Three On Three: Independent Watches Under $15,000 

Yeah... I caught that too! WTH?!?

I wondered what that was

Oops-a-dais!

I think they drop it! I can't see the balance wheel functioning! They can tell us what happend to the watch!

It means that the watch movement is built on several modules, with each modules performing specific complication/function and can be arranged in a number of ways or be taken off/added to another watch model. This configuration results in a thicker watch compared with traditional watch movements that integrates different functions into a single unit.

+Scarecrow141 The Metro will most certainly be my first watch once they are available again, love that watch.

+JimIBobIJones If a company is going to produce a jumping seconds movement, it is probably best to make sure it hits the markers! :(

jep, that caught my attention too. Probably it can be fixexd if it ain´t spacing between the markers...or hopefully it is just the angle of filming that tricks the eye.

As an engineer I can see you do not clear understand the cost of finishing.........watch finishes are some of the highest in existence in any industry and let’s say we arbitrarily go from a finish level of 1 to level 2. The cost to go to level 2 is exponentially greater......if the finish is done by hand it’s much much much greater. So sure paper can be bought for less than a dollar but to turn it into a painting takes a lot of time and skill and that’s what you’re paying for......not some slapped on thoughtless feature that suddenly justifies the exorbitant cost.

He said "By no means inexpensive"

Back when quartz didn't existed, a deadbeat watch was something very fashinating

Dead beat seconds were around before quartz watches. Then quartzes came around and emulated them. And if you're superficial enough to avoid a watch because it might be mistaken for a quartz, you are playing the game for the wrong reasons. And you are not the intended audience.

Honestly, it boggles the mind how someone could understand the allure of a mechanical watch but not the allure of dead seconds...

To answer your question - you see the watch has 60 little marks that allow you to see to one second of the present time, the deadbeat if you look closely is always aligned with the seconds marks. It is a feature that underlined the complexity of he movement ... part of the refinement. No complications are usually useful as we have our smartphones around that tel u the date the month and have alarms and chrono features ... but it’s just the idea that makes a watch worthy of your money ... for some it may be the moon phase for the others it’s the tourbillion ... others love their split seconds chrono which most probably they will never use. Deadbeat is not for everybody ... it’s more for the people that value those little things more than the brands name or the esthetics ... because that’s where they want their money to put. Hope I helped to answer you question

The dead beat is ironic in this day and age. They're made for people with a sense of humour 😂

The camera is clearly positioned at a slight angle and is non centered, so of course the seconds will not line up across the whole dial. Notice how the second hand hits closer to the mark near the 30 second position, that's because the of the perspective.

I concur with the other reply to your comment, it is the angle at which the camera is at.

morbideddie Floppycoin You mean the angle where it's dead on with the camera? Or do you mean that by your logic the 30~ second marker must be out at another angle whereby the 24-27 will be dead on the mark? Trust me, it's off the mark and it will be off the mark in 'all viewing angles' simply because there is slack in the train.

It is not off.

Better do under 2,000 😂

Most people do not dislike the ticking of quartz watches.

+Kodak 1911 it has if you look

bluefishbrad you can buy a mechanical Seiko for about 500 usd - or is Seiko not high end enough for you, action-man?

What part sounds like a joke to you? asking because I own a $4,000 Tag Heuer and thats not far from one of these price points.

+Anon Ymous i dont intend to offend, but if you wear tag heuer i dont take you seriously

ok. So what watch makers do you take seriously? Lower end and high end. (low end $1,000)

+Anon Ymous for under 1000 bucks there aren't alot of good pieces, but maybe a second hand omega speedmaster would be one.

Hidde Im asking about quality. You don't think there's a quality time piece unter $1,000?

Conor Cathey You truly have NO idea what you're talking about. Do you even have a single of what it takes to make a deadbeat second watch for 5 grand??? Jesus Christ man, do some research and come back.

Exotic Farmer I actually agree. But that addresses only one watch. See JimIBobIJones comment. Guess I was a little over zealous in my condemnation.

Exotic Farmer the hand doesn't even line up with the markers. That doesn't add value, it takes it away in my view.

Will Smith Yes, it most certainly does, if not they would've commented on it asap, as a huge drawback. If you're implying that you're better off with a quartz, know this; You do not buy these watches because you need to keep track of time, you buy them for great craftsmanship and unique looks. Ofc, not everyone agrees that this is important at all, but that's how it is for a lot of people.

Exotic Farmer You do not need to explain quartz vs. mechanical to me. I'm a vintage collector myself. I meant that they shouldn't of "half assed" the dead second complication. It needs to line up with the markers or not have it at all. Forgive me if I hadn't expressed myself well in my previous comment.