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 Posted: Mon Feb 4th, 2008 05:54 pm
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oagaspar



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 I can agree and disagree on many levels here as I have spent the past year concentrating on not only collecting certain watches but the engines that drive themwatch2.gifIn both Auto.Mechanical and Quartz there are movements worth owning as they play a part in Horology and for most of us the hobby is Horology...http://www.horology.com/ which as you can see by this link I use is very vast and covers more than just buying watcheshand6.gif

     As there are hords of auto/mechanical movements that molded the watch industry in the very earliest stages there are also quartz...The Swiss did invent the quartz watch regardless of some WIS' beliefs and back in 1969 displayed this new movement unprotected in the Worlds Fair at which Texas Instrumemnts and Casio along with Seiko snatched up and thus the Quartz revolution began!coyote2.gif...I was amazed at the new technology and how thin a watch could be made as I am sure many of us were,but as I have grown in the hobby it has led me to mechanical movements like the Peseuax 7040 I just picked up sizing in at a mere 3mm thick!!..there are many quartz watches in my collection that are imho amazing in there own right and the Swiss once again took them to a new height with gilded jeweled quartz movements,chronograph movement and now triple retrogrades which allow many WIS to enjoy these complications as well as 100's we could mention at a fraction of the cost than a auto or mechanical version ...I enjoy these watches for what they are as well as the asthetic attraction and enjoyment they give mewoohoo.gif

   My preference is Swiss/German/Asian auto's and mechanicals but I don't hesitate buying a quartz based on what powers it and again just pure gotta have a fix or a deal I can't pass up...same go's for mechanicals...the hunt and the deal drive me and I am happiest when a watch comes to me I have been wanting! 

   There is room for both mechanical and quartz collectors in my WIS world as it's all about watches isn't it?...I would hope so as we can all learn from each other as we have from this thread To each his own ...let's share our knowledge as we always have on this forum as well as our likes and dislikes in a way respectful to all cause' a forum would be pretty dull imho opinion if we were all on the same page..... or in this case Wrist!  just my 2 cents:D