mssanchez
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Autoquartz
Hi William,
An autoquartz is basically a battery operated watch which charges itself by means of a rotor (like the one you found on an automatic mechanical watch). For instance the Seiko kinetic works in that way. It has some advantages over a regular quartz watch, like the very long lasting battery life. I recall some Longines samples of autoquartz as well...
Regards
Martin
I am confused
By: William C : May 28th, 2009-16:08
It seemed to me that the idea of "automatic" was essentially redundant - that all quartz were certainly not manual and ,therefore, some type of "automatic", although I would never have chosen that word myself. But it seems that I am ignorant of some type ...
Autoquartz
By: mssanchez : May 28th, 2009-19:36
Hi William, An autoquartz is basically a battery operated watch which charges itself by means of a rotor (like the one you found on an automatic mechanical watch). For instance the Seiko kinetic works in that way. It has some advantages over a regular qua...
Thank you Martin
By: William C : May 29th, 2009-07:03
I don't know if the greater issue is that I am so ignorant in areas I thought I was well informed, or that at this advanced age that I am still learning something new. Either way, thank you for understanding. Best regards, William