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Maybe that watch is an exception to the rule
In Response To: Regarding the "super accurate quartz" myth... ()

I've seen you post this before, and I can't help but think the watch you are talking about isn't the norm. I've heard from many others that keep great accuracy. Also, my Seamaster would only be .5 second off after one month of use - sometimes even longer. I have a feeling my watch is closer to the rule.

: My wife has such a "super accurate"
: Quartz Seamaster. According to Omega, a
: Quartz may do -0.3/+0.4 per day, which my
: wife's watch makes full use of by gaining
: almost 3 seconds a week. This amounts to a
: whopping minute of gain between DST resets,
: and to add insult to injury, the watch has
: quick-set hours and wouldn't normally need
: to be hacked at all.

: As per Omega's specification, this is how much
: you can expect from a Quartz watch. They
: have offered to have it checked in Bienne,
: though. I'll make use of this now as soon as
: I've found the time to accomodate my wife to
: a spare Automatic watch from me. :-)

: However, what I'm trying to say is: Quartz
: isn't "super accurate", it's just
: less inaccurate than Automatic.

: -hacmac

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