RolexTru-Beat

KEY FACTS

• Short-lived yet fascinating, the Tru-Beat is an intriguing piece of Rolex history encapsulating the ambitious spirit of watchmakers during the post-World War II era of the 1950s
• The watch is driven by the incredibly rare and deadbeat seconds movement, which ticks like a quartz but has mechanical underpinnings
• One for the enthusiast with a passion for esoteric pieces and equally-esoteric watch engineering, the operating frequency of the deadbeat seconds movement was 18,000 beats per-hour (around five ticks per-second), so a highly-complex escapement was needed to reduce every five beats into a single, spring-loaded tick
• Produced from 1954 to 1959, the Tru-Beat was marketed towards medical professionals with the once-per-second tick intended to help them calculate a patient’s pulse rate
• Considered a rare misstep from Rolex at the time, the Tru-Beat is now considered to be an avant-garde reference, with A. Lange & Söhne, Habring², and Jaquet Droz all offering watches with deadbeat seconds movements
• The watch’s 34mm stainless steel case, and uncluttered black dial with its black and silver elements reflect the aesthetics of its time
• Offered by a trade vendor in the United Kingdom
• The watch is not supplied with a box, papers, or any accessories
• Graded as ‘vintage’ and report to be in good working order by the vendor 

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