Horological Meandering

The one of the Athys:



Not a second hand but it is used as a second hand:



And the second hand over the caliber (MCT):





Fr.Xavier

you wouldnt expect me to be conventional would you

firstly a tuning fork running at 300hz so the a true sweep second hand 

a couple of things wot rotate to as a second hand would, but dont indicate the actual time.

a rotating earth.

Vincent Calabrese's rotating NHC logo

the discus, i'm surprised this hasnt been posted earlier

and finally a rotating glass disc with a red spot on it

enjoy

Graham

To add to the discussion, my favourite seconds-hand? The Seiko 6015-811x "stop-light" hand.

I love it. It makes me feel a lucky man. 

Best

Emilio

Certanlly Nicolas, the second hand in the vintage FF is really sexy and beautiful.

Best

Emilio

Are some of these seconds hands off-topic?

 

None  --  but elegant for it.

 

 

 

One  -  that can't make up its mind which way to go

 

 

 

One  -   whose friends can't decide which way to go

 

 

 

One  -  that goes round the l-o-n-g way

 

 

 

My favourite One  --  S-stamped with brand loyalty....glows too.

Regards,

MTF

This message has been edited by MTF on 2009-06-21 15:04:35

Hi Melvyn,

 

Thanks for thinking laterally. You have proven again that sometimes less is more.

 

And that it is the juxtapositions in horology that can make a watch interesting.

 

Andrew

I love the hands on this Wempe:

. . . that would be Grand Seiko SBGW001 . . .

. . . my wrist, Mike R's watch . . . cordially, Art

… one of those “slender pointy affairs”, but when it works, it WORKS.

 

Nice shot and supports Mostel’s argument above that balance is more important that excelling in a specific area.

 

A

 

The tourbillon cage doubles as a seconds indicator, and the lyre (or alternatively, Cygna) shape adds an element of whimsy and romance.

Not all that interesting a hand, but a nice glow


A

Silberstein yellow and curved

Seiko Galante - purple AND curved so very gracefully

Seiko Credor blue and what an end! Look at the arcs and circles on this dial

Seiko Brightz red tip and B end

I loved the tiny red tip on the Blancpain, the blued Broad Arrow hands on the Omega, and who does't love a retro second hand?

This message has been edited by cazalea on 2009-06-22 14:57:16

Take a look.

Mitch

... Just a little bit of red ...





and the kink ...





... and one more red detail ...





... and one just plain ...



...

Just love these kind of details

Oliver