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Matrim604 · 20 April 2009, 04:34 AM

I was wondering if anybody who knows watch movements can tell me if retrograding seconds cause more wear on the movement itself as compared to a movemet with the more conventional sweeping seconds. Maybe it's not the case, but i'm thinking any mechanism that has to torque a watch hand from a 60 second position backwards to the 1second position would be under a fair bit of stress.

I am contemplating buying a watch with retrograding seconds and am worried it might cause issues for me down the road in terms of servicing and reliability. Does anyone have any long term experience with a watch that has retrograd seconds?

The watch I am considering is the Breguet 5207:

Mosco · 20 April 2009, 06:36 AM

My wife has a Blancpain Villeret with retro seconds, and it has been absolutely worry-free for the three years she has had it. That Breguet is a dream of mine, BTW, I say GO FOR IT!

20 April 2009, 04:34 AM	#1
Matrim604 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 578	Retrograding seconds? I was wondering if anybody who knows watch movements can tell me if retrograding seconds cause more wear on the movement itself as compared to a movemet with the more conventional sweeping seconds. Maybe it's not the case, but i'm thinking any mechanism that has to torque a watch hand from a 60 second position backwards to the 1second position would be under a fair bit of stress. I am contemplating buying a watch with retrograding seconds and am worried it might cause issues for me down the road in terms of servicing and reliability. Does anyone have any long term experience with a watch that has retrograd seconds? The watch I am considering is the Breguet 5207:

20 April 2009, 06:36 AM	#2
Mosco "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Greg Location: Cincinnati Watch: I like to... Posts: 18,567	My wife has a Blancpain Villeret with retro seconds, and it has been absolutely worry-free for the three years she has had it. That Breguet is a dream of mine, BTW, I say GO FOR IT! __________________ Instagram - @CaliberSwiss *“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” - Hunter S. Thompson*

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