Second-Hand Misalignment

[r35...@email.sps.mot.com]

I recently bought a moderately priced $350 quartz watch. As such, it has a
second hand which moves in 1s increments. However, I have noticed that the
second hand (when it stops every second) is not exactly aligned with the
1-second interval markers on the watch dial.

Should I be concerned that the watch is "defective" or I am being too anal?
I probably wouldn't care if it were a throw-away watch but, at least for me,
$350 is a lot of money to pay for a watch so I want it as "perfect" as
possible.

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[Jeff Davis]

I have seen that problem with every quartz watch I have looked at, high end,
middle, and cheapies. I have an Eddie Bauer military style that is about 15
yrs old and it hits most of the markers about right, but not all. I agree
that it seems to be a simple problem but one that hasn't been addressed yet.

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In article <7fg86k$3hg$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, r35...@email.sps.mot.com
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[johnkramer]

you just hit on one of the reasons I don't like quartz movements. I have never
seen a quartz watch hit the markers right. Some are close, I found a high end
Seiko a few years ago which actually hits most of the markers right on and has
been a wonderful watch. I also have a titanium citizen crono that hits all the
markers within half the width of the second hand...... my .02

[Michael Ker]

A decent repairer should be able to refit the hand correctly. It is a pain
to get right sometimes, but if you are paying $350 for a watch or $60 for an
overhaul, you are perfectly entitled to expect the second hand to be fitted
correctly!

Michael Ker

r35...@email.sps.mot.com wrote in message
<7fg86k$3hg$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>I recently bought a moderately priced $350 quartz watch. I have noticed

[Guy Barnes]

In article <7fllmm$cao$2...@nclient1-gui.server.which.net>, Michael Ker
<micha...@which.net> writes

>A decent repairer should be able to refit the hand correctly. It is a pain
>to get right sometimes, but if you are paying $350 for a watch or $60 for an
>overhaul, you are perfectly entitled to expect the second hand to be fitted
>correctly!

Sometimes the problem may be the dial, not really visible with the naked
eye but eventually deteriorates with the second hand.

regards
--
Guy Barnes

[r35...@email.sps.mot.com]

After reading these responses and checking out various watches in a store, I
must come to the conclusion that second-hand misalignment on quartz watches is
not a defect but something to be expected.

In the store, I studied the second-hand movement of a number of high-end
watches by Tissot, Swiss Army, and so forth, and a large number of them are
similarly misaligned. My friend's Tissot watch also has a misalignment on
the second-hand.

While I would prefer that the second-hand be properly aligned to the marker on
each 1s increment, I'm not as troubled by it since it is far too apparent that
this is something that you expect and just have to live with. It is not an
issue of whether the watch is inexpensive or high-end either from my study.

I was concerned that this might be a minor defect with my particular watch but
this is clearly not the case.

It is unlikely that the watch company would fix such a "defect" under warranty
since it is doubtful it is considered a legitimate defect.

Most people probably don't notice and don't care. If it is not really a
defect, then I'm not going to be bothered by it.

In article <7fllmm$cao$2...@nclient1-gui.server.which.net>,

"Michael Ker" <micha...@which.net> wrote:
> A decent repairer should be able to refit the hand correctly. It is a pain
> to get right sometimes, but if you are paying $350 for a watch or $60 for an
> overhaul, you are perfectly entitled to expect the second hand to be fitted
> correctly!
>

> Michael Ker
>
> r35...@email.sps.mot.com wrote in message
> <7fg86k$3hg$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> >I recently bought a moderately priced $350 quartz watch. I have noticed
> that the
> >second hand (when it stops every second) is not exactly aligned with the
> >1-second interval markers on the watch dial.
>
>

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