Quartz Watches are Better for EDC, Actually
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I always thought it was hilarious that for most watch enthusiasts, actually telling time is dead last on their list of reasons to purchase a watch
I think "watch collectors" and "watch enthusiasts" are different people. A lot of people collect jewelry bracelets that happen to be watches and then the enthusiasts actually like having a watch to tell time in a classic way.
@whereforartthou agreed. I'm an enthusiast, and I love using watches for their intended purpose. I like learning the history behind watches and brands.
I think its shows a different side of watch collecting i know automatics and non quartz are most likely worst in accuraccy but it makes sense. I enjoy have a watch that doesnt need batteries to tell the time. Its like gas vs electric vehicles. Theres something abouy a gas powered vehicle that you can work on and understand how the process works. Vs quartz which unless your studying electrical engineering and how to solder on stuff
Because people have dozens of ways to tell time in a given situation.
Many watch enthusiasts collect mechanical watches because they like the anachronism. Don't you think it's cool that a telling device that operates only on gears, springs and levers can achieve reasonable accuracy?
@ImAlsoMerobiba I love that, and the fact that the concept of mechanical watches happened such a long time ago, and they were able to manufacture such precise parts during those times amazes me.
Finally had enough of the automatic fuss, switched to sundials
Bravo....compra merda😂
Speaking of which, have you seen Seiko's prototype sundial!?
That is a POS it's not even funny stupidest thing ever.@@4thinternational283
You need a good high accuracy Quartz to keep time for all your automatics.
Which model(s) do you own?
@@everydaycarry Casio, G-Shock 2100 and a Bulova lunar pilot
Exactly.... That's the thought process....
Exactly hahaha my expensive automatic still depend on my cheap quartz
Or you can use your phone
Mechanical watches are like vinyl record players. It’s all about the romance. I love a good quartz watch as much as a good mechanical watch but for different reasons. I agree with you there’s no need to slander either.
James Bond’’s first Omega was a quartz Seamaster. I have one I purchased in 1999. Love it to this day.
I have the exact same, also bought in '99! Can't beat it for quality, accuracy and style!
I love my G-Shocks because I can take them literally anywhere and not worry about them. My automatic pieces are for home and going out
100% I use a Original G-SHOCK as my beater and a Dan Henry 1962 for everywhere else, but when I go out I wear my Hamilton. Other than that it stays put away
Same here! 90% i wear my G Shocks. 10% my PRX, Seiko 5 Sports and Omega SMP300..
Lol how can you guys wear nicer pieces when going out? I messed up most of my watches banging scratching them when i was drunk. G shock is for going out.
Agreed. I love curtain quartz stuff. I love my Casio. And gshocks are great. But nothing over $100 for that. If I want a time piece that’s going to be nice and cost more. It better be mechanical
Different watched for different occasions. But if you're getting a nice watch a lot has to do with the engineering and finishing. They're pieces of art as much as time telling devices.
A solar quartz watch is really the best watch you could get, especially for EDC and outdoors stuff, and for when SHTF
Rechargeable battery lasts about 5-7 years, maybe 10 if you are really lucky keeping them charged all the time and is not cheap. If you leave sun and stay locked inside house, they are done in few weeks max.
I have Casio with regular CR2012 battery, it lasts 7-8 years no matter where you are and that battery cost $2 if you grab premium one. I have those watch for 22 years and replaced battery 3x. And those are combination of hands and display with databank, stop watch I use quite often, timer, light and beeping alarms.
Solar watches are rather marketing than advantage.
Spring drive go brrrrr
Solar citizens just never die
Seiko kinetic is better imo
@@Tom.D seiko kinetic is a quartz movement as well, that's no better than a solar one
Grand Seiko's Spring Drive is the best of both worlds. An automatic movement that's checked against a quartz timer, and the hands are kept on time with electronic brakes.
True, but expensive
The Swiss were also working on one but killed it for some reason. I think it was called High Precision Mechanics.
Solar powered watches, the best!
Kinetic also as part-replacement is not very often yet provides quartz precision!
This is one of my biggest problems with people looking down on quartz watches.
1) They are cheaper
2) They are FAR MORE ACCURATE than automatic
3) You don't need services
4) No need to wind or putting in a winder
5) You can have 20 different quartz watches in your collection all costing less than an automatic
I went through the snobbery against quartz watches but as my collection grew and I wore some watches less often, I got a bit bored of setting the time, date, winding etc when I was in a rush. There are some fantastic quartz watches for everyday use.
