zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

At least, that is how I feel. No quartz watch can be worth over some 200-300 Euros.

But, you should get what you like for your own reasons.

As for mechanical watches, I will reprint here my own experience with two mechanical Omegas.

- about 4 months ago, I took one Omega Seamaster (date) bought in 1970, constantly worn, never before serviced for it's first maintennance service. For some 60 Euros, watch was serviced by official Omega service point in my country. There were no defective parts to be replaced. Few days ago, I checked its accuracy (watch is constantly worn over day). So, 30 years old Omega, serviced only once, was -7 seconds from time I set it 3 months ago without touching the crown during this period.

- another, new, Omega Speedmaster triple date, constantly worn and without touching the crown, was this morning one second ahead the time set on last DST change (exactly 4 months ago).

I would never bet on quartz watch working after 30 years.

On the other hand, I do have one great Quartz watch with analog display (hands only, no LCD) with complications (1/5 sec stopwatch, alarm, date) that I have never seen in a mechanical watch, it is old some 15 years and still works perfectly. But, it costs today under 200 Euros, and when I bought it, it was 250 Euros. It looses about 0,15 seconds a day (5 secs per month) constantly.

Regards,
Davor

: I am interested in buying the Seamaster 300M
: this summer, but am caught between Quartz
: vs. Chronometer. I know that for most of you
: this is a no brainer, but I’ve always owned
: quartz watches and I kinda like the hassle
: free convenience of being able to just
: replace the battery every few years and just
: keep going. After the exhaustive reading
: that I have done on the quartz vs. auto
: debate on countless websites, I am certainly
: swayed toward chronometer by the
: auto/chronometer fans. I do have one concern
: with the automatic movement however. How
: much does it cost to have serviced
: periodically? I can probably get a battery
: replaced every few years for $30, but how
: about getting the automatic movement cleaned
: and re-lubricated every few years? If I am
: ready to put down as much as I am for this
: watch, I know that I should probably not be
: concerned about this, but I have to say that
: this is a tiebreaker for me. What are any
: thoughts that any of you have out there on
: the topic….beside that I am unrefined and
: don’t understand the romance and intrigue
: surrounding the auto/chronometer timepice.