Please never lose this video style / format of story-telling. Your new "discussion formats" of watch related events are entertaining too and do have their purpose but this "stroy telling format" is timeless and in my opinon the very heart of this channel.
Couldnt agree more, there’s really no content just like this on TH-cam and its just beautiful! Not to say the discussion videos are not fun, but this is just so soothing and unique - love it!
I like both versions of their videos. I just hope after having Nico on, and him gaining on them in popularity, they don't go down his route with stupid hype influencer, celeb gossip content made for 12 year olds.
For over 40 years experience in watches, I said Quartz movement is the best of accuracy and reliability, but you need something to backup when the battery of your quartz watch runs out and the mechanical watch that counts. When in a rush, a solar watch always is my all time favourite.
I have both automatic mechanical and eco quartz. What I like about the auto mech is the relationship of if I am moving it is moving, or at least for the next 40 hours. My ECO quartz will run for a long time after I stop moving as long as it gets some light on it from day to day. I am not going to lie that I really like the grab-and-go of perpetual calendar quartz that I do not have to adjust every time I choose it in my rotation but I will not be selling the auto's anytime soon as there is that relationship I just can't ignore. Just my take and as I sit here typing this I am wearing a 15-year-old Breitling Steelfish that is not keeping perfect time but it has been on this wrist more than any other watch I have ever owned in my 73 years of life. At this point, I feel my Steelfish and I will probably be the ones to see it done at my end.
@@josealbertosegura370 There are quartz that can be serviced. The F9 from grand seiko can be serviced but the servicing are overpriced in my opinion. Service when something goes wrong.
It's crazy to see how smooth the quartz Grand Seiko seconds hands move in this video. The Tissot PRX seconds hand has a noticeable backlash. I love the Tissot and might buy one but you can really observe the difference in quality (something quartz snobs sometimes try to deny)
@@TheDonCucaracho That's actually pretty smart. The PRX has so much going on design-wise that the missing seconds hand wouldn't make the dial look empty.
The attraction to watches is the traditional old world technology. I'm not a brand snob, but all proper watches should be mechanical. Otherwise, just get a fashion watch or a smartwatch since looks are the only thing that matters. A GShock is the only justifiable quartz imo. I'd rather have a 100$ SNK with a 7s26 over a 4k GS quartz. I don't care how decorated and accurate the GS quartz movement is. (All GS should be Spring Drive anyway)
Have 2 Automatic, a Standard G Shock, and to Radiocontrolled solar watches. I like them all, but the lazy cozy comfort grabbing the watch and just go with peace in mind the watch is running and set perfekt in day and date is just priceless.
I’ve literally just been thinking about this lately. Although mechanical watches are cool …..I rarely look at exhibition case and meanwhile they tend to be thicker and an extra $500 ….and they may not even be ready to go when you are. I kind of been wishing lately that there are more watches out there that have a quartz version at half the retail price.
There actually quite a bit of high end quartz watches out there. Grand Seiko, Cartier, Omega, The Citizen, Breitling and many more all have high end quartz watches. If you want high end finishing with low maintenance cost, toughness, and great accuracy of quartz, they are out there. Some of the high end quartz are super accurate with +/- 5 seconds a year which is absolutely insane. Let say a person got a super quartz watch with unlimited power since they were born and died at 80. The watch will be off by 6 to 7 minutes on their deathbed. That how insanely accurate the watch is.
Thanks for that…. I guess I’m thinking more about something like a Rolex Explorer …where you can’t get a cheaper, thinner option by Rolex. I’m amazed by how many sought after popular models only come in a mechanical version only. I was happy to see Tissot’s prx model is now offering in both quartz and mechanical.
@@Kawartha65 the replica watch makers would have a field day if that were the case. They can copy the cases, bracelets, dials and bezels almost identically but they can't fake the movements.
In the case of the PRX the difference in thickness is virtually nonexistent. I was torn between the two and went for the automatic but hey what you like you can’t go wrong either way
@@alexlilano1931 Not entirely true. Quartz crystals are subject to aging. The oscillating frequency changes over time. They need to be calibrated once in a while to compensate for this. Temperature also affects oscillating frequency, and therefore the accuracy, but most higher end models will have temperature sensors built in to automatically adjust for this phenomenon.
Accuracy is better than style, but of course, it come down to preference, purpose, utility. I like a nice mechanical watch, but quartz is superior for both accuracy and maintenance.
Really, there is nothing that looks more stylish about a mechanical watch. It's all perception and if both watches were at a standstill, they look the same.
My 40 year old Seiko SQ is still happily ticking away and unashamedly gaining 13 seconds a month. Batteries and gaskets are the only things that have ever been renewed. I have and like my mechanical watches but I'm currently waiting for general availability (and hopefully a discount) of the 35mm Tissot PRX.
I’m a software engineer so understanding electronic systems is my area of expertise and I still tend to prefer mechanical watches. There are some great quartz watches out there but there is something so special about a purely mechanical device in an increasingly digital world
I agree. The knowledge that a small spring, a balancewheel and a mainspring all work together is satisfying to me. At night i love to hear the ticking of the ascapewheel. It’s funny but i just love it.
