zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: I recently purchased a mid-size Omega Seamaster quartz. I love
: the watch. One thing I noticed though is that the second
: hand does not align perfectly with the tick marks as it

As Timothy partially referred to, that issue does not occur with a mechanical movement watch. The mechanical second hand moving 8 times a second means it does not stay in place long enough for you to notice if it is perfectly in line with dial markings!

That is trickier to do with any watch that has a jump hand -- such as the second hand on most quartz movements. The nature of a jump hand makes any miniscule variation noticable by stopping to show it to you.

The manufacturer has to line up the mechanism with the case, the second hand with the dial markings, AND the date display with the date window. Any minor variation in the mechanism will throw the alignment off.

: Having paid over 1k for a watch I expected it to be VERY
: precise, or I am just too picky?

Remember, precision and accuracy are two different things. The quartz watch movement is highly accurate. It is the precision of the alignment of the hands is imperfect.

Your choice is to simply ignore it or swap for the mechanical. The alignment on the mechanical is probably no more or less precise -- just inherently not noticable.