This is actually what's stopping me from buying a second mechanical watch. I've a mechanical watch with day/date I use near daily but cant imagine living with the faff you've described if I had multiple.
@JWK35 tis why people use automatic winders.
I have and like both, I have a Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m but I also have a Citizen Ecodrive and a Seiko quartz chronograph dive watch both of which I'd never part with, but the Seamaster is my favourite watch the co-axial 8900 movement is a marvel of micro precision engineering.
Mechanical watches are engineering and design marvels. As an engineer myself, these watches inspire me to become a better and more innovative engineer, just as the watchmakers were when they created them. Every time I see a mechanical watch, it reminds me of the incredible craftsmanship and ingenuity behind them.
The same can be said about quartz technology.
The Citizen - HAQ eco-drive movement, perpetual calendar. Zero maintenance, always correct time and date, beautifully executed case and face. Perfect watch.
Exactly! I like mechanical watches but never got the hate towards quartz. Some of my favourite watches are quartz.
this is why i like mechanical quartz. accuracy of a quartz while having the sweep of a mechanical and never having to wind it. and especially the alarm chronographs like seikos 7t32/62 and pulsars ym32/62. coolest quartz watches ever made in my opinion.
Love my quartz seamaster professional. Another thing that many don't mention is how automatic movement is thicker and many of them are hard to be worn under shirt cuff.
Love my quartz tag heuer sel professional it’s super thin and a diver !👍
I own a ton of quartz watches and quite a few mechanical watches also. My biggest complaint about quartz is that the seconds hand rarely lines up with indices and is always off by just a bit. I have a Tag Heuer Formula quartz that is dead nuts on the indices and it makes it feel SO MUCH better than other quartz watches. Watch enthusiasts don't buy watches to tell time, we buy them to admire and quartz seconds hands that don't line up is an immediate deal breaker for me personally.
👍 on Tag Heuer I have a sel quartz that I could wear for just one watch.
There are quartz watches with 4 beats per second and others with a sweeping hand.
Yea I wear quartz watches at work so I don’t damage my mechanical/automatic watches. Quartz are tools and mechanicals are jewelry.
There’s a reason why Quartz almost put all mechanical competition out of business.
its like comparing electric vehicles with combustion vehicles. sure the new electric version are better in certain aspects but the pure admiration for the art and work put into the moving gears and mechanisms of the original will never be beat. and no people don’t wear watches anymore for the pure aspect of telling accurate time😂 like i said for the purists its about the work put into the piece, anybody can slap a battery into one and call it good.
For me it's not really about accuracy, my smartphone can handle that. A mechanical watch is a link to the past, to a time when a watch was perhaps the most complex machine available. It was both a luxury and a necessity. Sure, quartz is great, but if I'm going to wear a watch, it's going to be mechanical.
@@ktakahara9145 I find it incredibly amusing when a troll decides to post a reply that they think is clever, and makes the OP look foolish, but in reality it just shows how ridiculously stupid they really are.
@@ktakahara9145he did get another reply after you?
@@ktakahara9145 He kinda did. He made you look like a fool. I guess it wasnt really hard to do.
I love the smooth sweep of a mechanical watch (or a GS Spring drive or Bulova Precisionist).
@@ktakahara9145none of these things are old, they all exist in modern times. Some of them may be insignificant at the moment, but slavery is still practiced
My go to watch is Solar as a tool watch. Low maintenance for years. I’ve now owned a titanium 200m Citizen diver and I’m amazed how many ordinary folk ask if it is a Rolex. Most people don’t have a clue.
My Citizen EcoDrive really does keep time to seconds per year. I was amazed when I checked it months after setting it to see it had barely lost 2 seconds.
You are absolutely correct. I just checked my '91 Omega Seamaster Quartz 200 and the time was the same as my iPhone. Amazing, because the last time I set it was at least 6 months ago. Yes, quartz is that accurate.
Very precise 🎯
I just checked my Casio CA 53w and it’s the same time as my iPhone and I just bought and set it a week and a half ago 😂
🤡
I’m torn. Stainless steel and quartz should make for a cheap watch. I do like the Cartier Santos, but I’m not paying thousands for a watch requiring minimal skilled labor and cheap parts.
@@Kinshasa9200My advice is Casio F91. 👌
I personally prefer my radio controlled, eco drive Citizen! It’s a little on the bigger side but has plenty of functions and will almost always have power and accurate time.
