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Originally Posted by accountank2000
A traditional mechanical watch can go tickety-tick, four times a second (or five with hi-beat) for a smoother movement, baring the mechanical soul which comes from traditional handcrafted watchmaking but is replicated millions of times a year across the major manufacturers.
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"Ticking" five times a second is not hi-beat. Even your Tudor ETA does eight times a second. A modern Seiko Hi-Beat is ten times per second (though some of the vintage GS and KS Hi-Beats were eight times a second back in the 60s and 70s).