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Hybrid watches

 

Hi All,

I am interested in your responses (emotional or otherwise) to hybrid (electrical + mechanical) watches.

Hybrids are becoming a very recognisable and accepted concept in cars where the advantages of power at low revs from an electric motor are combined with the power at high revs from a petrol/diesel engine.

Some companies, such as TAG Heuer with their Caliber S chronograph movement, have produced hybrid watches and I am wondering how PuristS react to these, both emotionally and intellectually. Is it against all we stand for or is it a trend we could tolerate? Are their strengths of mechanical watches that could be combined with strengths of quartz or other electrical movements?

I have my own personal biases, but I would be interested in your thoughts.

Andrew

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For me personally...

 
By: dxboon : April 15th, 2009-00:12
...I prefer my mechanical watches "straight up, no chaser." Please leave the electronics at home when it comes to wristwatches. However, I do think these Linde Werdelin watches with their mountable dive computers, etc. are very cool. The module concept wo... 

That's my own personal bias too. [nt]

 
By: AndrewD : April 15th, 2009-15:32
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personally...

 
By: dannymc : April 15th, 2009-01:58
Personally I like their existance, but have no interest in owning one myself. As for other Purists, I'd bet that the majority do not favour such watches, but I'd also bet that most wouldn't turn their nose up at a Seiko Spring Drive.

Look at it from another angle...

 
By: DonCorson : April 15th, 2009-09:38
Finally.... the car industry is starting to learn from the watch industry. How do you reduce the costs, make more reliable, give greater autonomy to a watch? Make it electric, less parts, smaller, simpler production. Look at the difference in production c... 

So ‘we’ will be collecting mechanical watches as well as internal combustion cars?! [nt]

 
By: AndrewD : April 15th, 2009-15:34
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Spring Drive?

 
By: MTF : April 16th, 2009-11:16
Don, No No No I say..... Go back to mechanical hand wind, real spring drive cars! Big key in the back and good friends like Noddy and Big Ears to help with the winding and A-W-A-Y we go........ Regards, MTF