Most individuals within the watch collecting community will associate a ticking seconds hand with a battery-powered quartz movement , but true aficionados will know of a less commonly seen mechanical complication that also ticks. Some 60 years ago Rolex produced a short lived model known as the "tru-beat" which made use of this complication.
http://www.woundforlife.com/2014/12/10/ ... -ref-6556/
The movement in action , below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA0srDMKtmU
The Rolex Cal 1040 "Tru-Beat"
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