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Quartz vs mechanicall
Firs tI want to make clear I never wanted or considered a quartz
That was for watches under 500 euro, right ?
But was I wrong ?
I always convinced myself that a mechanical watch can be expensive or even must be expensive because of the movement
10K - 20K - 30K for a steel mechanical watch like a Rolex, Zenith, JLC, Nautilus etc was correct
10 or 20K for a quartz was insane
Now ... knowing that a lot of 3 to 7 K watches use a Unitas or ETA that probably costs 100 euro max ...
Or what about a Rolex movement we find in the sub or GMT? anybody know who much it costs them ? I bet it's less than 400 euro
Even the movement inside a Patek Nautilus ... would it cost more than 1000 euro ? I don't know but would be surprised
So what is wrong with a quartz , and what if it's high end ? Like the Journe Elegante. the pinions, screws, wheels ets are produced in-house at FP Journe, the partly
quartz movement is mad in Switserland and it als has some nice 18K gold parts ( to cover the battery)
How much would this cost ? 300? 600? or more like 1000
So .... is it justifiable that 15K steel mechanical watch sounds OK while I (most of us) don't accept this when talking about a quartz?
(yes, still trying to convince myself a bit LOL )
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Quartz vs mechanicall
Firs tI want to make clear I never wanted or considered a quartz That was for watches under 500 euro, right ? But was I wrong ? I always convinced myself that a mechanical watch can be expensive or even must be expensive because of the movement 10K - 20K ...
Interesting point.
I don’t think the cost is necessarily the issue for many collectors. It’s the history and tradition of mechanical movements that draw them away from quartz. As well-the skill involved in making a hand winder or automatic. And because Seiko and Journe exhi...
A Spring Drive is not a quartz movement!
To suggest it is, as some sort of fancier 9F, does Seiko a massive disservice and denigrates the 21 years spent getting it from concept to production.
And another . . .
Always thought it a pity about the plastic inside a Cartier tank! Sorry about the dark photo from my archive. Best Clive ...
My opinion about mechanical and quartz
More. It is more. What i think about mechanical is this: It’s alive, It have a Heart, It is craftsmanship, It is culture (this is the Swiss heartland), It is emotion, It is give passionate people a job they love, It is status, It is all. For me, when a wa...
I know something about quartz, mostly high accuracy. I will be unlikely ...
To pay $$$ for a pretty looking watch with ordinary accuracy.
I think you're over analyzing this quartz thing.
It's clear you really like the Elegante hence you keep asking for external validation. My question to you is how does the watch make you feel? Does it put a smile on your face? Does it give you a little "tingle" down there? 🤪 (I kid, I kid). But seriously...
As you said, I think a lot of the price acceptability comes down to what you're paying for the watch vs. what it cost to make and what you're getting
There's nothing inherently wrong with quartz, and it's superior to mechanical by almost every practical metric. But usually when watches starting going over $20K, you're getting things like precious metals, finishing, and/or complication, so it's more abo...
I think the community is becoming "woke" on quartz now
When the Japanese came, saw and conquered the quartz game, the swiss industry decided that quartz is no good. Now that the market is warming to quartz again, this stigma is being slowly unravelled. My point is, quartz has never been a bad thing, it just g...
How long?
My oldest wrist-watch is 90 years old. It is a vintage Rolex and recently serviced. I wind it up and it tells the time. Its time-keeping is not that great compared to modern watches but it looks well on my wrist. There are hundreds of thousands of even ol...