Love them both, as edc, i usually wear a quartz, but its a craftsmanship thing for me. A cheap, factory made quartz movement can be pinpoint accurate, it takes time, patience, and years of skill to create a mechanical movement that is anywhere close to that accuracy, and that's just beautiful to me. To me, it's similar to the difference in physical vs digital art. You can be extremely accurate and create astonishing pieces in digital media, but with a canvas and a brush, there is no Ctrl-z. It's the intricate yet semi-simplistic nature of it that i love
Your art example is well said! People forget satisfaction comes from striving for perfection when true perfection is unachievable. This is why a mechanical watch is far more interesting than an Apple Watch. Efficiency achieved artificially is empty and can be a bit meaningless. Quartz are very useful, but much less intriguing from an artistic perspective.
Truly, you don’t “need” a quartz G shock any more than you need a mechanical watch when you have a smart phone… might as well enjoy your toy
you people don't know what are you talking about. This is not 1930es anymore. We are living in the 21st century. Mechanical movements today are just stamped out metal parts, made and assembled by robotic machines... and 100% in China. Even Rolex makes their in-house movements in China.
Mechanical movements were great, some 50-100 years ago, because we didn't know better. But buying a mechanical watch today is like willingly wasting money.
So, everything you people said is just ignorance and delusions.
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@@damyr Rolex doesn't make their movements 100% in China. Yes most mechanical movements people are buying are mass produced,but plenty are mass produced outside of China.
@@ImAlsoMerobiba A slight misunderstanding...
Majority of mechanical movements are 100% made in China.
Rolex orders parts from China and they assemble them in their own factory. They need 60% of material/work to keep the Made in Swiss inscription. Tho, do you really think they respect that rule? I mean, who's gonna know, anyway?
I have absolutely no problem with quartz but to me an automatic movement adds depth to the watch, you get to listen to the ticking, appreciate the engineering and stare at the movement all day long 😂
I have a 42 year old quartz still going as strong as the day it was made. I really don't care about mechanical movements now and only collect quartz and solar.
The Bulova precisionist quartz movement is pretty cool as well!
It's crazy to me how little high precision quartz movements are being used in watches.
@@bjornrosenzweig8535 and they’re not all that expensive to make… Most of Seiko’s are still plus or -30/2 per month, which sounds great… But not for a quartz movement… And they’re cheaply made… I have several watches that are dead until I replace the movements because they fell apart while changing the battery… Particularly their VK chronograph courts movements…
I personally love the Precisionist line and have two. Great daily watches that look good for after work. 👍🏻
@@bjornrosenzweig8535 because people aren't willing to pay for them.
Even in this comment section you have people touting the accuracy of their +/- 15-30 second/month quartz. It's an order of magnitude more accuracy than mechanical watches but still could be better. Despite that, you don't hear anyone clamoring for +/- 15 spy here.
After 19 years of wearing my Citizen eco drive with no maintenance at all ( not even the battery) ...it is a great piece of machinery...😊
Yes, I prefer Automatics when it comes to smart casual like an Omega Speedmaster for example. But my other every day watches are quartz. Simply because they are care free and more accurate.
I agree... Just an FYI though; the Speedy is technically a Mechanical watch that needs to be wound daily. I love the Speedy. I don't own but just a few Automatics anymore. Quartz is the way to go for me personally. I'll never knock someone who is all about Autos; unless they insist that they are better than Quartz or mechanicals!
My daily wearer is a Citizen Pro Master diver titanium with Eco Drive movement. I love it for these reasons. Light as hell, accurate, pretty, convenient.
Quartz is for daily use for its dependability and accuracy; mechanical is for playing around because it is a fun mechanism.
I need a decent quartz watch for when I’m in a hurry and don’t have time to wind and set my manual watches
Plenty of choices out there !
@@holcombballer23 yes got a 19 year old seamaster Peter Blake. Quite happy with it
@@ShashankD137 awesome I’ve always wanted an older sea master quartz. Been rocking my tag heuer sel lately 👍
Also, in shock resistance, reliability, size that goes over to comfort (especially in highet and senter of gravity) and more
The real quartz fans know about the VH31 which in my opinion is one of the best movements of all time.
