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Re: Sorry, I don't own any Omega Quartz

In Response To: Sorry, I don't own any Omega Quartz ()

: Get yourself a caseopener and pop that sucker
: open, take a picture of it and post it here.
: I'm sure we'd all love to see it.

: BTW - I don't hate quartz, I just find
: mechanicals more interesting.

That's cool this is all just a "swapping of ideas". Actually, I would love to open the case. The fact is, since this is a diver's watch that I do use for diving, I do not trust my own abilities to open and reseal it insuring waterproofing. There was more than just the "007' appeal that made me choose the Seamaster Pro. I am a SCUBA diver on weekends.

However, I might just take it to the dealer that sold it and get them to open it and let me snap off a couple of shots, then reseal it properly. The same manufacturer that produces the Omega automatic movements (ETA of Switzerland) makes the quartz movements as well.

I see your point regarding the mechanical movement being interesting. I can agree with you there. I see a similar fascination with the science behind the quartz and even the kinetic movements. Think about it. Although the tech is newer, the quartz and kenetics still use a simple bit of stone from the ground to maintain accuracy. A small bit of voltage is shoved through a bit of quartz from "Mother Earth" and an oscilation is produced that is so reliably precise that it is used for timing devices. Essentially, the REAL timepiece IS THE QUARTZ CRYSTAL, not the movement that is constructed around it. And the quartz crystal is not even man made. It was produced in nature, but the hand of God, or in whatever manner you prefer to believe quartz is produced in the earth. :-) It is almost a microcosmic version of what goes on in the universe around us. The planets circle the sun and the sun and all the other sons circle the galactic center...etc... and unless that process is disturbed somehow ... the entire thing keeps perfect time and it wasn't even man-made. You can't deny that there is a certain elegance and beauty in the process. :-) and there is a definite irony in using a small bit of this grand universal process on your wrist to tell time.