Best small seconds complication watches
Hi fellow watch-fans.
I've always thought the small seconds complication looks very interesting on a watch, and was hoping to see some of your watches with small seconds complications for inspiration. So far I've really only ever seen the Omega SMAT and Orient Bambino with small seconds, so curious to see what else is out there...care to share?
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Sure thing! 37mm of vintagey fun.
My Master Thin Small Seconds...
Absolutely love this watch...
Not always, but sometimes it works!
My GP 1966 small seconds:
My Tissot perpetual calendar, the ‘second hand’ is date indicator, the running seconds are on the bottom subdial:
And, of course my Speedy Moonphase where the central second hand is for the chronograph. The left subdial is running seconds and date:
The only one I have right now is my certina:
I am planning a build that will have a small seconds but that's going to be next year since I have a few others planned first.
The only watch I own that has a small second hand and is not a chrono is my Nomos Ahoi.
It looks nice but to be honest it will never win any legibility contest.
My only small seconds watch, the Oris big crown pointer date calibre 403.
The OG of sub-seconds in terms of cool
1964 Surf King
Hermetic
I have more, but I am getting redundant at this point.
The new Nomos dials are very addictive and I’m not a fan of a sunburst dial 👍 love the Junghans Meister 👌
Sea-Gull thin dress watch
Do these count? 😉
https://www.hanhart.com/en/product/pioneer-preventor9-2/
This is on my wish list they are kind of hard to get atm and I think are well priced relatively speaking but I love the cathedral hands and 9 o clock sub second dial.
I'll add to the kitty...
Other than my chronographs, I only have 2 watches with a small seconds - a JLC Reverso Squadra Hometime and an Oris Aquis Great Barrier Reef III.
Like @WatchYourIntruder’s Longines, not so much a second hand as just a way to tell you the that watch is still running.
What a cool looking watch!?
My old Pobeda has a very small small seconds on a very small face.
What a cool looking watch!?
Thanks Craig, just freshened it up with a new strap, love this watch 👍
Wow, thanks to all that contributed - so many good ones in there! I think for me personally the standouts out of all that have been submitted are the Bulova 1954 from @Aurelian, Sartory Billard from @AllTheWatches, and the Junghans from @Sewerman.
Nice one!
Nice post with beautiful pieces !
My small add-on from my collection :
Geckota W-01 jumping hour. So much to love about this watch
Vintage green Vostok, small second at 9. Love the case shape and the 2h crown
Some great watches in this thread. I'd love to add a Longines Heritage classic to my collection at some point.
It sounds silly but I like seeing the small digital seconds on my casioak with the analog hands