auto v quartz movement

GreenThree · 03-22-2009, 07:42 PM

In a watch. Does it matter to you? What do you guys prefer?

yomama69 · 03-22-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenThree

In a watch. Does it matter to you? What do you guys prefer?

Prefer automatic, but have watches with both. Some quarts movements are made really well and some automatic movements are made really well.

spacedogg · 03-22-2009, 08:08 PM

Quartz it technically more accurate.

Admire automatic watches more tho.

Right now my daily watch is a Seiko Kinetic (which is a hybrid movement...quartz movement but powered by a pendulum like an automatic).

If I had a choice between buying a cheap automatic...I would actually prefer to get a Seiko SpringDrive watch.

GreenThree · 03-23-2009, 11:10 AM

I feel like Quartz is less of a hassle

Red Bread · 03-23-2009, 11:54 AM

Quartz makes for a nice, cheap, accurate watch, but mechanicals are so much more interesting. I don't understand quartz watches that sell for more than about $500, unless you're either trying to get ultra-slim or prefer a digital chrono or some sort of safety feature like the Breitling Emergency series.

I have a quartz heart rate monitor, but prefer mechanical watches for anything else. I have two automatics and one manual winder. I'd love to find a nice, manual wind, two register chrono, but haven't found the right one.

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spacedogg Colonel 203 Rep 2,816 Posts Drives: Debadged Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0)	Quartz it technically more accurate. Admire automatic watches more tho. Right now my daily watch is a Seiko Kinetic (which is a hybrid movement...quartz movement but powered by a pendulum like an automatic). If I had a choice between buying a cheap automatic...I would actually prefer to get a Seiko SpringDrive watch.
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GreenThree Colonel 216 Rep 2,110 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	I feel like Quartz is less of a hassle __________________ 2015 335xi \| Mineral Grey Metallic \| Black Dakota Leather \| NAV \| SportLine \| ZPP \| ZDA \| ZCW \| Munich Build Retired: 2008, 2011, 2013 328xi
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Red Bread Major General 4458 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Quartz makes for a nice, cheap, accurate watch, but mechanicals are so much more interesting. I don't understand quartz watches that sell for more than about $500, unless you're either trying to get ultra-slim or prefer a digital chrono or some sort of safety feature like the Breitling Emergency series. I have a quartz heart rate monitor, but prefer mechanical watches for anything else. I have two automatics and one manual winder. I'd love to find a nice, manual wind, two register chrono, but haven't found the right one.
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