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28 July 2013, 01:20 PM
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1/4 sweep or 1/8th?
As long as I can remember people would talk about being able to spot a fake Rolex because they ticked where as a Real one has a 1/4 sweep.
Obviously there are many other ways to distinguish authentic from fake but my question is, does the Rolex movement actually have a 1/4 sweep, meaning 4 quick movements per second or is it actually more like an 1/8th sweep or 8 movements per second? I've been watching my second hand for a few minutes and I find it hard to believe that it is moving less then 8 times each second Thoughts? |
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28 July 2013, 01:26 PM
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28 July 2013, 01:52 PM
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Its 8. Recenty somebody posted a pic that actually shows the 8 movements. It was a sweet pic.
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28 July 2013, 01:58 PM
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Vintage Rolex beat at 5 ticks per second.. Modern Rolex beat at 8 ticks per second..
maybe the photo you saw was one of mine... 
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28 July 2013, 02:57 PM
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Awesome shot!
May I have a full resolution copy of it please? Quote:
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28 July 2013, 04:18 PM
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28800 bph = 8 beats per second.
Check out this vid:
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28 July 2013, 02:55 PM
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That is a very cool pic!
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28 July 2013, 04:36 PM
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28 July 2013, 04:45 PM
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Interesting stuff guys
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28 July 2013, 05:42 PM
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Very educational indeed. This why I love this forum so much
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28 July 2013, 11:03 PM
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Thanks.
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28 July 2013, 11:43 PM
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Great pic
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29 July 2013, 12:07 AM
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OysterQuartz is 1 tick each second.
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29 July 2013, 12:15 AM
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Past my iPhone, I'm not a camera guy... but how the heck do you guys take pix like that?
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29 July 2013, 12:18 AM
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Great pic and great info, once again TRF school is in session!
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29 July 2013, 01:33 AM
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29 July 2013, 01:56 AM
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Superb pix gents!
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29 July 2013, 02:46 AM
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Great post, comments & pics - learned some new things.
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