[nachob]

A few years back, I switched to Quartz movements, they were always ready to go, less maintenance and more rugged, then recently I went back to vintage watches. Winding every day, re-setting the time every other day, finding a dependable place to maintain them that I trust and does good work etc. I do like winding the watches and hearing the tik, tik sound but my last purchase was a Seiko Quartz Mechanical RAF issues watch and man, I know Quartz is looked down up by the congnoscenti, but I have renewed appreciation for them. I pick it up and it is exactly on time, every day. Just strap it on and go...there is something tool-ish and cool about it as well. I think it was nice to get away from them for a bit and now I have renewed appreciation for them. If I was going camping for example with no phone to sync with, I would take my Quartz field watch any day.

 

[nachob]

I also like quartz. I'm pretty new to watches, and I've already come full circle on quartz. Starting out thinking that quartz is great and low-maintenance and even desirable. Then transitioned into prioritizing mechanical movements as I gained understanding and fascination of the marvels of mechanical engineering that even low end mechanical watches are. Now I see the value in both and have space in my collection for these fundamentally different technologies that achieve the same end. There is beauty in quartz too - they are marvels of electrical engineering.

Exactly. I have renewed appreciation for both now!

 

[nachob]

I come from a mechanical background, so when I started getting into watches…once I learned how quartz and mechanical worked, I naturally gravitated towards mechanical. Quartz sucks with battery changes…so ideally it would be solar or some kind of spring drive-ish kinetic…but I’ve grown to really appreciate quartz for allowing a quick and cheap breadth of styles and colors to cover anything I might want to wear/do, and of course for allowing either a quick reference to set mechanicals to, or just a straight grab and go. But those battery changes still suck.

I find battery changes about every 4-5 years a lot simpler than finding a good service and it costs $275 per service. Batteries cost me about $20

 

[nachob]

I'm not saying quartz is better by the way just saying I had lost interest in them, went mechanical but now I have renewed love and respect for them again and they are have some plusses over mechanical. It's kinda like I prefer a 60s Ferrari for sundays but sometime a fuel injected car that always starts in the morning reliably and looks good has its charm as well! I see quarts watch's like my trusty VW GTi. Fun, inexpensive and gets me where I want to go in style. I know it's not the Ferrari but stil love it. So kudos to Quartz we can love both!

 

[nachob]

I have been mechanical only for years. Got into a GS quartz recently, it is a great watch, and it gets a lot of wrist time. I am trying to get to a place where I do not prefer one type of movement over another.

Yes, that is the place I am now. I appreciate both equally!