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by qwertfisch 110 days ago
Can you set it to ticks instead of continuous running of the seconds clockhand That would be great. The vast majority of analog clocks have a ticking clockhand for the seconds, if any at all (can you make the seconds optional?).

The only clocks I know of with such a motor are station clocks, like the Swiss one mentioned already, or the German variant (same manufacturer). But these have a twist: the minute clockhand does not run continuously, but also ticks. The seconds are running a little bit faster until the clockhand is in the upper position, then waits for a signal from the main clock. Only then the minute clockhand jumps one minute and the seconds are starting again.

An example can be seen here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhofsuhr#Technik

3 comments

I'm more of a fan of the smooth motion. Its mesmerizing.
there is now toggle button to select either way.
Same and also I consider it more accurate to sweep, but that's just me I guess, you hardly see it these days.
Most mechanical watches unwind smoothly, ticks are typically due to a powered quartz crystal.
Thank you for the feedback. I see if I add toggle to select tick/sliding.
Thank you, looks perfect now :)