> On mechanical watches, they are smoother than Quartz since the escapement releases power multiple times / sec. But still ever so slightly jumpy since power is

> On mechanical watches, they are smoother than Quartz since the escapement releases power multiple times / sec. But still ever so slightly jumpy since power is still released in discrete increments. Yup, and the higher the beat rate, the "smoother" it looks. Grand Seiko Hi-Beats and Zenith El Primeros come to mind. There's a good Hodinkee article describing the tradeoffs of different beat rates [1]. [1] - https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/watchs-frequency-hz-vph-meaning https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/watchs-frequency-hz-vph-me...