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Basel 2009 the rebirth of Rolex Tru-Beat
Please post whatever you know about this watch.
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Off the top of my head, the beat worked against the Tru-Beat because the market wasn't ready for a Rolex without the famous sweep hand. The question is, is the market ready for it now?
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never seen it.... then again, i dont know all that much about rolex's after ive frequented these forums.
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Had to look up what that model was. It was a mechanical that was configured to "tick" once per second. So was like a quartz, before quartz?
![]() With the Seiko SpringDrive having a smooth sweep, I guess Rolex could go the other way and make an automatic look like a quartz. Unless Rolex can claim that a "Tru-Beat" could keep better than a quartz, like less than a second a month, I don't see the point.
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I would say NO.
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Who ever thought that the market was so ready for the Milgauss???
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i think the tru beat is a very nice watch in its different ways.. i think the market is ready for it too with its different seconds motion for an automatic watch..
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If they make a trubest movement in a 40-44MM Rolex case it will be a hit. Even 39MM Trubeat would be awesome.
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The Seiko Spring Drive only claims 1 second / day accuracy, which is about as good as a regulated mechanical. It's not the perfection that people keep pointing to it as, it's just a normal quartz crystal.
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I think it's a good looking watch, and I do believe there is a market for all makes and models. Reminds me of the Omega Aqua Terra line.
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Another Air King look a like. Baaaaaah!
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With Rolex anything goes I suppose, but I'd have to agree with James on this one.
The tru-beat action sort of defeats Rolexes "famous" sweeping seconds movement. John. |
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I've seen one of these watch before.Its an automatic watch, but its second hand doesn't "sweep"....its ticks.What I mean is that it operates like a quartz watch, 60 ticks per minute.
I don't like the idea.If I wanted a watch that TICKS, I'd buy a $20 casio...... ![]() |
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Even that's debatable
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Just a "normal quartz crystal"? Get the latest WatchTime to ready about this. It is FAR from a what you claim it to be. Not saying it's worth the money, but it is technically impressive. I think of it as a "hybrid" watch.
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