Sweeping Quartz is truly the master of all quartz, excepting spring drive
I agree, I've got three eco drives, and the added complication of solar is a pain two have stopped working, I've also got a couple of automatics and a Seiko kinetic the most reliable however is a thirty quid Lorus field watch, that I've had for at least three years, I wear it every day and I work in construction it's had a couple of straps but just keeps going
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@@ismaild9949like every 5 to 10 years
Good luck servicing your spring drive at your local watchmaker.
My citizen eco-drive radio controlled watch is working perfectly after more than 15 years.
Due to an injury, I don't move my arm enough for Automatic watches to wind. I really prefer Quartz as a no worry choice.
We hope all is well with you. Your comment shows that there is a need, so maybe some people will understand the need for a quartz watch.
You should move your arm naturally, naturally obviously arm will slowly adjust itself in 6 months , i slipped on floor abd happened to me too , 🕉️🚩🙏
It’s not about accuracy. That’s what your iphone is for. It’s about having a beautiful machine on your wrist that has the ability to harness the power of a wound spring. It’s the fact this thing is using technology well over 100 years old without any electricity! Quartz watches are consumer electronics.
The best thing about quartz watches besides its accuracy is its ability to reveal watch snobs - that way you could easily avoid them. :)
Citizen EcoDrive is the most practical watch you can own.
I lean more towards automatic watches but I see nothing wrong with quartz. Both can be great watches and both have pros and cons.
The first watch I spent a lot of money on was a Tag Heuer SEL.
I bought it in 1994 and that watch kept perfect time. I never had to reset it.
I still have the watch!
With regular maintenance that watch still keeps perfect time today! I take it in whenever the battery dies.
Still, one of my favorite watches And one of my all-time favorite bracelets.
I have a small watch collection now, including four Rolex. I still wear that tag from time to time because it’s a classic and keeps perfect time.
i get watches not to tell the time, yeah it’s nice that it’ll tell the time but the craftsmanship is worth so much more to me
Nice seeing a redwood watch out of the blue! I have the same one and its amazing but im reaching for the automatic so often. I think I'm starting to view them as jewelry now
Wow what a great reminder . Yes quartz watches are more accurate
Quartz is good for not having to maintain and for actually keeping time.
I like mechanical as much as the next guy, but quartz is still really good.
I use a quartz for everyday stuff, but if I was going to an event or something I would put on a mechanical cause I only really need it to be accurate for that day.
Got a cheapest quartz casio possible (abt 20$ where I live) 5 years ago and it's still running good. The case and crystal are made of plastic, and I once even accidentally put it in the washing machine. Simply polish the crystal and it'll look just new.
Most of my watches are quartz, I would never dis quartz, but mechanical and automatic watches do look nicer. Love the sweep of the second hand and I love winding, I feel it's a part of the hobby.
i have a basic citizen eco drive i wear everyday and have loved that i can just wear it or leave it in the window and it’s only within a few seconds of my phone after weeks or months it seems
but im still deciding on my first automatic, as ive become fascinated with watches, i love the diversity out there. part of me wants another citizen, a seiko, xeric, tissot, traska, and so on
I get up in the morning and decide which watch to wear, then I set its time by my Casio G-Shock GW-M5610U, which is really the only watch anyone should need.
If you like wearing a piece of lego on your wrist, yeah...
@@seanparker7415haha right give me a sub 40mm watch and I’ll be good, preferably my tag heuer sel !no lego action just pure timekeeping no nonsense.
Quartz watches are so convenient because they are always ready to wear...even if I have not picked them up in a month.
I mean I will never stop using my mechanical movement watches as I am a hobby watch maker and build movements, and I just love them but if I’m gonna use something in a “end of days or emergency it’s gonna be quartz/atomic
The issue is your “end of days” quartz would lose battery power within a few years, spill acid, and ruin the watch. That’s why a mechanical is better for “end of days”. Maintenance is ~8-10 years and you can pass it down to your zombie surviving kids
@@ksaurus well true for standard battery operated ones, most solar watches use capacitors versus batteries so they usually have a seriously long life, I only would prefer a quartz based movement as it’s much more accurate and after a while telling time accurately is gonna be a challenge but you will still have the sun so either will work either way
@@shanemeyer9224 will we still have the sun though? 😮
@@ksaurus maybe not lol
@@shanemeyer9224 In a nuclear attack or major astroid strike we all live underground. I know its not likely but always good to have at least one mechanical. Agree Spring Drive is best of both worlds tho!
This is why my daily EDC is a quartz Citizen Eco-Drive Garrison chronograph field.
