Bob, thank you so much for your videos! With so many folks just posting watch reviews, I particularly enjoy how you balance your content with the historical and mechanical information as well. I have always been a watch appreciator, but began down the path of enthusiast in the last year (I’ll call myself a collector once my kids are out of college ☺️). Thank you for what you do, I look forward to your videos weekly!
Thank you so much for the nice comments. I do try to publish a variety of content. Looking forward to more historical videos. I know what you mean about kids and college. Hang in there and hopefully when they are done, they will be able to buy you watches :)
IVE OWNED Bulova Acutrons,both the 214. and the 218. And Hamilton electrics like the Ventura They were pre quartz but battery driven with very innovative technology
Very enjoyable video on the quartz crisis. So many brands during 70s and early 80s went into liquidation. Even the mighty Rolex entered the quartz revolution with the Oysterquarz. Astonishing how many companies were acquired by Swatch:Omega,Longines,Tissot,Glashutte,etc. Heuer was revived by Tag and Porsche in 1985!
I would like to know about the people involved and how it affected their lives and what they did, do, instead. There are many industries that suffered the same fate in England.
Though I lived through "the crisis", I can honestly say I don't recall anything. Being in grade school at the start, and always having a watch on my wrist, (from the 5th grade on?? which would have been the mid-70's), I can honestly say I don't recall, or probably even knew at the time, whether they were quartz or mechanical. 🧐 I have vague recollections of winding a watch. Kind of wish I still had it....whatever it was. No doubt a cheap Timex.
Some call it Quartz crisis, others call it opportunity 😅. What it definitely did is democratising watches. Even people with a small amount of free money have been able to buy an accurate watch. Take care ;)
My wife loves to buy inexpensive watches when we go on a cruise. They usually have a popup store once during the cruise where they will among other things, $20 quartz watches. Nothing great, but you can get some funky things.
Depends upon your point of view. The crisis was for the makers of mechanical watches who saw their sales drop significantly. Personally, I prefer the engineering involved in mechanical watches.
This angle fascinates me. Why are you “thankful” that mechanical watches survived? They are inherently inferior in the vast majority of ways. In fact, in order to convince people to buy mechanical watches now you have to yammer on about “craftsmanship” and “nostalgia.” Both of which also apply to Quartz watches. Not having a go but I just don’t get why people value inaccurate and outdated methods of timekeeping so much that they’ll pay literally thousands of pounds to get it over electronically driven watches.
Bob, thank you so much for your videos! With so many folks just posting watch reviews, I particularly enjoy how you balance your content with the historical and mechanical information as well. I have always been a watch appreciator, but began down the path of enthusiast in the last year (I’ll call myself a collector once my kids are out of college ☺️). Thank you for what you do, I look forward to your videos weekly!
Thank you so much for the nice comments. I do try to publish a variety of content. Looking forward to more historical videos. I know what you mean about kids and college. Hang in there and hopefully when they are done, they will be able to buy you watches :)
Excellent! Thanks Again and have a fantastic day.
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IVE OWNED Bulova Acutrons,both the 214. and the 218. And Hamilton electrics like the Ventura They were pre quartz but battery driven with very innovative technology
I remember in high school a friend got an Acutron. We all wanted to listen to the tuning fork.
Without a doubt, the best quartz crisis video I have ever seen. Thank you!!!
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Thorough, succinct and well summarized! Thx
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I can listen to you talk about watches all day
Wow. Thanks for the compliment
Very enjoyable video on the quartz crisis. So many brands during 70s and early 80s went into liquidation. Even the mighty Rolex entered the quartz revolution with the Oysterquarz. Astonishing how many companies were acquired by Swatch:Omega,Longines,Tissot,Glashutte,etc. Heuer was revived by Tag and Porsche in 1985!
Glad you liked it. Like many industries, consolidation has been happening. Does that make it better or worse?
First coment here.....Excelent job!!!
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Great informative video. Thanks.
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Great video thank you.
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What's the legend?
I would like to know about the people involved and how it affected their lives and what they did, do, instead. There are many industries that suffered the same fate in England.
It would be interesting to know some specific stories
Though I lived through "the crisis", I can honestly say I don't recall anything. Being in grade school at the start, and always having a watch on my wrist, (from the 5th grade on?? which would have been the mid-70's), I can honestly say I don't recall, or probably even knew at the time, whether they were quartz or mechanical. 🧐 I have vague recollections of winding a watch. Kind of wish I still had it....whatever it was. No doubt a cheap Timex.
Me too. I just remember when all of the digital watches came out. They were neat. Wish I could find the Casio Data Bank watch I had.
Some call it Quartz crisis, others call it opportunity 😅. What it definitely did is democratising watches. Even people with a small amount of free money have been able to buy an accurate watch. Take care ;)
My wife loves to buy inexpensive watches when we go on a cruise. They usually have a popup store once during the cruise where they will among other things, $20 quartz watches. Nothing great, but you can get some funky things.
we watch enthusiasts are a very small percentage of the population anyway!
True.
I call it the quartz revolution, not really a crisis!
Depends upon your point of view. The crisis was for the makers of mechanical watches who saw their sales drop significantly.
Personally, I prefer the engineering involved in mechanical watches.
This angle fascinates me. Why are you “thankful” that mechanical watches survived? They are inherently inferior in the vast majority of ways. In fact, in order to convince people to buy mechanical watches now you have to yammer on about “craftsmanship” and “nostalgia.” Both of which also apply to Quartz watches. Not having a go but I just don’t get why people value inaccurate and outdated methods of timekeeping so much that they’ll pay literally thousands of pounds to get it over electronically driven watches.
It's the ticking for me lol
Prices they ask for Swiss brands I'll be buying a for more Seiko and Citizens watches lot more affordable.
It all depends upon what you're looking for in a watch.
aka quartz revolution (rest of the world)
Depends upon your point of view. For mechanical watch brands, it was big trouble.