How Fast Is Clock Second Hand?

A typical wristwatch second hand tip moves at about 1 cm per second. Grandfather clock pendulums swing at roughly 50 cm per second at their fastest — 50 times faster — even though they appear to move sedately.

The minute hand of a clock is 60× slower than the second hand — yet looks sedate, not glacial.

• Same pace as a tick crawling
• The minute hand is 60× slower