What time is it? Watches and horology

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drøn

I just discovered that you can sort of hack the seconds hand on a 7s26.
When you set the time backwards a little bit you can hold the pressure on the crown to arrest the seconds until it's syncronised with your reference watch. Then proceed to set the time.
(everyone makes sure to align the minute hand exactly to a marker and push the crown in when the second hand is at 12, right?)

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DethBeard in reply to @drøn

This is what "hacking seconds" means when people describe movements.

Very helpful for the OCD out there.

Since the accuracy is probably best described as vague, I'm happy with a general indication of time. (On my SKX)

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drøn in reply to @DethBeard

A movement with hacking seconds will stop the seconds hand when you pull out the crown.
The 7s26 does not do that, but you can achieve similar with the method I described, despite it being a non hacking movement.

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