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"dead dial" and "constant second" are strangely construed expressions. Who originated these terms - and where? The first time that I have seen them - is Rght Here.
We have long had Dead Seconds and Constant Force that rightfully have historical and technical meaning - but These?
I suppose that any dial without a tourbillon or spinning balance wheel could be considered a Dead Dial.
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"Dead dial" or "Constant seconds"
There are some watches without a constant seconds hand on the dial (either via a center sweep hand or a sub-dial) or other easy indication from the face of the watch that visually shows it is running. These watches are sometimes described as having "dead ...
I will never buy a watch without a seconds hand, but some watches I will never buy or wear look nice!
So, 1, but openminded and not prejudiced against people who are 5-oriented. 🌈🌈🌈
Mostly No. 5 - cleanest possible dial...
If seconds hand is unavoidable, I prefer sub-seconds than a sweeping seconds hand. Best, Mahesh.,
“4 - There are some watches that are better with dead dials than with a constant seconds hand”
Visual speak lourder than words ...
I am a 3
I prefer a seconds hand and always have it running on my 5960. It gives the conficende that the watch is ok and running and I have a preference for central seconds as it animates the dial - HOWEVER, i do have a few one 2 hander - ultra thin - it would not...
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I agree with George. Some are better without. But, lol if you wanted one on the 5711 I would say a round small one at 6 o’clock .imho
Very interesting cross section and variety as expected
Nico, you're a 7 on that 5-point scale 7 - non-date watches only
I’m a 4 on that scale.
The Royal Oak Jumbo comes to mind. I just don’t feel the same about the other Royal Oak’s, no matter how I try.
I am a 1.5 only 10% of my collection has a dead dial
I am too obsessed about timing my watches 😉
Catagory #4 is the right spot for me
I can become extremely obsessed with the Tyranny of the Seconds Hand, and it often distracts me from simply reading off the time. A central-dial hand only magnifies the problem. My favorite without seconds is the VC Overseas Ultra-Thin. Although it is an ...
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"dead dial" and "constant second" are strangely construed expressions. Who originated these terms - and where? The first time that I have seen them - is Rght Here. We have long had Dead Seconds and Constant Force that rightfully have historical and techni...
#2 for me
but I might add that as a watch repairer, it's helpful to have a seconds hand to confirm operation - especially with a quartz watch where you have to stare with a loupe at the minute hand in hopes it will start moving Cazalea
I think no. 4 is a fact,
And for my personal collection I would add no. 6 - I have (way too) many watches of different styles so it really doesn't matter.
