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For the life of me I just cannot get excited about automatic watches. I understand the appeal to some for the elegant workmanship, style, etc. That's only human. However, you have to spend a boatload of cash to get one that's even reasonably accurate as opposed to a quartz watch. I refuse to own an inaccurate watch. Just a personal idiosyncrasy I guess.
With that said, I have had unusual luck with Swatch quartz watches being extremely accurate. I only have one now as an older one died even after I got a local Rolex repairman to fix it once. He reluctantly told me to never ask again I might add. That old one and the current one I now have had since Aug. 2014 was/are superb. I check the atomic clock on the Internet every two weeks like clockwork (pun intended ) and this current Swatch is gaining only one second!!! Theoretically, that's 24 secs. a year which is phenomenal!! To get more accuracy I'd need a HEQ watch that cost an arm & a leg.
I would buy a G-Shock Atomic watch, but to me they feel like wearing a spare tire on your wrist. As well, I cannot find anyone that makes an analog day/date atomic watch either.
Anyone else prefer quartz accuracy?
With that said, I have had unusual luck with Swatch quartz watches being extremely accurate. I only have one now as an older one died even after I got a local Rolex repairman to fix it once. He reluctantly told me to never ask again I might add. That old one and the current one I now have had since Aug. 2014 was/are superb. I check the atomic clock on the Internet every two weeks like clockwork (pun intended ) and this current Swatch is gaining only one second!!! Theoretically, that's 24 secs. a year which is phenomenal!! To get more accuracy I'd need a HEQ watch that cost an arm & a leg.
I would buy a G-Shock Atomic watch, but to me they feel like wearing a spare tire on your wrist. As well, I cannot find anyone that makes an analog day/date atomic watch either.
Anyone else prefer quartz accuracy?