FHH | Understanding Dead Seconds in Watchmaking
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Dead seconds

跳秒 Dead seconds Seconde morte

Glossary

Thematic Display, Technic

A hand that jumps forward when the second has elapsed. Breguet used the expression seconde d'un coup or \sudden second\".

Generally the jump of a hand is a distinctive feature of a quartz watch. In mechanical watchmaking this \"function\" is a technical feat.

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