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Patek and stop second ?
Does anybody know why none of Patek's watches ( as far as I know ) have a stop second ?
One reason that I read is that the balance wheel should be able to rotate / swing free at all times in order to keep a consistent amplitude for more accuracy ?
But this explenation was not specially related to Patek watches ?
Moritz
Patek and stop second ?
Does anybody know why none of Patek's watches ( as far as I know ) have a stop second ? One reason that I read is that the balance wheel should be able to rotate / swing free at all times in order to keep a consistent amplitude for more accuracy ? But thi...
the 5170
has a hacking seconds movement. There is no specific reason why Patek did not have it in the past. In an interview Mr Stern once said 'if we would want a hacking system we would have one' So they simply didn't care. But for some reason they intoduced the ...
Explanation of...
a hacking system? Excuse my ignorance but can you explain exactly who that works.
Very Stern and Patek like answer !
Yes, the new chronograph has it. Did not read the articels about the new chronograph yet, as I am not really drawn towards chronographs. Let us say not at the moment. A theory for the invention of the stop second that I read said that it was invented in o...
hacking helps
in two ways: It allows for precise time setting. It prevents the movement from moving backwards when the minute hand is turned backwards. to me the shock to the movement from setting the time back over time takes a toll on the movement and certaining does...
Other watch makers have This; and Much More...
Lange & Sohne have the zero reset feature in the Langematik, Saxonia Automatic (all sax-0-mat), Langematik Perpetual,as well as Zeitwerk range of watches whereby the seconds hand resets to zero the moment crown is pulled out for time-setting. Almost all L...
Additional Inputs and corrections ( Stop Seconds & Zero Reset)
Corrections : 1. Lange Zeitwerk - stop seconds only. Does not have the zero reset. 2. Jaeger - Master Reveil - No stop seconds. Additional Calibers with Stop seconds: Techno Time : Caliber TT738 Sellita : SW 200, SW 300 ETA : Stop seconds in all of these ...