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2 June 2018, 07:01 AM | #1 |
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Does a SEIKO Solar Quartz "tick" or sweep?
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I know these watches can stay charged for 10 mos...I assume you never change a battery. Question is, does the seconds hand tick in one-second increments ala a traditional quartz, or some other variant. |
2 June 2018, 08:40 AM | #2 |
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Solar is only the means of (re-)charging the battery, it’s still a quartz movement, so no different to standard battery or kinetic versions.
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Yep. It's the same with my Citizen Eco Drive as well.
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7 June 2018, 05:22 AM | #7 |
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Although on the solar chronos, while the running seconds ticks once per second, the chrono hand has the look of an auto.
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7 June 2018, 08:34 AM | #8 |
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yep, those solar chrono with a 24 hr sub dial has a "sweeping" (1/5 sec) chrono second hand.
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It takes a lot more energy for a sweeping motion, so its not generally good for quartz.
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agree. but that's why bulova accutron II is so nice. it has a sweeping second hand, no date, and has a respectable battery life of 2 years.
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