBDB001) The Spring Drive movement is the smoothest calibre ever made
shimside11 Posted May 14, 2006 Report Posted May 14, 2006 Tag's new cal. 360 is getting there too, 360,000 bph, as compared to the conventional 28,800. I do agree though, Spring Drive is the one to beat (sorry, couldn't resist).
Category 5 Posted May 14, 2006 Report Posted May 14, 2006 Spring drive is a hybrid quartz/automatic. It does not tick at all...it is a true continous sweep motion. A quartz crystal couples to a spring brake which regulates the unwinding of the spring, which is directly coupled to the mechanicals of the watch. there are not microticks at all. the movement is like that of a motorized wall clock. the quartz circuit in the springdrive does not need a battery however. the winding rotor not only winds the spring, but also drives a small generator which fills a capacitor with enough energy to power the quartz driven brake mechanism. Spring drive is he first true innovation in mechanical watches since the auto winding movement. As far as the PO. I saw the Gen today (wonderful!!!) and it does have more of a tick than a rolex. I assume the gen is actually running at 21.6 and not 28.8. The above comment about the increased reserve sounds like a feasable reason.
cwai02 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Posted May 16, 2006 WOW $4k for a seiko!! Check out the grand seiko. I love it over the Rolex subs.
r11co Posted May 17, 2006 Report Posted May 17, 2006 As far as the PO. I saw the Gen today (wonderful!!!) and it does have more of a tick than a rolex. I assume the gen is actually running at 21.6 and not 28.8. The above comment about the increased reserve sounds like a feasable reason. Another reason why the Miyota 21J movement versions of this watch are more visually authentic than the ETA 2824 ones!!
Category 5 Posted May 21, 2006 Report Posted May 21, 2006 Whi is carrying a Miyota version? I have only seen ETA and Asian.
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