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Deadbeat Seconds - Some nice examples
Aug 13, 2022,13:02 PM
Tick tick tick tick…it must be a quartz watch because it is ticking. The very concept of ticking seconds tick most collectors off. “No it looks cheap, I don’t want people to mistake me for wearing a fake watch”, said a watch collector friend of mine.
I like playful pieces. Life’s too serious to take things more seriously. It needs a little spice - a twist to the tale. That is how beautiful stories (or beautiful tragedies) turn out - not by the bandwagon.
Which brings me to today’s topic, something completely off the bandwagon. Many collectors simply shun deadbeat seconds as a frivolous mechanism. “Why engineer something backwards?”
Here is a wonderful post: KMII has chronicled a vast list of deadbeat complications via his post:
www.watchprosite.com
And I spent my leisure hours perusing other articles written by SJX, Peter Chong (of Deployant), Worn&Wound, and even some Omega Constellation Collectors Page. These seasoned vetarans have written a lot about Deadbeat Seconds. I think SJX must have spent a long time writing his article, because it is so technical and detailed.
Pictures please. Ok, so I am not a writer. I am only an entertainer. Hope you all enjoy the pictures I stole from the web (with credits given) of the stunning Deadbeat Seconds out there:
Arnold and Son DSTB
Credit: Deployant
A rather interesting deadbeat watch by Paul Gerber. Some examples have a function to switch between Deadbeat and Sweeping seconds. Wow
Credit: Eclectium
Habring2 Jumping Second
Credit: Habring2
De Bethun DB25
Credit: Ablogtowatch
Gronefeld 1 Hertz
Credit: Monochrome
The unicorn - some say only 17 examples exist. The Omega Syncrobeat
Credit: Omega Constellation Collectors
The unicorn - Omega Syncrobeat
Credit: Worn & Wound
Jacquet Droz Grande Seconds Deadbeat
Credit: ablogtowatch
Do you know of other examples? Which Deadbeat piece is your favourite?
Until next time…
I wish someone would create a seconds hand which ticks/sweeps counterclockwise, as a frivolous technical feat.