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#1 User is offline   Stinch 

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Posted 25 May 2009 - 10:50 AM

Anyone know what is the point of the chinese movements with 2 second hands. I've bought a fairly cheap Serkisof as a desk watch. Is it possible to just remove the sweep centre second hand?

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Post icon  Posted 25 May 2009 - 02:28 PM

QUOTE (Stinch @ May 25 2009, 11:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Anyone know what is the point of the chinese movements with 2 second hands. I've bought a fairly cheap Serkisof as a desk watch. Is it possible to just remove the sweep centre second hand?

Roger


Can't say that I've seen one of these, but in theory I don't see why not - mind it might leave an "ugly" bit sticking up in the middle of the handset though? Sometimes come across Timex where this has been done, a 22 non sweep has been replaced with a 22 sweep movement and obviously there's no seconds hand to go onto the new movement. yes.gif

Maybe someone else will offer specific advice to the Serkiwhateveritis movement:yes: laugh.gif
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Posted 29 May 2009 - 01:42 AM

You sure it's not a stopwatch hand?

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Posted 30 May 2009 - 07:15 AM

QUOTE (Shangas @ May 29 2009, 02:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You sure it's not a stopwatch hand?


No it's definately not a stopwatch. Just has 2 second hands a small one at 6 oclock and a large sweep second hand (& they arent always in synch). Opening the pocket watch you can see they've used a wristwatch movement with a plasic spacer around it. I think it's possibly the same movement as in the cheapie GOER watch that Mel reviewed in the general watch forum.

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Posted 30 May 2009 - 09:57 AM

I have this Sekonda, it too has two second hands.

It used to drive me nuts as the sub dial hand was 10 seconds ahead of the other until I went inside and moved it.

It's still out but only by a second which I can live with.


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Posted 31 May 2009 - 05:03 PM

Stinch,
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they aren't always in synch.

Do they run independantly? I mean, does one gain on the other?

joolz,
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