Oysterquartz owners, ever have this happen to you?

[TheVTCGuy]

I was telling a friend of mine today about someone I was showing my Daytona and they asked: "How come it's not running?" They were looking at the chronograph hand, not the mini-dial to see if it was ticking. He told me a better story. He owns a vintage Oysterquartz (Beautiful watch), and was showing it to someone when they accused him of it being fake. Their reasoning was that all Rolex's were automatics, not quartz, and only the FAKE ones had the quartz tick-tick movement. My friend was going to point out that Rolex in fact DID put out a line of quartz watches several years ago, but thought better of wasting the breath trying to convince this moron who was so proud of himself for calling him out with a "fake" Rolex. Anyway...

I thought it an interesting point. The Oysterquartz is not that well known to the (non-WIS) public, and I remember way back when the first thing you would check on a Rolex is if it had the automatic movement vs. the quartz to verify it was real. I wonder if you OysterQuartz owners have had to deal with this stigma?

Just curious

[DRAWTOOL]

I have not but I'd love to own one and get to deal with it.

[Idle Swede]

I'm halfway there, I have a battery charger in the garage.

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by DRAWTOOL

I have not but I'd love to own one and get to deal with it.

X2!

[WatchTimes]

I was out at a bar one night in a crappy part of town (had a bad day and needed a drink on the way home and did not pick the smartest area). Anyway as I was sitting at the bar having my drink a couple local "Hommies" (that is what they called eachother) came up and started kinda trash talking to me and then saw a TT watch on my wrist. Next thing you know is "Damn boy thats a Rolex, those aint cheap!" and more talk of the sort at which point I just turned and started to laugh at them and said HAHA joke is on you guys its a lousy fake, look it ticks its fake and at that point they started to laugh and tell me how their girls carry fake Gucci & Prada bags.... I finished my drink, said goodnight and bought them both a drink as I was walking out (figure by myself a bit more time to get to the car)....

I have told people my watch is fake before or sometimes when they ask is that real I give a laugh and say "come on, what do you think??"

I have noticed myself starting to wear other brands when going to less desirable areas as not nearly as many people recognize a Panerai or IWC.

[Mr. K]

back when I had a OQ everyone knew I would not wear a fake anything. So never had any issues.

[Nods]

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that the last of the oyster quartz did not tick! The one second tick comes from the problem that every tick consumes energy, that is battery. Therefore to make an quarts second hand move the same as a Rolex mechanical watch, the hand would have to move 8 times a second instead of only once. The result would be 8 times the battery drain. That being said I have seen video of an Oyster Quartz that had a smooth running second hand. Never seen it in real life might of been a hoax Vid. Anyone else out there seen a Oyster Quartz with a smooth running second hand?

[Czechman]

Originally Posted by Nods

Correct me if I am wrong but I believe that the last of the oyster quartz did not tick!

They all tick each second. I do know that automatic movements were later fitted to the OQ case so perhaps that's what you saw?

Anyone versed enough to have heard that fake Rolex's tick is savvy enough to be enlightened about the OQ. Mine can tick all it wants, I could care less. What I do care about is accuracy and when I check them every month to find they've only gained a second or two I just smile... smugly.

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Czechman

They all tick each second.

Anyone versed enough to have heard that fake Rolex's tick is savvy enough to be enlightened about the OQ. Mine can tick all it wants, I could care less. What I do care about is accuracy and when I check them every month to find they've only gained a second or two I just smile... smugly.

You sure do have the advantage of Accuracy over the automatics! I envy that! Love to see your pride and joy Woody, how about some pics of that Oysterquartz?

[Czechman]

Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

You sure do have the advantage of Accuracy over the automatics! I envy that! Love to see your pride and joy Woody, how about some pics of that Oysterquartz?

You asked for it

19018... my first OQ bought here from Tempoking






19019... Twisted LarryK's arm to get him to part with my personal Grail watch






17000... scored this little gem on ebay... fresh from a complete spa treatment at RSC Dallas

[idk01]

[QUOTE=Czechman;1404030]You asked for it


Absolutely incredible Woody!!!!

Man talk about having a grail, I think you have my full set there

Love them, ALL of them

[Alcan]

Originally Posted by Nods

Anyone else out there seen a Oyster Quartz with a smooth running second hand?

Lionel, you sure you're not thinking of the reference 1630 like mine below? It was a limited run Datejust, 1570 automatic non-quickset movement, in a pre-Oysterquartz case. Also, btw, the first Rolex to be fitted with a sapphire crystal.

[RLXSTR]

Originally Posted by Alcan

Lionel, you sure you're not thinking of the reference 1630 like mine below? It was a limited run Datejust, 1570 automatic non-quickset movement, in a pre-Oysterquartz case. Also, btw, the first Rolex to be fitted with a sapphire crystal.