@@golfpark94 I sleep in a watch typically so I don’t have to look at my phone to figure out what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night. My caliber 8900 aqua terra is quite loud, not like worrisome but just has solid amplitude through the entire power reserve because of the two barrels. I like the sound and feel of the rotor moving (especially on unidirectional rotors like the Valjoux 7750). There is a romance from the purely physical nature of a mechanical watch
I own & love many mechanical watches from a variety of brands. Conversely, I have just one quartz watch that I truly love and it’s made by Grand Seiko. Says it all 👍
The most practical watch I wear is ... Casio Telememo 30. Lightweight, comfortable, legible, full calender digital window, with led light to tell the time in the dark although not bad lume after all these years ... and the replacement of battery suggested once per 10 years, I did it after 14 years, watch was still operating. Analogue readout. A lot of super dooper options I have frankly never touched. Much better is its cousin from Waveceptor series, somewhere in the drawer. Fortunately Junghans did not abandon their Mega series watches, another excellence since three decades at least.
Quartz watches ARE mechanical watches. it uses a qwartz for regulation instead of an escapement and more plastic cogs than metal and no spring. no other difference
Manual sweep on hands is nicer! I definitely notice this when I look and compare both ! Manual all day! I have more quartz but I care more for my manuals has a soft spot I love them and prefer them. Don’t get me started with manual chronographs absolutely amazing!
Allways liked watches, but this channel makes it so much more enjoyable. The whole atmosphere is so soothing and relaxing it makes my armhair stiff like antenna.
I love the vinyl record and turntable, tonearm analogy. I am an analog audio aficionado and live for that mechanical transduction of music of the stylus and record groove. That said, I fully can appreciate the angle of appreciation of mechanical watches in full degree above a quartz movement.
I love both mechanical and quartz but for quartz, I go for solar powered ones and eco drive is currently the best so far. Seiko solar is just miles behind it, at least for me. This deters me from trying out the newer solar watches from Seiko
I just bought I g shock they didn’t have solar so I had to get the normal quartz. If your going to go quartz solar is cool because you never have to change the battery out
@@WatchUnwind well, I do own solar Casio and Casio's solar watches charges better than my useless Seiko solar watches. Have one solar G-Shock and one edifice (the real casioak LOL)
I just want to say thank you! I adore this channel, the narrative provided by Mr. Well Manicured hands, are thoughtful, insightful and non-judgmental. Teaching those even with even meager means, how to find appreciation on any kind of watch performing a function so many of us take for granted.
I did a course at the British Horological Institute and they showed some very complex quartz movements from Omega from the 70’s and 80’s. Also a few Accutron movements. The technology is great, it is “better” it just doesn’t give you the fuzzies. We have very bizarre and stupid brains.
Quartz is an obvious choice for travel / sports / outdoors. More accurate, less moving parts, no need to worry about magnetic fields or power reserve. However I prefer mechanical watches in everyday situations, especially while wearing a more elegant outfit.
I have my first automatic watch and I'm starting to think about this idea in general, I like the construction, I like the history and the fact that it is fully powered by mechanical force, and yet, I also love the precision and utility of the quartz, I can't put myself in a place where I think one is better than the other, on one hand automatic can run forever but it needs service every 5 or more years, quartz can run for 2 to 3 years but what about ecodrive from citizen? such a strange place where I can't pick a side, but maybe I shouldn't?
Another great video, but I would love to see a head to head comparison of the quartz and mechanical versions of the same watch - like the PRX or the White Birch.
My wife and I love your creative writing, it is full of interesting history and very informative. We can’t listen to Nico after hearing you in the morning when we like to review watches. Be careful who you associate with, more is not always better. Just saying. Thanks
Searched this video because I was wondering if I’m just being biased for preferring mechanical / automatic watches. I started collecting as a youth with swatch, fossil, and timex but when those watches broke or batteries died they didn’t seem worth repairing. I ultimately fell in love with the idea of a watch that with continue to work as long as you wind or wear it. Mechanical movements seem more practical other than maybe a solar powered movement .
Got a PRX Powermatic 80 and haven’t looked back. Love the white waffle dial and rose gold color combo, and love the mechanical engineering powering it.
I had the choice between the quartz prx Tissot and the automatic one. and I went for the quartz. because I'm poor, no other reason. I do love it though! adorable watch the strap is amazing, but it has one flaw, it lacks those tiny hole size regulators, so you only get to adjust by adding or removing parts to it.
A mechanical watch is more pleasing to observe, both front and back and the sound of a mechanical watch is more pleasing to hear. The accuracy of a new high end movement is within 1 s/d and is more than enough and the service interval is 10+ years. My new Omega gold watch and newly serviced old pocket watch, for example, I believe I can use a couple of days a year for the rest of my life.
People who act like quartz is boring don't do their research imo, the history of quartz as timekeeping is extremely interesting. The watches I find most interesting are electromechanical, though.
thanks for the good explanation why a quartz watch is not worse than a mechanical watch. for me the best technologies in watches are spring drive and solar quartz. by the way i also have some mechanical watches which i also like very much. but quartz is king for me
👍👍👍 Great video! No hate, no fundamentalism. 😊 I LOVE automatic watches. But I'm a quartz guy, because I would want to wear an automatic watch (maybe even a hand made one) all day/everyday out of love and respect. Given my lifestyle it would be impossible. I'm lucky I still have my hands.
I got a Casio W-34 for Christmas as a kid in the mid 80ies, and wore it to death, I thought. I found it in a box, however, a couple of weeks ago, and had the battery and o-ring replaced, and boom - there it was in all its all stainless steel, made-in-Japan glory, and 50+ year old me was happy as a kid again. Quarts magic do have its place 🚀
I love quartz watches that bring something new to the table. Just being a quartz watch that performs the same function as a mechanical doesn't interest me so much, but add in five alarms or 35 world times or - as in my recent Seiko - a full metronome, and I am fully on board!
