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I think for me its about philosophy and emotion...

 

Rather than actual rate results or real world stability.  I am fully aware that many fine watches with regulators keep time just as well as their freely sprung brethren, but I like the "idea" of stability that a free sprung balance conveys, and for me (probably because I learned about the free sprung balance so early in the development of my watch obsession) a balance with an index regulator just doesn't convey that warm feeling.

So it seems I am somewhat alone in this specific and unshakable bias.  Fortunately, there are more wonderful free-sprung watches out there than I could ever hope to own/wear so it's not as if I will be suffering smile I just wish sometimes I could muster more appreciation for watches that many other enthusiasts fawn over.

Thanks for all of your time consuming and thoughtful responses!

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