I actually of two of these. Model 163030. Lovely!

[Nods]

Sorry Woody, was not paying out on quartz, the most accrete time pice you can have on your wrist, but I did see a vid of an Oyster Quarts with a smooth running second hand. If it is not a hoax then credence to Rolex, I do wonder about the battery life of such a watch if it does exist.

[snowbird]

I'm not an Oysterquartz owner (hopefully a future one though) and I wish Rolex still made quartz movements . . . I guess there were not enough out there who agree on wanting quartz Rolexes to keep the production going though . . .

[Czechman]

Originally Posted by Nods

Sorry Woody, was not paying out on quartz, the most accrete time pice you can have on your wrist, but I did see a vid of an Oyster Quarts with a smooth running second hand. If it is not a hoax then credence to Rolex, I do wonder about the battery life of such a watch if it does exist.

Hope I didn't sound defensive in my response, if I did I apologize because I didn't mean to. I'm hardly an authority on the OQ but never heard of one with a smoothly moving second hand. Peace out

[buz-lh]

Those are beautiful Woody. I love the white gold and see why it was your grail. (If you ever tire of it let me know ) I only have this one for now and I love to hear it tick on the bedside table.

[Nods]

I found a link to the video of a OysterQuartz with a sweeping second hand, Probably a hoax, though I would like to be wrong about that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2FkD1QUc4w

[Czechman]

Originally Posted by Nods

I found a link to the video of a OysterQuartz with a sweeping second hand, Probably a hoax, though I would like to be wrong about that.

Well, if it's on the Internet it must be true!

[Czechman]

Originally Posted by Nods

I found a link to the video of a OysterQuartz with a sweeping second hand, Probably a hoax, though I would like to be wrong about that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2FkD1QUc4w

Guess what... it's probably NOT FAKE! Here's a LINK to the story of the reference 5100.

"In 1968 an industrial consortium of Swiss watch manufacturers was created to mass produce the Beta 21. This was a true collaborative effort among otherwise competing watch companies, all of whom would be using the Beta 21 in their own branded quartz watches. The CEH itself designed the module and produced the integrated circuit. Ebauches SA (the forerunner of today's ETA) manufactured the mechanical parts of the movement as well as the quartz oscillator. Omega was responsible for producing the micromotor that powered the watch hands. This "motor" was really a vibrating unit that drove a tiny horizontal pendulum set to oscillate at 256Hz and this pendulum drove the hands by means of a ratchet and index wheel. (This drive mechanism was virtually identical to that used on the original Bulova Acutron.) The end result was that unlike with modern quartz movements, the second hand of a Beta 21 watch moved around the dial smoothly—even more smoothly than the highest "hi-beat" mechanical watch of the time."

Learn something new every day.

[TheVTCGuy]

Woody, Al, Buz... those watches are .... Incredible? Awsome? FANTASTIC!!! I never used to be much of an OysterQuartz fan but I am now!

[Skullring]

Great looking collection Woody.

[MitchSteel]

wow fantstic watches, Woody.That has happened to me a few times actually, but i usually dont explain that its a quartz....most people assume if it doesnt "sweep" its fake, then again they think that their seikos or fossils are really nice.

[WatchTimes]

There are VERY FEW of the 5100 out there.
I know someone who has one with a TRASHED bracelet and wish
I could get him to sell it but he wants a LOT of $$$$

They are quite valuable when you can find them

[PCM]

Originally Posted by WatchTimes

There are VERY FEW of the 5100 out there.
I know someone who has one with a TRASHED bracelet and wish
I could get him to sell it but he wants a LOT of $$$$

They are quite valuable when you can find them

I'd love to find one!
The 5100 is, I think, a watch of beauty!

[Palisade Jewelers]

Alcan,
We have one just like yours with a model 1570 movement for sale.

It has a 1570 automatic non-quickset movement, in a pre-Oysterquartz case with a sapphire crystal.

[Jocke]

The OysterQuartz ticking 1 second each time.

[mjm800]

Non-WIS always point to two false indicators of a fake Rolex. The sweeping hand (the sweep is 8 beats per second so it does tick) and Rolex never made a watch with a battery which as most of us know they did.

[sturgeon123456]

I used to work at a jewelry store about 10 years ago. We did watch battery changes on the spot. A former football player from the CFL (Canadian Football League) walked in with a quartz rolex. A lady took it from him and she whispered to me that it was fake because it was a Rolex and had a battery. I didnt say anything.

[RoRoRo]

Hardly a moron if he’s uninformed or has no interest in watches.

I know someone who thinks only Rolex make “sweeping hand” watches.

Each to their own.