@@WatchUnwind About half of my collection are quartz. Partly because 2-3 are cheap beaters, but a number of quartz earned a slot in the watch box. I have a Farer split chrono which I love, a Bulova lunar pilot, a Seiko metronome watch, a Seiko Ripley...... At a certain budget level, most automatics are pretty similar in function, while quartz allows a fun variety without spending multiple thousands of dollars and opens access to diversity at a reasonable budget level.
Love all the subtle jokes and jabs in this episode! As to "science is scary," here's a fun fact: I'm a scientist (yes, I worked in rocket science) and most of us in my R&D lab all wear mechanical watches! From the humble Seiko 5 to a Rolex Milgauss, there's no logic behind the reason.
Well said , SPRING DRIVE! The movement itself of course, not the watch! They have to enhance the designs of their watches, every Grand Seiko will become boring (or even annoying) after a while, specially their automatic watches, except the quartz watches from the Heritage collection.
And I was just sitting here trying to decide if I should buy this Omega Constellation f300hz on eBay that doesn't run. And whether or not I could figure out how to fix it if I did.
Every time I see a picture of the PRX watches I'm unimpressed the dials are far more richer than the pictures show. Even in low light the watch sparkles like Shirley Temple 😊
I have 5 watches I wear ( 2 mechanical, 3 quartz ). The Mido TV big date is the one I wear the most. My favourite however is my eco drive The Citizen which is the best watch I ever had. Citizen is really underrated, most people prefer Grand Seiko. However I like the perpetual calendar and the better accuracy than the GS .
Absolutely fantastic video,,, thank you,, Clever and funny, go together almost like a mechanical and quartz combined movement,,, yes, I'd love a GS spring drive,,,, but I'd have to trade in, my SMP300M, and that's not likely to happen, any time ever,,, 🤣
I feel like if I'm going to get an electric watch, I might as well just look at my phone. I like watches because they're tiny, complicated machines running 24/7 on my wrist... not because of time or accuracy. Those come second to the craftsmanship and intricacies to me.
Had Bulova introduced a nice 38mm Precisionist I would probably have it. Quartz analog watches just bug me with that second hand movement and then they don't even line up on the markers. So I have 2 digital G Shocks for quartz and a couple of Seikos. Since during normal wear I set my watches 3 minutes fast, precision isn't necessary, but I find I go back and forth between my g shocks and my Seikos regularly.
Mechanical servicing cost 500+ and they recommend to be serviced 2 to 5 years. Sometimes they need to take to the factory and it will be gone for months. Also more complication the more the price of servicing by hundreds. You can also get a solar quartz and almost never change out the battery. I know people who have solar quartz for 20 years and it is still works. I'm sort of bias. I got an Omega. Coaxial Service intervals increased is 5 to 10 years. Unless you get a luxury mechanical watch with high servicing fees, quartz actually last a lot longer than mechanical because servicing the cheap mechanical watch cost more than the watch it self. (Some people still service cheap watches because it was their childhood watch. I saw it on TH-cam.) Quartz is also unbelievably cheaper to buy and service. I like quartz and mechanical, but it is like comparing a record vs an MP3. The new tech blows old tech out of the water. People still buy records and mechanical watches because of the novelty. Let be honest. Quartz watches and mechanical watches look exactly the same except the sweeping hand. I will give high end mechanical can last a life time. Technically you can also do it with quartz by replacing the entire movement of the quartz and mechanical when servicing it, they also replace parts. People also buy classic cars even though they are worse than today's modern cars. It is niche since it isnt logical. If people are having fun and not hurting anybody, that all that matter. Why watch sports, watch TV, or have small pets when it makes no sense to do too.
My seiko from 1986 never had a "service" and is still going strong.. makes you wonder if frequent service is *really* necessary or is it just for the peace of mind?🤔
@@SomeOneOneOne I actually agree. They just want to milk more money out of us. Dont pay retail for watches too when buying a watch. I say service the watch when it is losing or gaining a lot of time.
@@alexlilano1931 if thats the case, you only need a toothpick on most watches and 2mins time.. i think a service is good if it doesnt hold its power reserve anymore (spring tension) or if you want to be sure everything is still and always freshly lubed (peace of mind, or maybe the watch is very special to you and you want to "baby" it)
@@SomeOneOneOne It needs a service as the oils are dried up meaning your watch is slowly accumulating steel filings and dust. Will break it given enough time.
@@SomeOneOneOne That is right their a time adjustment part. That is usually enough to fit the time. I try it without a time grapher and gave up on it. Maybe one day I'll get one and try it again. I might have broken it because I hit the balance wheel. It a watch I never wear and was losing time. Sure when the spring goes or the gaskets wear or need lubing. I will think espacement will go because the amount fiction it goes through.
Beauty of mechanical watch has no match in the electrified world We are not wearing those pieces to tell the time anymore it's an appreciation for the art fairy inside 💠
If I get a quartz watch I’d rather it be solar so you never have to change the battery or it has a latch like the moonswatch where you can just slap in your own. GS quartz look awesome but I ain’t trying to take the time and energy to send a quartz watch to Japan to change a battery. GS quartz look amazing though
I buy mostly quartz watches, and to save on the longevity of the battery life, when I am done using it, I pull out the crown, and push it back in when I am ready to wear that watch again. No point in the watch ticking if I ain't wearing it. One can say its redundant, but it's no different than if you're wearing a manual which will stop working after a couple of days if its not being used
I regularly watch that old man on a Swiss mountain top. He’s on TH-cam he’s called Wristwatch revival. I like to watch him repair movements. And I only own electronic Seiko watches haha other options are too expensive and need service that I can’t afford
After seeing the video you made with Nico and you agreed to have a sit down . It’s quiet clear that the two of you have different styles. This is going to be interesting. Like listening to Tom Hanks have a conversation with Eddie Murphy. Who will drop the first F boom? I would bet my favorite watch that it will be, well you know 😜
Eco-drive for me, powered by light. No need to change the battery. I love my Perpetual Chrono AT. It's a shame Citizen are never mentioned when referring to Quartz.
