Watch puzzle

June27

Here is an old riddle for you from my previous blog.

Google is cheating.

Imagine you just purchased a Rolex off ebay. It is identical in every way to a Rolex watch. You test the metal content and the gold is real gold, the silver is real silver and the stainless steel is real steel. Unlike the fakes, it weighs exactly the same as a Rolex, down to the gram. The second hand ticks once a second, every second and is perfectly in time with the atomic clock. The watch comes with papers individually certified by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètresand. The box is sealed with an official Rolex seal.

Is the watch real?

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7 Comments to

“Watch puzzle”

On June 27th, 2010 at 11:52 pm Julian Says:
Oooh! I know this one! It’s a fake!
On June 28th, 2010 at 9:24 am Graham Says:
The watch is fake.

Most rolex second hands don’t tick. They have a sweeping motion.
On June 29th, 2010 at 10:07 am Brendan Says:
To be a complete pedant, they do actually tick, they just do it 6-8 times a second or some thing like that.
On June 29th, 2010 at 11:33 am nickjohnson Says:
Brendan is right. They do tick but it looks like a sweep movement.

There are one or two rolexes that DO tick on the second but they are the exception rather than the rule.
On July 12th, 2010 at 2:46 pm Kamal Says:
My Rolex doesn’t have a second hand - does that mean it’s a fake?
On July 12th, 2010 at 5:32 pm nickjohnson Says:
Yes.

Send it to me for destruction.
On July 15th, 2010 at 5:58 pm cna training Says:
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