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I can appreciate both. There are awesome quartz watches across many different price points.

It's also nice to know quartz can be configured to their own chronometer certification.

 

[PANICiii]

2 / 6 of my watches are Quartz and I really love them as much.

In a watch rotation, the ease of use of the quartz ones is hard to beat for me. Also they sometimes serve as reference to set my other watches.

I like mine that they will at least tell you when the battery is getting low on power (with a 2 second tick) so I can plan on changing the battery.

 

[bneath]

I tend to think some microbrands could sell more watches if they would just use a solid swiss quartz instead of yet another SW200.

It annoys me that if I want to look at a quartz right now, I just end up checking listings for a 2264.50. I might not be alone in this either, seeing as how a good example of a 2264.50 is going for retail 20 years later.

 

[Rocket1991]

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.

Quartz popularity happened for a reason. It was more convinient than mechnical and people loved this convenience especially when watches were must have thing and tool to depend on.

 

[VincentG]

I have never found it an either or situation. Last year I purchased my 1st 7548 diver and I am still head over heels with it. I came across this 7548-7000 JDM diver FS here at a very nice price, I bought it because of the price and I put it on an oem SKX bracelet and fell in love with the watch, aftermarket bezel insert and all I have on my wish list two more quartz movements a 7a28 and a 9F and I also have a Tudor Oysterquartz project watch that with some luck and some help I may see on my wrist at some point in the future.
My Dec 1980 7548-7000 JDM diver

A nice Sept 1982 6458-6000 mid-size JDM diver I picked up for my younger son

My Tudor Prince Oysterquartz project

I love my solar quartz SSC813 Panda

 

[sticky]

You like what you like. I’ve got a mix and favour neither quartz or mechanical.

 

[Belzoni]

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.

 

[MarkKenyon]

@GregJ As the owner of a quartz Hamilton Khaki I completely agree. Though the autos can be had cheaply on the gray market I’m very happy with my quartz!

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Foundation, great series.

 

[14060]

I appreciate and collect both quartz and mechanical watches. To me, they are equal but different.

 

[leadbelly2550]

i'm about 50/50 between automatics and quartz/solar quartz. last three watch purchases were quartz. No issues with them.

 

[SouthTX]

I prefer quartz for all the reasons and now I think solar is the next step for the quartz. I would like to see the SBGN009, 9F, solar and micro or tool less adjustment on the bracelet. Ya I know. that will be a long time to wait.
As mentioned a few posts back, I feel Micros are missing an opportunity by not offering quartz. MONTA comes to mind. I talked to them and no way. They are all about mechanical. Still too much bias out there.

 

[b1rdman973]

Foundation, great series.

I have of course heard great things about it but haven't started it yet; I am currently reading every single part of the Dune series - every single part!

 

[bneath]

I prefer quartz for all the reasons and now I think solar is the next step for the quartz. I would like to see the SBGN009, 9F, solar and micro or tool less adjustment on the bracelet. Ya I know. that will be a long time to wait.
As mentioned a few posts back, I feel Micros are missing an opportunity by not offering quartz. MONTA comes to mind. I talked to them and no way. They are all about mechanical. Still too much bias out there.

My favorite micro sold me a 10yr ronda with a +1 second a week accuracy, with the brightest lume I've ever seen, and it was well under $1000.

Solar, outside some really specific applications, doesn't even really stack up against that. What's the average life span of a solar movement? I don't think they're anywhere near competitive with a $25 7-10 yr battery yet.

 

[ugawino]

Currently 100% quartz (and digital) in my modest collection. Not saying I won't ever own another mechanical, but it certainly isn't a priority.

I've never been one to revel in the enjoyment of hand-winding a watch or staring at a bunch of little gears and springs and such. I know some people take great pleasure from those things, but they do nothing for me.

 

[MarkKenyon]

I have of course heard great things about it but haven't started it yet; I am currently reading every single part of the Dune series - every single part!

The Dune series is on my list also.

 

[Nokie]

Quartz are good

Autos are good

Hand winders are good

All is good.....!

 

[jcp123]

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

My mechanicals aren’t worth a $275 service in the first place lol - but because of my mechanical background, I think I have what some of us automotive enthusiasts call “mechanical sympathy”, where I am aware of and sympathetic to the mechanical bits, whereas quartz, like any form of electronics is (to me) always impossibly needy by needing anything at all. I don’t and never have had patience for quirks on phones, computers, or, yes, battery changes on quartz watches, because the user experience never matches the seemingly endless promises of perfection and ease. That’s a lifestyle choice which existed before I was into watches, and also extends far beyond watches. But anyhow, that’s why I said solar quartz is my huckleberry…my EcoDrive Citizen is going on about a dozen years old now and is soldiering on, maintenance-free.

 

[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!

 

[oprhodium39]

My interest into watches started with LCD quartz watches (when I was a kid, late ‘70s/early ‘80s). My first “serious/expensive“ watch was a basic day-date Seiko quartz (graduation gift). Later I “widened” my interest into mechanicals, but was always looking for “interesting” quartz watches (radio/GPS controlled, HAQ, 2 hander etc.), so I have several quartz watches in my collection, one day I garb a quartz, other day a mechanical.

If my life would depend on a watch my choice would be a quartz - I think quartz watches are way more reliable.

 

[CM HUNTER]

Quartz has become very attractive lately considering both Powermatic's and Sellita's have their issues.