Same here; my daily driver (so to speak) is a Citizen Eco Drive ProMaster Diver's, the BN0150-28E. ISO certified to 200m of water resistance and keeps extraordinarily accurate time - one of the best tool watches available. Like you said, it's a shame that Citizen so often gets overlooked when discussing quartz watch technology.
I have no idea where I stand on this question my collection is up at 200+ watches now (none especially pricey, I like the ordinary ones mere mortals can afford) and it's about 50/50 between quartz and mechanical. I'm happy in both worlds, just as content meddling with a car as managing fleets of computers and software for the wage-paying employer. I guess I just like pretty things that tell the time.
I got a prx automatic I was torn between the toe but I liked the dial better and I get more of a sense of enjoyment from automatic watches. With that said I did buy my first quartz watch yesterday funny enough
The difference of quartz and mechanical watches is something like that of a painting and a photograph. The photograph is inexpensive, incredibly accurate and can be mass-produced. The painting is so difficult to make, expensive and not really accurate to detail, but it is something actually made with human hands
My noodle is well and truly baked. This video articulates very well that us as "ape descended beings so primitive that we still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea" * that somehow some of us are still starry eyed at wearing an inferior time telling mechanical machine that needs lots of bits and takes a lot more effort to create and requires maintenance. The comparison with the plastic frisbee that stores music in an analogue format was just perfect. Those warm fuzzy feelings just keep getting in the way of arguable common sense. Anyway I can be just as happy with a vibrating crystal timed watch as one of my mechanical marvel's but that fuzziness somehow allows me to justify that extra cost. The melding of the two in a spring drive is great but just cools that fuzziness just a tad but I still want one.... one day. * Quote from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
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Please never lose this video style / format of story-telling. Your new "discussion formats" of watch related events are entertaining too and do have their purpose but this "stroy telling format" is timeless and in my opinon the very heart of this channel.
Couldnt agree more, there’s really no content just like this on TH-cam and its just beautiful! Not to say the discussion videos are not fun, but this is just so soothing and unique - love it!
Here here
I greatly prefer this format. And I actually dislike the discussion format. I rarely watch past a minute or so of those.
I like both versions of their videos. I just hope after having Nico on, and him gaining on them in popularity, they don't go down his route with stupid hype influencer, celeb gossip content made for 12 year olds.
I prefer this format over the other. Love this format.
For over 40 years experience in watches, I said Quartz movement is the best of accuracy and reliability, but you need something to backup when the battery of your quartz watch runs out and the mechanical watch that counts.
When in a rush, a solar watch always is my all time favourite.
I have four Citizens and LOVE them all
Maybe. But I would just use my cell phone as a backup.
U can just have a spare battery on hand and do the job yourself. But I agree, the solar drive is amazing. I really want a boluva 262
I have both automatic mechanical and eco quartz. What I like about the auto mech is the relationship of if I am moving it is moving, or at least for the next 40 hours. My ECO quartz will run for a long time after I stop moving as long as it gets some light on it from day to day. I am not going to lie that I really like the grab-and-go of perpetual calendar quartz that I do not have to adjust every time I choose it in my rotation but I will not be selling the auto's anytime soon as there is that relationship I just can't ignore. Just my take and as I sit here typing this I am wearing a 15-year-old Breitling Steelfish that is not keeping perfect time but it has been on this wrist more than any other watch I have ever owned in my 73 years of life. At this point, I feel my Steelfish and I will probably be the ones to see it done at my end.
And how about to passing it to your son or grandson which will continue wearing it and having good memories about it?
@@josealbertosegura370 There are quartz that can be serviced. The F9 from grand seiko can be serviced but the servicing are overpriced in my opinion. Service when something goes wrong.
It's crazy to see how smooth the quartz Grand Seiko seconds hands move in this video. The Tissot PRX seconds hand has a noticeable backlash. I love the Tissot and might buy one but you can really observe the difference in quality (something quartz snobs sometimes try to deny)
I've seen a video of a guy who removed the seconds hand in his PRX quartz. Kinda good idea tbh
@@TheDonCucaracho That's actually pretty smart. The PRX has so much going on design-wise that the missing seconds hand wouldn't make the dial look empty.
Because the GS actually ticks twice not once, but they're so close you can't really see it, but it helps with making the seconds hand be more stable.
@2:28 you can also clearly see the Seiko's seconds hand "bounce back".
Agreed.. that jumpy second hand just looks junky to me..
This is so well said! I mean! A lot of watch geeks have a real hatred of quartz; but I really think it has its place.
"qUaRtZ wAtChEs DoEsN't HaVe A sOuL"
-Some watch snob probably
The attraction to watches is the traditional old world technology. I'm not a brand snob, but all proper watches should be mechanical. Otherwise, just get a fashion watch or a smartwatch since looks are the only thing that matters. A GShock is the only justifiable quartz imo.
