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dealaholic
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Apr 15, 2016
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Movement: Seiko NH35 24-jewel automatic
Hand-winding, hacking seconds <-- what does this line mean? hacking seconds vs. sweeping second hand? how can it be automatic AND hand-winding?
Fameus
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Apr 15, 2016
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dealaholicAutomatic means that it doesn't require a battery. All automatics can be hand wound as well as wound by the counter weight within the watch. Hacking seconds doesn't refer to the second hand moving around the face. It means that when you pull the crown out the second hand stops moving. This is useful if you want to sync watches/clocks.
williaty
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Apr 15, 2016
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dealaholicThe NH35 is a mechanical automatic moment (winds itself from your moving your wrist around) that you can also hand wind if you need to "jump start" it if you haven't worn it in a while. Like all mechanical watches, the hand sweeps. Hacking means that the second hand stops moving when you pull out the crown to set the time. This allows you to "hack" the watch on the 0 second, set the time to upcoming minute, wait for the new minute to arrive on your time reference, and then push the crown in at the 0 second of the new minute, effectively allowing you to set the watch down to the second of accuracy. It also allows for a group of watches to be hacked to the same second so everyone does something at exactly the same time. This is the old "synchronize our watches" trope from movies and TV.
dealaholic
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Apr 15, 2016
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Fameusthanks! I didn't know you can hand wind an automatic. I thought they were mutually exclusive. This is really useful information!!
TraumaWound
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Apr 15, 2016
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dealaholichttp://calibercorner.com/seiko-caliber-nh35a/
Hacking means that when the crown is pulled out, the seconds hand stops.
It's an automatic movement that is capable of being hand-wound, as well.
Hacking means that when the crown is pulled out, the seconds hand stops.
It's an automatic movement that is capable of being hand-wound, as well.
dealaholic
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Apr 15, 2016
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williatyThanks for the info, had no idea that you could kick start an auto like that. I always just shake mine vigorously to get 'em going.
williaty
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Apr 15, 2016
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dealaholicNot all auto movements allow that. It's a feature that has to be added to the movement when it's designed.
JoeDwarf
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Apr 15, 2016
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FameusNot all autos can be hand-wound. It's a very useful feature, especially if you work a desk job where your watch is unlikely to get a full wind from arm movement.
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