I don’t think you need to apologize, we’re all here because we like discussing watches. I think the point comes to what we mean by the word “quality”.
“Quality” can be used to mean how precisely manufactured a watch is. But personally, I find it hard to make global judgments about the “quality” (in this sense) of watches. Of course all of us here obsess over the details, and I often admire one aspect of a certain watch while admiring a different aspect of another watch. In my watch box, I have a KW next to a BB58. I admire the sharpness of the dial and hands on the KW. I admire the sharpness of the case finishing on the BB58. They’re both great watches; if I had to get rid of one, I’m not sure which one I’d pick.
But for me, the more important aspect of “quality” has to do with quality of design. And of course this is a matter of taste. But a when it comes to MkII as a brand, what attracts me is the brand as a reflection and expression of one person’s taste and him making that a reality with as little compromise as humanly possible. You can have two sets of hands that are manufactured with equal precision, but which ones are better proportioned, with all the little details that appeal to your ideal? Again, this is a matter of taste. But my taste resonates with what MkII is doing and I don’t ever want that vision to be compromised to get the watch to me sooner.
I totally respect that for someone else, their taste might perfectly resonate with a Ginault. And that’s great. We’re lucky that there are so many choices out there these days.
