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Title: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: whomstdve on April 13, 2017, 05:52:55 AM

Good morning fellow forumers,

While most of us here take pride and swear by mechanical/automatic movements, when it comes to accuracy and reliability, quartz is still something to always go to (after digital of course).

However being one of the finer things in life, automatic/mechanical movements have that sweet character of sweeping second hand. I'm just wondering, is there any quartz movement that utilizes this feature?

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: Cocas on April 13, 2017, 05:58:28 AM

My quartz wall clock is sweeping hand!

But yes . It is seldom for quartz watch using sweeping hand, maybe it will consume more battery power by having that.

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: ck77 on April 13, 2017, 06:37:59 AM

 Yes, Bulova Precisionist.


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Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: CKL1213 on April 13, 2017, 07:13:54 AM

my seiko wall clock is a quartz sweeping hand but it seems like wrist watches doesn't have it yet

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: Everdying on April 13, 2017, 07:31:53 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Electroquartz

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: vinorus on April 13, 2017, 11:04:33 AM

Yes, according to technical information, sweeping seconds hand will consume more power.
Seiko do has quartz chronograph movement with sweeping seconds hand but only for the seconds hand doing the counting time chronograph function... good feature to pretend than you have a mechanical movement. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: Timeless on April 13, 2017, 02:06:25 PM

Yes, Seiko spring dive should have it.

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: meoramri on April 13, 2017, 08:20:56 PM

Bulova tuning fork watch


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Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: raveen13 on April 16, 2017, 10:13:23 AM

Seiko have two quartz models that have sweeping seconds hand.
1. Based on 5S21 Movements
    - Seiko Dolce
    - Seiko Spirit

2. Based on 5S42 Movements
    Only one model - Seiko Majesta (Logo similiar to Credor).
    Majesta even stated as precursor to the Spring Drive. It was consider as High Accuracy Quartz (HAQ) at that time.

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: Cocas on April 16, 2017, 05:48:03 PM

All Seiko Dolce are sweeping hand?

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: raveen13 on April 16, 2017, 07:49:21 PM

No. Not all Seiko Dolce. Only the one with 5S21 movements. Particular models are in 90's.
Newer Dolce use different movements.

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: seale_navy on April 19, 2017, 11:49:17 AM

For a sweeping hand quartz you can refer to the mondaine stop2go which is pretty affordable.

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: raveen13 on April 20, 2017, 06:04:22 AM

Mondaine Stop2go is not really sweeping. The ticking is pretty much visible.
It's uniqueness is in emulating Railway Clock where the minutes hand will jump to next minute.

Title: Re: Sweeping hand quartz?
Post by: seale_navy on April 20, 2017, 02:45:03 PM

Speaking about Bulova precisionist range. I have never seen any watch shop carries the Bulova range in Kuala Lumpur though. Anyone seen it before?