amuthon 0 Posted April 24, 2011 Hi mates, I was really bored today..... Two oldtimer watches with smooth second hand sweep. Both from early seventies and with tuning fork movement. tuning fork Omega Constellation f300Hz and Bulova accutron. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 83 Posted April 24, 2011 Really like them both. Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted April 24, 2011 Great watches, I appreciate the photos and video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted April 24, 2011 very cool to see!!! thank fo sharin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amuthon 0 Posted April 24, 2011 thx for kind replies my friends, already thought I wouldn't get any feedback. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Balad1 0 Posted April 24, 2011 thx for kind replies my friends, already thought I wouldn't get any feedback. My friend the only problem with your posting these watches is that it makes me want to start collecting them, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
powderfreak 0 Posted April 24, 2011 That is probably the smoothest seconds hand sweep I've seen so far... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) Next we will want to see the Omega Megasonic Running at 720Hz or 2 592 000 bph (unlike the others that run at a mere Million bph) You might need a higher speed camera so as not to make it look too un-smooth. Nice Longines Ultronic going for $445 (Buyitnow) if you want a T-fork, not too bad as others seem to be asking above $1000 Damn, another one I have to resist. Edited April 24, 2011 by jdoe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) More info: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f45/inside-f3...4tt-298152.html Mecasonic vid 2.5M bph and that gentlemen is the smoothest second sweep you will ever see Edited April 24, 2011 by jdoe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amuthon 0 Posted April 24, 2011 More info: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f45/inside-f3...4tt-298152.html Thanks for this cool explanation with toothpickers... for the ones with multilingual skills, a nice german site: Stimmgabel Uhren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Couldn't help it Thing is NOS, and doesn't work, so either I tossed $50 in the bin, or I get lucky and someone get this going again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amuthon 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Couldn't help it Thing is NOS, and doesn't work, so either I tossed $50 in the bin, or I get lucky and someone get this going again. Nice piece jdoe, should have an ESA 9162 movement. Can you discover the small Omega sign in the middle of the glass? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Couldn't help itThing is NOS, and doesn't work, so either I tossed $50 in the bin, or I get lucky and someone get this going again. Nice piece jdoe, should have an ESA 9162 movement. Can you discover the small Omega sign in the middle of the glass? Just won the thing on the Bay, so still not able to look it over yet. Probably send it out to that fella in the UK that cares for these for him to fix it. Thing is supposedly New Old Stock (NOS) so if there should be an Omega there it will most likely be there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amuthon 0 Posted April 27, 2011 OK, keep us informed. Should look like this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David543 0 Posted April 27, 2011 Beautiful smooth sweep on those watches. Does anyone other than Grand Seiko with their Springdrive do such a sweep now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) Beautiful smooth sweep on those watches. Does anyone other than Grand Seiko with their Springdrive do such a sweep now? Me suspects Springdrive not even close to the Mecasonic Edited April 27, 2011 by jdoe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Oooops, now what do I do? The Big Picture Edited April 28, 2011 by jdoe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amuthon 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Oooops, now what do I do? nice pick up, very classy! keep em both and can hear the humming in stereo. :nomorepostwhore: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted April 28, 2011 If someone else keen on one of theses> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...T#ht_500wt_1047 In the UK and CHEAP (albeit in uncertain condition) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 3, 2011 Just got the omega in the mail today and am going to do some recon on the thug. This is fact: I have never, in my life, seen a mvmnt that moves like this! It is unreal. My GF asked me how small the ELECTRIC MOTOR was on it, as it rotates in a perfectly fluid motion, there is no evident "tick" what so ever with the naked eye. I am going to see if I can slow it down (the video) to look for ticks. More info soon..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdoe 0 Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) On the video you WILL see ticks, which most likely will be due to the number of frames per second of your CAMERA and not the watch. Thing is running at about 1 Million beats per hour, while normal watches run at 18,000-36,000 If I don't recall incorrectly 36,000 bph is the limit to what your eye, or rather your brain is able to distinguish the "tick" Edited May 3, 2011 by jdoe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeMcNair 0 Posted May 3, 2011 I tried to capture this in high def, so let's see if PB works here, if not I'll YouTube it..... PB takes my 16:9 widescreen HD vid and squishes it but it's still impressive as hell...... http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/mich...es/30f9a769.mp4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
powderfreak 0 Posted May 3, 2011 I tried to capture this in high def, so let's see if PB works here, if not I'll YouTube it..... PB takes my 16:9 widescreen HD vid and squishes it but it's still impressive as hell...... http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/mich...es/30f9a769.mp4 Impressive, nothing left from the "ticking"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
