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" Remember guys...at 28800 BPH most of the movements we know and love are moving the seconds hand 8 times per second. "
- Quote from Stew77.
However, I'm the exception to the rule because
all of my vintage watches have 18,000 BPH.
Cheers,
Simon
Ah yes...very true Simon!!!
I only own one watch with what I consider a vintage movement...Dievas Flieger Timer with a vintage ETA 2452 (modern watch w/a vintage movement if you will)...this one also beats at a leisurely 18000 BPH (5 beats per second), and is great fun to watch "keep time"...LOVE IT!!!
Like Oscar says above, this HEQ quartz beating at 16 beats per second will literally "glide" around the dial for sure. Heck, even the "high-beat" mechanicals out there are beating at 10 beats per second (I know of only one movement (by Seiko I think) that approaches 12 beats per second and sits in an ultra-high end $500K + Credor timepiece). Of course, in terms of perceived "smoothness" in automatics, the Seiko Spring Drive is a bit of a different (very cool) animal.
Gosh...I apologize...I feel like I have highjacked this thread...definitely not my intention...Please forgive me!!!
