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: I recently purchased a new Omega constellation
: quartz movement and the second (sweep) hand
Quartz movements do not have a 'sweep' second hand. Sweep refers to how a mechanical watch's second hand moves in 1/5th or 1/8ths of a second increments. Your quartz watch has a 'jump' second hand which moves in only 1 second increments.
: does not align directly with the hour
: markings particularly 9, 10, 11 and 12
: o'clock. Is this a defect? Can an adjustment
Usually such misalignments are extremely trivial. See this Chronocentric article for details:
The hands or bezel markings do not line up perfectly - can this be fixed?.
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