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stopped in the local Rolie AD yesterday to see the new 42mm Date-Just which was superb and took a look at the new line of Bulova-Accutrons he is now carrying and was raving about,...especially of how responsive their CS was.
....I was impressed at the quality of designs and assortment of movements being offered in these watches both Swiss and Asian...auto and quartz including the new HEQ and all were reasonably priced.
....I ended up ordering one of the new Bulova Precisionists which will be the 1st quartz watch I have purchased in years and considered a HEQ...it is a marvel in watchmaking and the second hand just glides across the dial which beats 16 times each second instead of just 1 and is accurate to 10 sec. per year.
...I went for the Champlain model as pictured on the cover of their brochure below after seeing the same watch in the red accent SS/Ti version and the PVD with blue accents on black CF dial,both equally as nice....very retro/toolish look at 46.5mm/300m water resistant.
Very cool Oscar...I know that most of around here are mechanical calibre lovers for their soul and excellence in history, design, and watchmaking (and that will likely never change due to our love of that "hands-on" interaction and experience)...but the idea of a HEQ quartz with a sweep second hand that sweeps smoothly at 16 beats per second and keeps that kind of accuracy for under $1K is quite appealing.
Remember guys...at 28800 BPH most of the movements we know and love are moving the seconds hand 8 times per second.
Very cool...I can't wait to hear your impressions on this one once it arrives Oscar!!!