I'd rather have a 100$ SNK with a 7s26 over a 4k GS quartz. I don't care how decorated and accurate the GS quartz movement is. (All GS should be Spring Drive anyway)
@@notDonaldFagen Nah, you obviously haven't checked out the Citizen F900 Satellite Wave CC9015-54E. A proper watch.
Indeed it does. But do those geeks drive around on a steam driven traction engine?
NO. The hypocritical bullshitters drive around in modern cars.
Quartz is superior is almost every facet. However, there are no bragging rights to a quartz. So there's that...
Quartz = 📸
Mechanical = 🖼
I prefer quartz with no tic tac seconds, or small seconds, but other brands could make something like Bulova precisionist.
Have 2 Automatic, a Standard G Shock, and to Radiocontrolled solar watches. I like them all, but the lazy cozy comfort grabbing the watch and just go with peace in mind the watch is running and set perfekt in day and date is just priceless.
One of your best videos yet. Ty for actually explaining how a quartz movement works.
I’ve literally just been thinking about this lately. Although mechanical watches are cool …..I rarely look at exhibition case and meanwhile they tend to be thicker and an extra $500 ….and they may not even be ready to go when you are.
I kind of been wishing lately that there are more watches out there that have a quartz version at half the retail price.
There actually quite a bit of high end quartz watches out there. Grand Seiko, Cartier, Omega, The Citizen, Breitling and many more all have high end quartz watches. If you want high end finishing with low maintenance cost, toughness, and great accuracy of quartz, they are out there. Some of the high end quartz are super accurate with +/- 5 seconds a year which is absolutely insane. Let say a person got a super quartz watch with unlimited power since they were born and died at 80. The watch will be off by 6 to 7 minutes on their deathbed. That how insanely accurate the watch is.
Thanks for that….
I guess I’m thinking more about something like a Rolex Explorer …where you can’t get a cheaper, thinner option by Rolex. I’m amazed by how many sought after popular models only come in a mechanical version only. I was happy to see Tissot’s prx model is now offering in both quartz and mechanical.
@@Kawartha65 the replica watch makers would have a field day if that were the case. They can copy the cases, bracelets, dials and bezels almost identically but they can't fake the movements.
In the case of the PRX the difference in thickness is virtually nonexistent. I was torn between the two and went for the automatic but hey what you like you can’t go wrong either way
@@alexlilano1931 Not entirely true. Quartz crystals are subject to aging. The oscillating frequency changes over time. They need to be calibrated once in a while to compensate for this. Temperature also affects oscillating frequency, and therefore the accuracy, but most higher end models will have temperature sensors built in to automatically adjust for this phenomenon.
Accuracy is better than style, but of course, it come down to preference, purpose, utility. I like a nice mechanical watch, but quartz is superior for both accuracy and maintenance.
No its not. Depends if you happen to have a really accurate mechanical watch.
@@allan2098 $15 quartz casio will be as accurate as $15,000 rolex
Really, there is nothing that looks more stylish about a mechanical watch. It's all perception and if both watches were at a standstill, they look the same.
@@allan2098 Quartz are more accurate. But nothing beats your cell phone.
If it's a GS the answer is kind of.
My 40 year old Seiko SQ is still happily ticking away and unashamedly gaining 13 seconds a month. Batteries and gaskets are the only things that have ever been renewed. I have and like my mechanical watches but I'm currently waiting for general availability (and hopefully a discount) of the 35mm Tissot PRX.
Needs some regulation most likely, the thermocomp on these goes wonky after a while
Did not know they were 35mm....wow that's small
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I’m a software engineer so understanding electronic systems is my area of expertise and I still tend to prefer mechanical watches. There are some great quartz watches out there but there is something so special about a purely mechanical device in an increasingly digital world
I agree. The knowledge that a small spring, a balancewheel and a mainspring all work together is satisfying to me. At night i love to hear the ticking of the ascapewheel. It’s funny but i just love it.
@@golfpark94 Nice to read. You actually hear it? You can’t be to old I guess? 😀
@@golfpark94 I sleep in a watch typically so I don’t have to look at my phone to figure out what time it is when I wake up in the middle of the night. My caliber 8900 aqua terra is quite loud, not like worrisome but just has solid amplitude through the entire power reserve because of the two barrels. I like the sound and feel of the rotor moving (especially on unidirectional rotors like the Valjoux 7750). There is a romance from the purely physical nature of a mechanical watch
Quartz is in every measurable way, better.
But who buys a watch based on practicality?
Most people actually do
Thanks, learned so much from this video. Only one of my 10 watches is a quartz (which happens to be a GS) and I just love it.
I own & love many mechanical watches from a variety of brands. Conversely, I have just one quartz watch that I truly love and it’s made by Grand Seiko. Says it all 👍
The most practical watch I wear is ... Casio Telememo 30. Lightweight, comfortable, legible, full calender digital window, with led light to tell the time in the dark although not bad lume after all these years ... and the replacement of battery suggested once per 10 years, I did it after 14 years, watch was still operating. Analogue readout. A lot of super dooper options I have frankly never touched. Much better is its cousin from Waveceptor series, somewhere in the drawer. Fortunately Junghans did not abandon their Mega series watches, another excellence since three decades at least.
"Quartz watches have no soul." They have a vibrating crystal inside them, and if they're solar they get power from a star.
In a long round-about way, everything gets its power from the sun, or a sun somewhere.
@@allan2098 You must be a right laugh at all the parties you don't get invited to.
