MadSpaniard
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Perhaps because of the beats per hour.
Jun 08, 2022,02:06 AM
Hello, and interesting question.
I think the Seiko Shippo enamel models like you posted have the 6R15 movement, which I believe beats at 21,600bph. That means 360 beats per minute and therefore 6 beats per second. Maybe the markers are 1/6th of a second to have the second hand jump at each beat to those 1/6th markers?
I don’t know for sure, but that’s the only explanation I can think of…hope that helps for whatever it’s worth, cheers!
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I think perhaps because it looks good
By: cazalea : June 8th, 2022-01:19
Functionality is not everything and besides it’s not a stopwatch; the second hand never stops so what difference would it make? I see it as a solid visual base on which those Roman numerals sit. Perhaps we could ask what aesthetic value all those little w...
Perhaps because of the beats per hour.
By: MadSpaniard : June 8th, 2022-02:06
Hello, and interesting question. I think the Seiko Shippo enamel models like you posted have the 6R15 movement, which I believe beats at 21,600bph. That means 360 beats per minute and therefore 6 beats per second. Maybe the markers are 1/6th of a second t...
I'm not sure Omega has explicitly indicated the reason . . .
By: Dr No : June 9th, 2022-06:22
. . . for dividing seconds into thirds, but Google search brings up several commentaries from watch media outlets confirming the rationale of matching beats to tick marks. First generation Speedmaster dials are segmented into fifths, corresponding to the ...
Maybe. As you said, it is hard to capture this in a photo...
By: BigFatPauli : June 8th, 2022-15:34
But to me, it still doesn't look good. I think a small frame around the date would have added a small cost and would have eliminated this problem. The dial, otherwise, is lovely. Perhaps it is not visible in person, but it certainly impossible to hide it ...