It's O.K. To buy a quartz movement if you like the watch it's in.
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The only time it is OK is between 11PM and 2AM (GMT) on the second Saturday of March. For optimal results, wear a red T-shirt and drink half a glass of water before purchase, and finish the glass after purchasing. Once you receive the order confirmation, smash the glass on the ground and do 4 jumping-jacks.
Failure to follow this guide may be punishable by law as it is NOT OK to buy a Quartz watch outside of this time frame; punishment for this crime may involve a revocation of your WIS card, and you will also be forced to wear a 60mm Invicta for a whole week.
Hope that clears it up for you!
Failure to follow this guide may be punishable by law as it is NOT OK to buy a Quartz watch outside of this time frame; punishment for this crime may involve a revocation of your WIS card, and you will also be forced to wear a 60mm Invicta for a whole week.
Hope that clears it up for you!
Nice looking watch!I'm reading this topic while wearing my nearly 20 years old quartz watch.
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Mechanical watches are nice but there are situations where mechanical watches shouldn't be involved. For example you are spending a certain period of time in a place with no watch service available. Quartz watches have fixed battery life and changing battery in most quartz watches are quite easy. I once had to change my watch's battery when I were abroad, luckily I had the caseback opener and a spare battery in my luggage.
Apparently yesterday at 3:30p EST, because I bought one of these:
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PRS-18Q
Really I prefer automatics just for the mechanics of them. But I wanted a grab and go and this one has always appealed to me, I also liked the fact that the original military watch this is based on was supplied with a quartz movement as well. Quartz and mechanical interest me equally if I like the watch that is built around them.
PRS-18Q
Really I prefer automatics just for the mechanics of them. But I wanted a grab and go and this one has always appealed to me, I also liked the fact that the original military watch this is based on was supplied with a quartz movement as well. Quartz and mechanical interest me equally if I like the watch that is built around them.
Notice quite a few people pointing out supposed costs benefits of changing out a battery for $10 every four years in quartz vs. servicing an automatic every five years (or whatever amount of time).
But doesn't that assume a VERY small watch collection? If you have a dozen watches, and that automatic is only being worn at most 50 days in a year, then it will take 20 or 30 years of use to reach that kind of five year "mileage" if you aren't using a winding box. This does assume that you don't have crown problems from setting the time/date frequently. Meanwhile, 20 to 30 years? That quartz movement could easily give up the ghost and have to be completely replaced in that time, and you've spend some money on batteries. Probably evens out, doesn't it?
That being said, I have some of both and think people should chose the watch based on the style that they like best
But doesn't that assume a VERY small watch collection? If you have a dozen watches, and that automatic is only being worn at most 50 days in a year, then it will take 20 or 30 years of use to reach that kind of five year "mileage" if you aren't using a winding box. This does assume that you don't have crown problems from setting the time/date frequently. Meanwhile, 20 to 30 years? That quartz movement could easily give up the ghost and have to be completely replaced in that time, and you've spend some money on batteries. Probably evens out, doesn't it?
That being said, I have some of both and think people should chose the watch based on the style that they like best
Is it correct. It always bug me. I have dozen watch and wear it for rotation every week so every watch only run 1 week a month. So I can keep it without servicing for 20 years?Notice quite a few people pointing out supposed costs benefits of changing out a battery for $10 every four years in quartz vs. servicing an automatic every five years (or whatever amount of time).
But doesn't that assume a VERY small watch collection? If you have a dozen watches, and that automatic is only being worn at most 50 days in a year, then it will take 20 or 30 years of use to reach that kind of five year "mileage" if you aren't using a winding box. This does assume that you don't have crown problems from setting the time/date frequently. Meanwhile, 20 to 30 years? That quartz movement could easily give up the ghost and have to be completely replaced in that time, and you've spend some money on batteries. Probably evens out, doesn't it?
That being said, I have some of both and think people should chose the watch based on the style that they like best
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