![]() This is different than a seconds hand that is on the same register as the hours and minutes. In film terms, the quartz watch would be like a film shot at a jerky1-frame-a-second and a mechanical watch would be the equivalent of 5-frames-per-second making the appearance of a much smoother movie.Īnother possible issue is that watches of that era favored a small seconds sub-dial as seen on the Illinois pocket watch below. The second’s hand on a mechanical watch sweeps smoothly in a continuous motion or at least appears this way (there are actually many little jumps per seconds that looks like smooth motion to the human eye). When I say “TICK”, I mean that the second’s hand on a quartz watch jumps directly from one second marker to the next. ![]() Only mechanical watches existed during World War I so the ticking hand was clearly a mistake. Any good watch collector knows that the only watches that TICK are quartz watches†, and those were invented by Seiko in 1969, which is at least 52 years later than the movie’s timeframe. The problem was that the animators had unknowingly committed horological treason. “IT TICKED!…the seconds hand on Steve’s watch TICKED!” This earned me a strange look as if to say “Yeah so… watches tick. ![]() I am sure that she thought I had put my hand on a half-chewed piece of gum under the seat… or maybe I was being attacked by bed bugs. My wife heard me say “NOOOO!!! OH MY GOD!!!” and asked me what was wrong. When Steve’s wristwatch made its appearance… I gasped in horror. Regardless, I am glad we stayed because some parts of the credits were scenes shown as slow-motion animated vignettes. Give Your Wristwatch as a Sentimental Gift.The Best Gift Ideas for Watch Collector Presents.The Best Watch Review Websites and Horology Blogs.The Best Wrist Watch Channels on YouTube. ![]()
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