@@MaxVroomfondel I do get invited because I avoid trying to insult people for no reason like a sorry Waxy twat.
@@allan2098 Or one that's gone.
Quartz watches ARE mechanical watches. it uses a qwartz for regulation instead of an escapement and more plastic cogs than metal and no spring. no other difference
Manual sweep on hands is nicer!
I definitely notice this when I look and compare both !
Manual all day! I have more quartz but I care more for my manuals has a soft spot
I love them and prefer them.
Don’t get me started with manual chronographs absolutely amazing!
Im guessing by the comment that your favourite watch most likely are the moonwatch.
JDM quartz is even more convenient. Solar and auto calendar features are super useful.
Allways liked watches, but this channel makes it so much more enjoyable. The whole atmosphere is so soothing and relaxing it makes my armhair stiff like antenna.
This video is literally art. Absolutely breathtaking
I love the vinyl record and turntable, tonearm analogy. I am an analog audio aficionado and live for that mechanical transduction of music of the stylus and record groove. That said, I fully can appreciate the angle of appreciation of mechanical watches in full degree above a quartz movement.
I love both mechanical and quartz but for quartz, I go for solar powered ones and eco drive is currently the best so far. Seiko solar is just miles behind it, at least for me. This deters me from trying out the newer solar watches from Seiko
I just bought I g shock they didn’t have solar so I had to get the normal quartz. If your going to go quartz solar is cool because you never have to change the battery out
@@WatchUnwind well, I do own solar Casio and Casio's solar watches charges better than my useless Seiko solar watches. Have one solar G-Shock and one edifice (the real casioak LOL)
I don't think most people care about the answer. We are here just for the awesome videography.
I just want to say thank you!
I adore this channel, the narrative provided by Mr. Well Manicured hands, are thoughtful, insightful and non-judgmental. Teaching those even with even meager means, how to find appreciation on any kind of watch performing a function so many of us take for granted.
I did a course at the British Horological Institute and they showed some very complex quartz movements from Omega from the 70’s and 80’s. Also a few Accutron movements. The technology is great, it is “better” it just doesn’t give you the fuzzies. We have very bizarre and stupid brains.
I love tuning fork watches, don’t have to wind it but it has a smooth sweep.
Quartz is an obvious choice for travel / sports / outdoors. More accurate, less moving parts, no need to worry about magnetic fields or power reserve. However I prefer mechanical watches in everyday situations, especially while wearing a more elegant outfit.
Mechanical isn't *better* than quartz, but it's certainly more *interesting* to the average watch aficionado.
I was about to write this and then I saw your comment. No need to repeat it
a pity.
I have my first automatic watch and I'm starting to think about this idea in general, I like the construction, I like the history and the fact that it is fully powered by mechanical force, and yet, I also love the precision and utility of the quartz, I can't put myself in a place where I think one is better than the other, on one hand automatic can run forever but it needs service every 5 or more years, quartz can run for 2 to 3 years but what about ecodrive from citizen? such a strange place where I can't pick a side, but maybe I shouldn't?
I also have automatic omega PO and thinking to get a casio solar powered for daily that never runs out of juice
Another great video, but I would love to see a head to head comparison of the quartz and mechanical versions of the same watch - like the PRX or the White Birch.
My wife and I love your creative writing, it is full of interesting history and very informative. We can’t listen to Nico after hearing you in the morning when we like to review watches. Be careful who you associate with, more is not always better. Just saying. Thanks
Searched this video because I was wondering if I’m just being biased for preferring mechanical / automatic watches. I started collecting as a youth with swatch, fossil, and timex but when those watches broke or batteries died they didn’t seem worth repairing. I ultimately fell in love with the idea of a watch that with continue to work as long as you wind or wear it. Mechanical movements seem more practical other than maybe a solar powered movement .
Monkey Island 2 was my first video game, odd to have something in common with the silky smooth watchfinder voiceover man
Got a PRX Powermatic 80 and haven’t looked back. Love the white waffle dial and rose gold color combo, and love the mechanical engineering powering it.
I have a powermatic 80 as well but I went with the blue dial. I was real close to getting the same one as you
I had the choice between the quartz prx Tissot and the automatic one. and I went for the quartz.
because I'm poor, no other reason.
I do love it though! adorable watch
the strap is amazing, but it has one flaw, it lacks those tiny hole size regulators, so you only get to adjust by adding or removing parts to it.
A mechanical watch is more pleasing to observe, both front and back and the sound of a mechanical watch is more pleasing to hear. The accuracy of a new high end movement is within 1 s/d and is more than enough and the service interval is 10+ years. My new Omega gold watch and newly serviced old pocket watch, for example, I believe I can use a couple of days a year for the rest of my life.
Spring drive? Can't wait next episode! 😳 Thanks.
People who act like quartz is boring don't do their research imo, the history of quartz as timekeeping is extremely interesting.
The watches I find most interesting are electromechanical, though.
Good video keep up the good work
That quartz grand seiko zero whiplash seconds hand is a sight to behold.
thanks for the good explanation why a quartz watch is not worse than a mechanical watch. for me the best technologies in watches are spring drive and solar quartz. by the way i also have some mechanical watches which i also like very much. but quartz is king for me
The Seiko Tuna is (typically) a quartz, and it's one of the highest quality divers you can buy at any price, period.
Hear alot of good things about that watch
Love this style of video. Don't be tempted by the algorithm to change it. Please.
While I much prefer the sweep of a mechanical seconds hand, GS sure does make the smoothest quartz ticking seconds hand I’ve ever seen.
