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Here's a rather obscure one: Erwin Sattler Regulateur Classica Secunda
Dec 27, 2018,03:59 AM
Powered by a Habring2 deadbeat movement.
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Overview of deadbeat seconds watches and calibres (please contribute)
By: KMII : December 26th, 2018-12:22
Every now and then I find a topic or theme in horology that awakens my curiosity (high frequency watches: has been one). The latest one are deadbeat seconds watches, also known as jumping seconds or seconde morte pieces. Unlike the high frequency topic, ...
OP?
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-13:37
Not sure I get you? But yes, I plan to update it as new things come along ๐๐ป
Not all at the same time :)
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-02:23
And maybe not the same ones to start with Btw. the Moser ones were products of the 1950s (the Saltofix from 1955 to 1956, for the Esculab I do not know), so a different Moser from what you know today
Ok didnt know that ๐ฌ
By: Watchonthewrists : December 27th, 2018-02:56
You know i am not into vintage yet so your right ๐
A very nice looking JLC ๐๐ป
By: Watchonthewrists : December 30th, 2018-00:44
Thanks . But for now i will stick to indie brands or my collection will be out of control i think ๐
Certainly quite high on my list!
By: KMII : December 30th, 2018-21:36
Will however not be my first JLC - a non-deadbeat seconds one is already on its way ๐ Thanks for sharing yours!
Paul's 416
By: Watch_time_it_is : December 26th, 2018-14:47
Allows for a selection of either jump or sweep. (Press at the 2 o'clock position) ...
Thanks for this...
By: KMII : December 26th, 2018-22:15
Had it under Paul Gerber in both the steel and gold varieties (416/410) ๐๐ป Some early ones had the switch operated by the crown, before the pusher got used ๐
There is an additional Lang & Heyne model, the Heinrich.
By: Tim Jackson : December 27th, 2018-03:51
It gains a power reserve complication in addition to all that the Konrad sports. Also has a rather charming solid silver dial with romans. Disclosure, this belongs to a dear friend who added a couple of features, the hinged solid gold case back and a caba...
Try again with the pics...
By: Tim Jackson : December 27th, 2018-03:55
Am sitting at MIA, so WiFi in the Amex Centurion lounge is a bit iffy! Cheers, Tim ...
Even better with the pictures!
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-05:48
Not sure what happened to them in the first post - they appear to be in but donโt display ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
Thanks a lot, Tim!
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-05:47
Have added it into the original post ๐๐ป
Tru-Beat
By: Mark : December 27th, 2018-05:01
i had these two pieces a number of years ago, and would spend quite some time marveling at the second hand movement. Then I auctioned them off. Beautiful pieces, but the scarcity of the parts made me sell them. ...
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Mark!
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-05:51
I have read that in earlier times watchmakers simply exchanged the 1040 movements with the 1030s, so as to avoid service issues. Such a waste ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ But I do understand that spare parts availability must be a nightmare...
Glad you like it, Nico!
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-13:39
I have to say I was surprised at how many there have been / there are. Habring and JLC are well known for the complication but it seems thereโs so much more in this direction ๐
You're more than welcome, Eklektik!
By: KMII : December 27th, 2018-22:27
It is certainly one that has been intriguing me for a while, too. Especially like the fairly rare boutique edition, with the blue dial. As usually my timing was somewhat off, and now chasing one on the secondary market is proving difficult
Look at it this way: a reminder of the vintage pendulum clock
By: cazalea : December 28th, 2018-05:19
As a one-second period was very common and reflected by the movement of the second hand. (Quartz is merely similar to that and the seconds donโt have to jump but saves energy) Exhibit A: Bulova Accuquartz - smooth sweep seconds Which do you prefer: hummmm...
Good one, I'll try to keep that in mind.
By: Arie - Mr Orange : December 28th, 2018-05:29
Although those clocks are before my time so there is no positive emotional connection to the dead beat second. Apart from hearing that sound at my grandfolks. ๐ฌ
Not into clocks then? ๐
By: KMII : December 28th, 2018-07:20
Not into them myself, although the children love them at their grandparents place, especially winding them. My wife is adamantly against, though, claiming watches are more than enough ๐
Just discovered on Amazon
By: cazalea : December 28th, 2018-08:38
Bulova Precisionist Watch, only $200 delivered today with smooth sweeping hand due to 262000 MHz crystal. Said to keep time to a few seconds a year. Blue dial too! Buy one of these and youโll say โI love that classy deadbeat Gronefeld with second hand tha...
Mine is relatively spot on...
By: KMII : December 28th, 2018-19:54
Went for the Accutron II Spaceview and in spite of it having the lower grade Precisionist movement due to the smaller case size its accuracy is amazing. Need to check but it was around 15 secs / 18 months or so.
So that was the reason, Mike?
By: KMII : December 28th, 2018-07:19
I supposed it was to differentiate the back then new, expensive and exciting technology (as quartz tended to be initially) but I guess the more mundane one is probably more correct, as always ๐
Itโs personal, I guess...
By: KMII : December 28th, 2018-07:17
So right for some and not for others ๐ And I fully agree that most people donโt notice what youโre wearing anyway. I guess with a dead seconds watch you reduce the chances of noticing from between slim and remote to almost nil. So possibly not very much. ...
I believe, dear KMII, that you may be a bit obsessive on certain topics
By: cazalea : December 28th, 2018-06:25
Like high frequency movements, deadbeat seconds... Like GLau on enameled dials, like Crown Comfort on GP, Bill on dive watches, Andrew on orange accents, like myself on various subjects... How did I start on categorizing GS watches, and my worst / best ex...
Right you are, Mike ๐
By: KMII : December 28th, 2018-07:14
Thatโs the beauty of sharing the passion with like minded people. Who knows what comes next - fortunately it takes some time to do, otherwise thereโd be too many of those oddities ๐ And one has to say, youโve been a shining example for us to follow in thi...
Intriguing that you picked up on the Synchrobeat, K . . .
By: Dr No : December 29th, 2018-19:04
. . . as it's one of the rarest and scarcest Omega chronometers. I believe they were issued contemporaneously with Rolex's Tru-Beat, around '53 or '54. The story is they were so unreliable that Norman Morris, the US agent, issued a recall. (That would exp...
Itโs a rare bird indeed, Art...
By: KMII : December 29th, 2018-21:15
I believe the recall you mentioned led to very few remaining on the market. I have read somewhere that the grand total is 17 pieces but cannot verify that ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ The chances of bagging that one are certainly between slim and remote ๐
I regard the purported figure of seventeen examples . . .
By: Dr No : December 29th, 2018-23:05
. . . in circulation as mythical. The population is likely in the two-figure range, but doubtful it can be nailed down that precisely. The contemporary ref 14311 chronometer (cal 352) was probably built in comparable numbers, but they pop up every now and...
I fully understand you, Art
By: KMII : December 30th, 2018-22:53
At this point itโs unlikely one can pin it down with such precision. Letโs call it the rarest of the lot and weโll certainly be right ๐
wonderful post
By: tactictac : January 2nd, 2019-14:41
I chose the Lange model in Rue de la Paix Boutique... ...