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It's not just the movement but the case and bracelet you need be concerned over!
: How long any watch 'lives' also depends a lot
: on how much you use it. Occasional wear
: watches can run and look good for a very
: long time.
: But a watch worn as a daily wearer will likely
: have a battered case and worn out bracelet
: after 15-25 years. So at that point, it
: doesn't matter how much longer the movement
: would hold up. The watch as a whole will
: likely be in only fair to poor shape, so
: would need a pricey restoration to continue
: to be useful or valuable.
: So while you can appreciate the somewhat
: greater longevity of a mechanical watch,
: don't overthink that aspect without regard
: to what shape the rest of the watch might be
: after several decades of your use.
: The majority of luxury watch owners simply wear
: their watch out over a couple of decades,
: then retire it. The bulk of great looking
: 40+ year old watches you see at the vintage
: watch dealers are ones that the owners
: pulled out only for special occasions and/or
: spent a fair bit of money restoring.
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