: My Colt Ocean quartz is Chronometer certified,
: and hasn't lost a second in the past 6
: months, but again neither ha smy Timex
: Atlantis. Do I really care? NO, but it makes
: interesting conversation sometimes, and
: after reading a few remarks about Omega
: quartz movements, I don't understand why
: Omega doesn't go the extra mile and do the
: same for their quartz movements too. I do
: however have a new respect for quartz
: movements after reading the the post below
: on the quartz crystal.
: One thing I didn't realize is the mechanical
: movements are machine assembeled? Wow, that
: shoots my dreams of the old watch maker
: assembling these things, but it's truely
: fantastic. However, I will always have a
: passion for mechanical movements, and I
: suspect they will always be around; Maybe my
: great great great grandson will be a WIS
: too.
There is an article here on Chronocentric that talks about the few chronometer certified quartz movements and why the companies chose to have them certified. In a nutshell, the article claims that it was a marketing move. There are some people who will not purchase a watch or have any faith in it if it does not have the hanging tag and the certificate. Likewise, the company can charge more for the watch if it is certified.
I agree, I am surpised that Omega has not sent their's out for certification as well, or at least some of them. Just as there are people who purchased the SMP LE (007 model)and payed a significantly higher price, there will likewise be the Omega customer that will pay a few hundred dollars more for a quartz watch that has a chronometer certification. BTW, all Breitlings are not certified. Some are, some are not. Again, Breitling knows that some people care about the certification, and others could not care less since even the cheapest made quartz movemement tends to surpass the chronometer specs, as do most of the non-certified mechanical movements made today.
