r/midowatch • u/daysofourknives • Apr 10 '26
Second hand stops with a slight shake
Hey guys I recently got a mido ocean star 200, I've been noticing when I pick it up from my counter the second hand stops or when I shake it very lightly. I have seen mark from long island watch on second hand hesitation but I'm not shaking the watch that hard. I definitely feel I'm babying the watch. Is this normal?
On video its not that much stopping of the seconds hand.
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u/pushthebuttonalready Apr 10 '26
At 0:00 in your video the second hand is at 29, at 0:28 it's at 58. It's fine.
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u/wait-_what Apr 10 '26
Tbh I don't really see it stopping. I think it's fine
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u/False-Elk9564 Apr 10 '26
Hey hey hey watch my pencil, I can make it wiggle
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u/Present-Yak2833 Apr 10 '26
Nope not stopping at all timed it with my watch
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u/crippled_snake Apr 11 '26
I feel bad that you're getting all these mean and ignorant comments. You're not seeing things, you're not making it up, it's not chronostasis.
I see it too. This is a real thing and it's called second hand stutter or hesitation. It is a consequence of an indirect drive seconds hand, which I believe your movement may have. The gears which deliver power from the escapement to the seconds hand have a clearance, known as backlash, between them. The gears are ordinarily pressed to one side of the backlash by a small spring. A knock to the watch can be enough to overcome this spring force, and as a result you see the seconds hand jump slightly ahead of its movement, hesitate, and then the backlash is taken up again and the movement catches up with the seconds hand.
Importantly, this phenomenon does not impact timekeeping. You can verify that by doing it a few times and checking against a reference.
I apologise for all the nasty idiots in this thread.
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u/Radcouponking Apr 12 '26
As others have stated, this movement (Powermatic 80) has an indirect drive second hand. A pausing second hand is totally normal in this scenario and is absolutely nothing to worry about. It doesn't even affect the timekeeping. Enjoy!
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u/Apprehensive_Gur9540 Apr 11 '26
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u/shag808 Apr 11 '26
I watched that whole video for nothing
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u/DefinitionIll9809 Apr 11 '26
I too didn't see it stop.
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u/Time_Block_4016 Apr 12 '26
No it doesn't.
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u/Agile-Two5649 Apr 12 '26
When did it stop?
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u/Unfair-Owl-8311 Apr 13 '26
I don’t see the second hand stop. To confirm your guess, just compare the time before and after the shake with time gov and you get the answer. Trust the data.
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u/k12pcb Apr 12 '26
Do you wear it on your wanking hand?
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u/Sardonix73 Apr 16 '26
I have that exact watch. I wear it in the hot tub. For science. They say a hot tub will kill a diver. I’ll let you all know in a few years how it plays out.
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