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22 November 2008, 12:07 AM
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Is this normal???
I recently purchased a SS GMT-IIc and if I put the watch up to my ear I can year very fast ticking of the second hand. Is this normal. I thought this was to be a true sweep! Thanks!
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22 November 2008, 12:21 AM
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That's normal, 8 ticks per second. For a true sweep, you have to get a Seiko Spring Drive.
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22 November 2008, 12:22 AM
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If you DO NOT hear your Rolex ticking, then it's time to worry
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22 November 2008, 03:34 AM
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So it's an old wifes tale that you should not hear a rolex tick, thank god I thought mine was about to blow up
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22 November 2008, 03:38 AM
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I can't hear mine tick.
Too many dives!! |
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22 November 2008, 03:41 AM
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22 November 2008, 03:45 AM
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I can hear mine tick. It sounds like music to my ears.
Ticking inside a sealed box would not be music to my ears though! 
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22 November 2008, 04:29 AM
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22 November 2008, 04:35 AM
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22 November 2008, 07:55 AM
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22 November 2008, 09:46 AM
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I can't hear my Explorer tick when I place it next to my ear, but that's because I have a high frequency hearing loss, but the strange thing is that if I lie with my arm resting under my pillow, I can hear the ticking of my watch, but it sounds like a gong.
The first time I heard this I thought I was going nuts, until I figured out the connection between the pillow, my arm and the gong.
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22 November 2008, 09:47 AM
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22 November 2008, 10:33 AM
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23 November 2008, 10:21 PM
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24 November 2008, 12:53 AM
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Totally normal. Cool pic David.
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24 November 2008, 01:24 AM
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As explained above by other replies, it's perfectly normal...
Now, if you really want true sweeping hand movement, get a Spring Drive... |
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24 November 2008, 01:33 AM
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24 November 2008, 03:31 PM
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In one of those great lines by Ian Fleming ...
... tension builds in the plot of the novel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, as James Bond hears the ticking of his Rolex wristwatch!
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24 November 2008, 03:43 PM
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Thanks for sharing.
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24 November 2008, 05:16 PM
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24 November 2008, 09:55 PM
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7 spaces would be correct,...8 hands...7 spaces....
excellent shot...by the way!! |
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