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Old 28 December 2006, 06:54 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Atomic View Post
kinetic has a rotor that moves to keep the battery for the quartz ebauche charged. Automatic has a rotor that keeps the mainspring wound and is 100% mechanical. A kinetic will tick one tick per second while an automatic will tick eight or so ticks per second, giving the illusion of a sweep motion.

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