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Quartz is logically superior, yes. So what?

In Response To: Re: Chronometer Chroshmometer - Quartz Is Superior ()

That is my question. So what?

I do not go around touting that my chronometer 30+ year-old watch is more accurate than others. I do not compare my watch to anyone else's but to itself.

People have many different reasons for buying an automatic watch. Some people because of marketing reasons. Yuppies who have a lot of money for such things. Then there are people who think of their watch as an artistic piece in itself. People who think of their watch as a hobby. People who like to tinker with mechanical things. The list goes on. Mainly people who can see past the rigidness of accurate timekeeping and its restrictions.

So yes, your watch is the logical answer and you have a great point. Perhaps you should invest in a radio controlled watch to have it adjusted to the US atomic clock periodically. But in the end I enjoy my watch, at least the same if not more than you enjoy yours. That is where the price justification is.