It is probability (to me)...

I hope I did not frighten you and I hope I can explain well in words.

Mechanical watches are made of up of many components interacting with each others versus a chip which has all the connections already hard-wired in wafer form, and no moving parts. Thus, lesser chance for a non-moving part system to fail.

For the mechanical pieces, they are tested before leaving the factories.
Most of the time, it is handling that causes issues. I've mechanical watches like 60 over years ago, running accurately, if treated with care and service at regular interval.
A few common causes, like dropping the watch, subjecting to sudden shock and magnetization.

Ha...ok, the 'shaking' is for automatic watches
If the automatic watch has stopped, shaking it will let the watch run for a while, better to turn like thirty to forty rounds on the crown to enable it to have more power.

Even the new quartz has improved. Typically 18 to 24 months the battery should be flat. The indicator is the second-hand will jump in block of 10 second instead of 1 second.

Hope I address your questions.

Kong

chopard happy sport vs jlc master compressor

By: kakatamad : June 20th, 2009-23:32

hi, this is my first post and also would like to seek advice from you guys/gals. which do u think is better the jlc mastercompressor (ladies with leather strap)or the chopard happy sport chrono (limited to 3000 pcs/snowflake). i'm sure i would go with the...

Welcome Mch!

By: Kong : June 21st, 2009-11:06

Hi Mch Understand Amanico has provided you the inputs for JLC. As for Chopard, the Happy series are mainly quartz. If you are looking for mechanical diving GMT watch, will have to request you take a look at the Chopard L.U.C line, and the model is L.U.C P...

hmm

By: kakatamad : June 21st, 2009-19:34

hi kong, thanks for your input. i've also posted photos of jlc and chopard in the jlc forum. . http://jlc.watchprosite.com/show-forumpost/fi-2/pi-3217846/ti-528791/s--5/ as for the design/aesthetics i think i still prefer either the jlc diving gmt or chro...

Your friends are not the only one ...

By: Kong : June 21st, 2009-20:42

to think that Chopard is a jewellery maker. And you are right that Chopard started as a watchmaker and ventured into jewelery at a later stage in 50's and 60's. Somehow the jewellery segment gain more publicity than the watches. In 1996, Mr Karl-Friedrich...

question..

By: kakatamad : June 21st, 2009-21:51

hi kong, thanks for the link. i shall look into it. my question is, when you say that there's an higher chance to have an issue with a mechanical one...what issues are you talking about? honestly, i dont know much about watches but i would think that a qu...

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