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: Ity's ironic that you use the "insecurity'
: argument in favor of automatic ownership. I

That is not what I was saying. I was making the point that a secure person wouldn't bother with such arguments between two options when either more than meets their needs.

It is the insecure person who will tell you that YOUR choice is clearly inferior because THEY can quote a spec that proves thier choice is better. And this is usually done with total disregard to whether that spec difference has any meaning in real life.

Reminds me of a time when two of my buddies were arguing which of their sports cars was better. One of the main points of contention was the top speed specs. I brought the argument to a complete halt by asking the question "when will the difference between reaching 117 mph versus 123 mph ever make a difference to either of you?" Neither had an answer.

Some people get pointlessly caught up in comparing specs and making big issues of trivialities far beyond any real usefulness. These people seem compelled to not feel satisfied unless they can find no further level beyond what they have. They they further seem compelled to talk down any other options beyond what they have perceived as the best.

And this is all to what real benefit? Nobody wins in life because their watch is a few seconds more precise than everybody else's. But people *will* lose if they miss more important things while spending too much time fretting with excessive trivialities.

: Could you be as happy or "secure" if you
: were wearing the Omega Seamaster Pro quartz
: model?

Actually, I initially bought the quartz SMP and wore it for three weeks, then returned it and got the automatic instead. The quartz was accurate but boring. Call it silly if you wish, but I ENJOY items in my life that require more of my personal involvement. An automatic watch, cars with manual transmissions, spending more time with my pets than watching TV or playing computer games and so on--all of these things are part of an active, thinking, involved lifestyle. Much more interesting that having your entire world on autopilot, not caring whether you even show up at all.

BUT--my decision between auto versus quartz was not based on wasteful compulsions with accuracy, nor to show off to anyone else, nor to be able to claim righteous superiority based on specs. I picked what felt best for me. I am happy and secure with that and am not going to tell anyone that they are wrong for choosing differently.