I love the video man, just the standard, and style. Wow
Here to show my appreciation for that subtle Matrix quote at the end!
👍👍👍 Great video! No hate, no fundamentalism. 😊 I LOVE automatic watches. But I'm a quartz guy, because I would want to wear an automatic watch (maybe even a hand made one) all day/everyday out of love and respect. Given my lifestyle it would be impossible. I'm lucky I still have my hands.
Pleasing listening to your thoughts!
I got a Casio W-34 for Christmas as a kid in the mid 80ies, and wore it to death, I thought. I found it in a box, however, a couple of weeks ago, and had the battery and o-ring replaced, and boom - there it was in all its all stainless steel, made-in-Japan glory, and 50+ year old me was happy as a kid again. Quarts magic do have its place 🚀
This channel might be the best thing Watchfinder has ever come up with in terms of marketing.
I love quartz watches that bring something new to the table. Just being a quartz watch that performs the same function as a mechanical doesn't interest me so much, but add in five alarms or 35 world times or - as in my recent Seiko - a full metronome, and I am fully on board!
I just bought my first watch quartz yesterday after buying 7 automatics in a row. I’m actually likening it quite a bit
@@WatchUnwind About half of my collection are quartz. Partly because 2-3 are cheap beaters, but a number of quartz earned a slot in the watch box. I have a Farer split chrono which I love, a Bulova lunar pilot, a Seiko metronome watch, a Seiko Ripley...... At a certain budget level, most automatics are pretty similar in function, while quartz allows a fun variety without spending multiple thousands of dollars and opens access to diversity at a reasonable budget level.
Love all the subtle jokes and jabs in this episode! As to "science is scary," here's a fun fact: I'm a scientist (yes, I worked in rocket science) and most of us in my R&D lab all wear mechanical watches! From the humble Seiko 5 to a Rolex Milgauss, there's no logic behind the reason.
Sure there is: They're just watches, simply get what you like.
Well said , SPRING DRIVE!
The movement itself of course, not the watch!
They have to enhance the designs of their watches, every Grand Seiko will become boring (or even annoying) after a while, specially their automatic watches, except the quartz watches from the Heritage collection.
And I was just sitting here trying to decide if I should buy this Omega Constellation f300hz on eBay that doesn't run. And whether or not I could figure out how to fix it if I did.
Every time I see a picture of the PRX watches I'm unimpressed the dials are far more richer than the pictures show. Even in low light the watch sparkles like Shirley Temple 😊
The answer is obvious if you like precision, ease of use, and affordability you should buy a Quartz watch.
Quartz vs. Mechanical.... Rational vs. Emotional... Objectivity vs. Sensory experience... Inexorable reality vs. Perception...
We need both !
I have 5 watches I wear ( 2 mechanical, 3 quartz ). The Mido TV big date is the one I wear the most. My favourite however is my eco drive The Citizen which is the best watch I ever had. Citizen is really underrated, most people prefer Grand Seiko. However I like the perpetual calendar and the better accuracy than the GS .
Heck, you think quartz is impressive, check out the Citizen 0100.
Wearing the Prx powermatic 80(black) while watching this video. Love it
Would love to see a video on the Tissot Gentelman powermatic 80!
Absolutely fantastic video,,, thank you,,
Clever and funny, go together almost like a mechanical and quartz combined movement,,, yes, I'd love a GS spring drive,,,, but I'd have to trade in, my SMP300M, and that's not likely to happen, any time ever,,, 🤣
I feel like if I'm going to get an electric watch, I might as well just look at my phone. I like watches because they're tiny, complicated machines running 24/7 on my wrist... not because of time or accuracy. Those come second to the craftsmanship and intricacies to me.
Had Bulova introduced a nice 38mm Precisionist I would probably have it. Quartz analog watches just bug me with that second hand movement and then they don't even line up on the markers. So I have 2 digital G Shocks for quartz and a couple of Seikos. Since during normal wear I set my watches 3 minutes fast, precision isn't necessary, but I find I go back and forth between my g shocks and my Seikos regularly.
@@Ktrb Especially with the Citizen F900 Satellite Wave
Great vid as always
Mechanical servicing cost 500+ and they recommend to be serviced 2 to 5 years. Sometimes they need to take to the factory and it will be gone for months. Also more complication the more the price of servicing by hundreds. You can also get a solar quartz and almost never change out the battery. I know people who have solar quartz for 20 years and it is still works. I'm sort of bias. I got an Omega. Coaxial Service intervals increased is 5 to 10 years. Unless you get a luxury mechanical watch with high servicing fees, quartz actually last a lot longer than mechanical because servicing the cheap mechanical watch cost more than the watch it self. (Some people still service cheap watches because it was their childhood watch. I saw it on TH-cam.) Quartz is also unbelievably cheaper to buy and service. I like quartz and mechanical, but it is like comparing a record vs an MP3. The new tech blows old tech out of the water. People still buy records and mechanical watches because of the novelty. Let be honest. Quartz watches and mechanical watches look exactly the same except the sweeping hand. I will give high end mechanical can last a life time. Technically you can also do it with quartz by replacing the entire movement of the quartz and mechanical when servicing it, they also replace parts. People also buy classic cars even though they are worse than today's modern cars. It is niche since it isnt logical. If people are having fun and not hurting anybody, that all that matter. Why watch sports, watch TV, or have small pets when it makes no sense to do too.
