The hands of an analog watch are often only press-fitted on the shafts (hour and minutes are tubular, seconds solid shaft) and the second hand has probably only slipped so it is no longer being driven. I suspect a watch-maker could reattach it for a small charge.
SOURCE: the second hand is not moving
Are you sure the big second hand is not used for the chronograph? I once had a watch that did exactly that. There was a small second hand in the lower left which was the normal secondhand, while the big second hand was used only for the chronograph. It annoyed the cr*p out of me, so I always had the chronograph running, just so the second hand would move.
SOURCE: Sweep 2nd hand operation & watch time setting on my Pulsar watch.
The larger second hand on the Pulsar PF8036 is part of the stopwatch feature. The upper button starts/stops the stopwatch feature, and the lower button operates the lap/reset function. Why they made the larger hand work only with the stopwatch instead of the smaller hand to the left is beyond me, but that's how it is designed.
SOURCE: second hand moves every 4 seconds
Change the battery, regulary the increments is a way to let you know battery is running low, at least in swiss army...
SOURCE: My Aquaracer second hand problem
This is most likely the "battery change indicated" feature of your watch. Change the battery, and see if the problem goes away. If it does not, then it could be a problem with the stepper motor, which will require a watchmaker. Of course all of this is dependent on the assumption that your watch has a quartz movement. If it is an automatic, or mechanical you have bigger problems.
SOURCE: The second hand of my Tissot watch T870/970 starts and stops.
Yes, pulling out crown prolongs battery life, but this is only for allmost unnoticeable period of time.
With the seconds hand there are only one solution- you have to take your watch to the nearest watchmaker as you will not be able to deal with it without appropriate knowledge and skills.
There can be two reasons why the seconds hand is jumping:
1) Fault within integrated circuit ( watch 'brain' is not giving an impulse in a specific period of time),
2) Few teeth may be damaged on second wheel as well as there can be tiny dirt particles sticking onto it.
Both need attention of professional.
If that seconds hand do not annoy you too much, wait till the watch needs battery replacement and then replace battery and check the watch at once. It will be cheaper then to do both jobs separately.
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