Officine Panerai

Hey folks, I am thinking about a Quaranta as the size fits my wrist. Does anyone know why the P900 movement doesn’t have a hacking second hand? Seems very strange to me.

I have a 973, the 42mm Submersible. It has what I thought was that same movement but mine definitely hacks.

And the newer P900's do not have hacking seconds.

The only brand that I've noticed where all their watches hack is Breguet. I haven't met a Breguet that doesn't hack yet. Many Patek Philippes don't hack too - it's actually annoying.

Personally, I stopped caring years ago but why do you find it annoying? Is there another reason other than synchronizing the time with something else? P.S. While I am not familiar with the entire Breguet line but my 7147 does "not" hack

Sometimes if you want to set the watch to an exact second (if you're trying to time it to a reference time down to the second) it's just not possible without a hacking second. So then you have to wait for the whole watch to lose power. And then try from t... 

I mean why would I want a general idea of what time it is when there is a very intricate watch on my wrist which supposedly can measure time to the exact second. Also I would definitely want to know how many seconds gains or looses my watch in a day, and ... 

Watch companies are making things based on what consumers request AT THE TIME OF SALE. At the time of sale, most customers want three things; automatic, date, and maybe a second hand (not even everyone wants a second hand). The consumers aren't necessaril... 

And the watch companies start producing again hacking seconds as it is one of those things that I would like to take it for granted and never have to ask when buying a new watch

Click the header to reveal the link 6 mins he talks about it and how reliable this Val Fleurier movement is. The movement is shared throughout the Richemont group.