My seiko from 1986 never had a "service" and is still going strong.. makes you wonder if frequent service is *really* necessary or is it just for the peace of mind?🤔
@@SomeOneOneOne I actually agree. They just want to milk more money out of us. Dont pay retail for watches too when buying a watch. I say service the watch when it is losing or gaining a lot of time.
@@alexlilano1931 if thats the case, you only need a toothpick on most watches and 2mins time.. i think a service is good if it doesnt hold its power reserve anymore (spring tension) or if you want to be sure everything is still and always freshly lubed (peace of mind, or maybe the watch is very special to you and you want to "baby" it)
@@SomeOneOneOne It needs a service as the oils are dried up meaning your watch is slowly accumulating steel filings and dust. Will break it given enough time.
@@SomeOneOneOne That is right their a time adjustment part. That is usually enough to fit the time. I try it without a time grapher and gave up on it. Maybe one day I'll get one and try it again. I might have broken it because I hit the balance wheel. It a watch I never wear and was losing time. Sure when the spring goes or the gaskets wear or need lubing. I will think espacement will go because the amount fiction it goes through.
I adore this format.
Beauty of mechanical watch has no match in the electrified world
We are not wearing those pieces to tell the time anymore it's an appreciation for the art fairy inside 💠
I always thought I was the only human on earth having trouble putting the cap on the orange juice bottle. Thank you.
every time you show the quartz seikos I feel the urge to finally buy one. If the SBGP001 had the dial of the SBGV245...
If I get a quartz watch I’d rather it be solar so you never have to change the battery or it has a latch like the moonswatch where you can just slap in your own. GS quartz look awesome but I ain’t trying to take the time and energy to send a quartz watch to Japan to change a battery. GS quartz look amazing though
I buy mostly quartz watches, and to save on the longevity of the battery life, when I am done using it, I pull out the crown, and push it back in when I am ready to wear that watch again. No point in the watch ticking if I ain't wearing it. One can say its redundant, but it's no different than if you're wearing a manual which will stop working after a couple of days if its not being used
awesome as always, the prx looks fascinating, whether quarts or auto
GS SD is the only movement able to show true natural flow of the time.
crazy good videos!
I regularly watch that old man on a Swiss mountain top. He’s on TH-cam he’s called Wristwatch revival. I like to watch him repair movements. And I only own electronic Seiko watches haha other options are too expensive and need service that I can’t afford
You are the best! It's your copy, who writes it? It's superb!
What is your view on the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 Silicium ? And could you do a video comparing it to the PRX automatic ?
The "Christ" reference was disappointing, as I am a loyal watcher. It was deeply offensive :(
Why does Jesus Christ offend you?
I come here to listen to your verbal delivery. You must have gone through the same school system as David Attenborough.
Do not change.
i mean, to be fair, loving watches is more about loving art than accuracy. the accuracy is just a bonus.
Keep doing this and never mind the influencers.
well done really nice
What Grand Seiko watch is this? Thanks in advance!
I just like not having to swap batteries
After seeing the video you made with Nico and you agreed to have a sit down . It’s quiet clear that the two of you have different styles. This is going to be interesting. Like listening to Tom Hanks have a conversation with Eddie Murphy. Who will drop the first F boom? I would bet my favorite watch that it will be, well you know 😜
Eco-drive for me, powered by light. No need to change the battery. I love my Perpetual Chrono AT. It's a shame Citizen are never mentioned when referring to Quartz.
Same here; my daily driver (so to speak) is a Citizen Eco Drive ProMaster Diver's, the BN0150-28E. ISO certified to 200m of water resistance and keeps extraordinarily accurate time - one of the best tool watches available. Like you said, it's a shame that Citizen so often gets overlooked when discussing quartz watch technology.
Have one too. Was my daily driver for seven years. Still have it but I wear my automatic watches more often now
Love your style !!!
Man the GS quartz tick is so beautiful.
I have no idea where I stand on this question my collection is up at 200+ watches now (none especially pricey, I like the ordinary ones mere mortals can afford) and it's about 50/50 between quartz and mechanical. I'm happy in both worlds, just as content meddling with a car as managing fleets of computers and software for the wage-paying employer.
I guess I just like pretty things that tell the time.
I got a prx automatic I was torn between the toe but I liked the dial better and I get more of a sense of enjoyment from automatic watches. With that said I did buy my first quartz watch yesterday funny enough
The difference of quartz and mechanical watches is something like that of a painting and a photograph.
The photograph is inexpensive, incredibly accurate and can be mass-produced.
The painting is so difficult to make, expensive and not really accurate to detail, but it is something actually made with human hands
That 9F is for quartz nerds. Look at that controlled stop of the second hand, so relieving.
I find the comparison to music to be apt; I completely understand why people like vinyl but personally struggle to justify the impracticality.
the bulova precisionist has a sweeping second hand
I have a cheap Chinese watch with a Seiko VK63. Half a second slow after 6 months
My noodle is well and truly baked. This video articulates very well that us as "ape descended beings so primitive that we still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea" * that somehow some of us are still starry eyed at wearing an inferior time telling mechanical machine that needs lots of bits and takes a lot more effort to create and requires maintenance. The comparison with the plastic frisbee that stores music in an analogue format was just perfect. Those warm fuzzy feelings just keep getting in the way of arguable common sense. Anyway I can be just as happy with a vibrating crystal timed watch as one of my mechanical marvel's but that fuzziness somehow allows me to justify that extra cost. The melding of the two in a spring drive is great but just cools that fuzziness just a tad but I still want one.... one day.
* Quote from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.