I prefer an automatic but quartz is so much more convenient and a great bang for your buck!
My ecodrive is always accurate, needs no battery, 200m water resistance, works on a variety of straps, gobs of strong lume, robust and reliable. It is a TOOL and it works.
I wear my $300 citizen eco drive more than my $6,000 grand seiko lmao
I bought a Victorinox Quartz and felt bad until seeing this video. Thanks 👍
I love Seiko’s Kinetic movement, quartz accuracy and automatic movement is just the thing I want
I agree totally! if you ask me, from the point of someone looking for a unique and beautiful Rolex that’s isn’t something you will find everywhere, but your budget isn’t infinite, I’d strongly recommend looking for a vintage oysterqartz. The market may have changed in the recent years, but i bought mine in pretty good condition for 2.5k$. That’s a lot less than even a new, boring oyster perpetual and you get something unique that represents a huge turning point for the watch industry that culminated in one of the most beautifully made pure quartz movements ever. Grand Seiko spring drives are also a cool choice, but i decided on a vintage king Seiko automatic instead. It’s a gorgeous dress watch with a green dial an Japanese English bilingual day Date wheel. I got mine from Canada for 1.6k$, again a lot less than a contemporary grand Seiko would cost.
Solar quartz which is radio controlled means never again caring about accuracy and power reserve.
Impressive
This is so true bro! 3 years ago I got me a Tissot Gentleman and 1 year in I got back to a $25 Casio W800H. The Tissot is big, heavy and clunky, it doesn't sit well on my wrist, and keeps falling behind several minutes per week. I couldn't be happier with my little Casio. Automatic watches are way too overrated IMO.
I paid 8 euros for my quartz watch and it does exactly what it’s supposed to do
Among expensive watches mechanical is desired almost exclusively because it is more expensive to make. It is like the difference between widely available and in house. In house is chosen principally because it is more expensive, despite it being harder to repair.
Now if only they could just figure out how to get the second-hand to “hit” the marks.
Exactly, I can't fucking stand a quartz not hitting the marks. Sweep all the way. It's just sexy. Plus who gives a crap about accuracy. The power reserve will often elapsed and I have to reset it anyway.
@@SMSBJM1981People who don’t want to or can’t constantly readjust, like say a backpacker in the mountains with a dead phone
Each has its place in my collection, maybe one day I’ll get both with something like a Spring Drive movement 🤠
Finally someone fights the quartz slander
I have a Quartz Solar Satellite its always correct to the second. But the nice part about automatics is if you have more than one. This way you can wear many and wont have to replace the battery every year or so. Just wind set and go. So in the end have all types.
Solar quartz are top notched.
Bro, got a phone in my pocket that tells the time accurately. A watch is so much more than just telling the time
Phone tells time because it is connected. Not quartz ...as mechanical
@@robinmarples5198 so you went back to pocket watch times. There's a reason wrist watches were invented.
@@robinmarples5198Phones and all devices that show time use quartz crystal for timekeeping, but the crystals are less accurately shaped in them, and if disconnected from the network they could loose or gain evem minutes/month.
My Quartz watches for outdoor stuff,Swiss watches to go out on the town. Porsche Design P6620 chrono, Ventura V-Matic Master Chrono both had the crown fell off. One the winding mechanism stopped working. Edox Chronoff shore, date window came off dial 2 times. G Schock Rangeman GW-9400yj Yellow/Black carbon fiber japan edition is go to watch on my wrist 90% of the time now days. 👍
ETA has their PreciDrive line of nearly HAQ movements, thermocompensated and accurate to about 10 seconds per year. Certina and Tissot use them in some models, but except for some Certina dials having “Precidrive” on them and Tissots having something like Chronometer, there’s little acknowledgment and the automatic-movement versions are more expensive. I think TAG Heuer and a few others sometimes use such movements too.
G-Shock gang 😤😤
Casio a158w gang😤😤
Grrrr... F91 gang👌
Absolutely agree. I started my watch collecting journey during Covid-19 and jumped on the craze of automatics. I owned a few Seiko 5s and a Citizen Tsuyosa.
Hated having to wind the watch up every night or whenever I was going to wear them so I sold them off.
I'm now just collecting affordable quartz watches mainly Casio's! I have the none titanium version of that Seiko SUR307 you have shows. Love them and love the fact I only need to change batteries every 3 years.
