03-07-2017, 11:32 AM
SlimKlim Wrote:The only noticeable difference on a high beat watch will be a smoother sweep of the second hand. Older movements like the one in my '66 Seiko are 18,000bph, I think a lot of modern ones are 21,800 and then the "high beats" are 28k or 36k. A higher frequency will be a few seconds more accurate but I think they also need servicing more often because the balance wheel is being worked harder.Yep what he said!
To put it in perspective, most of the modern Rolex movements also run at 28.8k which is about 8 beats per second (the older ones run at 21.6k or 19.8k). It gives the seconds hand a nice sweep vs. the "tick, tick, tick" of a quartz watch. The ETA 2893-2 in my Ocean Forty-Four is also 28.8k and if you listen real closely it sounds like "tickticktickticktick"
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks