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Re: QUARTZ

In Response To: Re: QUARTZ ()

: > Quartz - I have had my quartz smp for
: eight
: > months now and am so glad that I didn`t
: buy
: > another automatic. I don`t have to worry
: about
: > whether I leave my watch off or on at
: night or
: > should I leave it upside down or or be
: ulrta
: > carefull with it. My smp quartz is very
: very
: > accurate, tough and hassle free, it might
: not
: > have a soul, however, it doesn`t drive me
: up the
: > wall by being 3 secs out per day when I
: play
: > tennis or 5 seconds out when I forget to
: hang it
: > upside down at night from the end of the
: bed. I
: > look at it like a bond car...everyone
: likes the
: > Aston Martin but the BMW Z3 beats it hands
: > down...but I suppose it doesn`t have a
: soul
: > either...whatever keep cool its still an
: OMEGA!!

: Heh, I suspect you've never experienced the joy
: of Aston motoring in that case.

: Your remark about tennis prompts me to make
: another pro-quartz point. A few contributors
: have observed that they feel more confident
: that the quartz model will take more of a
: licking than the auto. I've regularly abused
: mine, I'm ashamed to say, and it's taken
: everything I've thrown at it (touch wood).