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Hi J.P!
Great that you´re planning to buy a great watch.(either choice)
My suggestion is, try out a cheapo Swatch auto and give it a try for couple of weeks. Then you´ll get a pretty good idea whether the SMP auto will suit your needs.
I did the thing and bought the SMP quartz some years ago - and I´m happy with it. It´s very very accurate - until few months ago it only gained 2-3 seconds/year! (now it gains about 5-6/month, duno why but gonna change the batteries soon..)
I love the quartz SMP, but felt intrigued by owning an automatic. Even tho it ain´t as near as accurate as a quartz, there is a special feeling I must admit, to have a small piece on your wrist that doesn´t contain any electronical parts that still runs perfectly fine for all needs. Mine runs about 3-4 seconds fast per day, and I feel fine with it. I think there´s a charm in it as well, knowing that depending on your daily activities it´ll lose or gain little... as it has its own mood, :)
But paying lots of money for a watch is a big step, and therefore I suggest you buy a cheapo swatch, used or not. Try it out couple of weeks.
But indeed, I do recommend the auto version.
Good luck!
/Keo
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