I have a few stunning eco drives and a quartz Seiko perpetual chronograph with alarm that is so thin that it puts most dress automatic watches, without even a date complication, to shame.
Buy what you love, not what you are supposed to love as told by random insecure snobs.
The Omega Speedmaster X33 Skywalker is also a great Quartz. Its certified by the ESA and is their current watch, used by the ESA Astronauts on their missions.
The copium in this comment section is deep.
"quartz create waste from batteries" once every couple years
"the battery died when I was travelling" once every couple years
"use a phone if you want accuracy" if you use your phone to tell time and wear a watch as jewelry then you're an idiot
quartz are perfectly fine for everyday. Yes I'd rather wear an auto but a nice swiss auto will run you several hundred $$+ and an auto chrono (my personal fave) start at like $5k.
The only pragmatic advantage I see in mechanical watches that I can see is, they'll still work if industrial society collapses and batteries become unavailable. But even so, eventually a mechanical watch will need service, which may not be available in a collapsed post-industrial hellscape. For this reason and this reason only, I hope that civilization doesn't collapse soon.
You still need to service a quartz watch!
you'll be dead before it
I use the watches that I love, that give me joy. Many are automatics. And many times when I wear them I don't even put them to the current time. If I need to know the time I ask somebody. 😂
There’s things to appreciate about both quartz and automatic. So far, my collection consists of only quartz, but I would like to have an auto or two someday because I appreciate the engineering of the mechanics behind it. They would definitely have to have exhibition casebacks though.
If you want both then get the springdrive movement from Grand Seiko .
I got my gf a quartz Seiko ladies tank. She now loves watches and wears it everyday. Shes also got multiple compliments for it which made it even better for her. No way she would have loved an automatic with all that work.
I feel like there's two types of watch owners.
Those who want something that tells time, and those who want to make a fashion statement
I mean sure, I have a G-shock for accurate timekeeping in all scenarios, but if I’m just hanging around, taking a walk, or in an office, not to mention dressing up, I like the feel of having an automatic. It’s just cooler, and if I really want to precisely time something I have my phone.
I’m actually very interested in learning more about these kinds of differences! Before I started my journey as someone who has an intense interest in watches, I saw some comments under watch photos saying things like “Is it accurate?” or “How accurate is that watch?” and I just stupidly thought “wait, do people not know how to change a watch’s hand nowadays?”.
Fair enough if you are buying watches to tell the time. I feel most people these days are buying them because they are brilliant pieces of engineering and they are also the only jewellery we can really buy.
People who needs a watch buys quartz, people who loves watches buys mechanical
womp womp bro, sweeping hand goes brrrr
I don't mind quartz as long as it's solar. I had a battery die. It kind of sucks when you are out drinking and you think it's 10pm, but it's actually 2am and you have to work at 6.
This was unintentionally a great advert for Grand Seiko. Lots of nice watches then the way the light reflects off the Snowflake is just next level brilliance. I want one badly.
I’m gonna publish a long comparison video of my Seiko 5 vs sarb vs GS next week!
I prefer mechanical if it has a display caseback, but a well aligned high end quartz is amazing
Solar is my go to. I have a few other standard quartz watches and I’m saving for a nice automatic now. But, I only want one and it will be the heartbeat of my collection. I am 40 and don’t have kids. I don’t want to have to baby a huge watch collection for the next couple of decades either lmfao! 😂
For me it’s about the beauty of the movement. The level of skill and time it took to build them. How it’s just real. We all sync our mech or auto up to a digital or quartz. We understand they are more accurate but there’s something about watching the sweeping hand cross the second smoothly and seeing the wheels turn that the bland accurate seconds ticking away of quartz can’t touch.
That being said, I don’t look down or hate on quartz when others wear them. It’s their choice. I don’t care what others wear.
the most important feature of a watch is to tell time accurately, with low maintenance.
In 2020 I bought a Maen automatic watch for about $430. About a year and a half later it stopped working, and I got it serviced for… (drumroll) about $280. I was told that the reason it stopped working was probably magnetism from being too close to my smartphone. I felt frustrated that no one warned me about that and feel uneasy about buying an automatic watch again.
I'm going to university to study mechanical engineering. It's not that I don't appreciate the accuracy of quartz watches, I'm just always mesmerized by the intricacy of the automatic mechanical mechanism of a mechanical watch. That's why I don't really care about quartz watches and also why I study mechanical engineering, and not electrical engineering, although that would also have been very interesting.