Re: SMP Quartz... (long)
Despite all the hype from the "purists" about the "great tradition" of the "mechanical" watch, the plain, simple, unvarnished truth is that a quartz watch is way, way, way more accurate than a mechqnical watch, easier (and vastly cheaper) to maintain than a mechanical, and way less prone to movement damage from shock to the watch (the Omega SMP is rated at withstanding 5000g's of shock without harm).
I know this statement will probably cause a firestorm of protests, but it's the truth. I had a SMP autowind that I loved (even though this $1000+ watch gained 5-10 seconds a day from the very beginning and never got "broken in") until it started gaining 45 SECONDS/DAY; this, of course, happened 2 months after the Omega warranty expired. One trip to the repair facility in Pennsylvania, I think it was, one trip all the way back to the factory in Switzerland, hundreds of dollars, and months of waiting, and I still had a watch that gained 45 seconds each and every day, and Omega apparently couldn't/wouldn't do anything to remedy the situation.
I finally traded it in on a Submariner, which I really never liked (although it was accurate within 5-6 seconds a month). Then I came across this site, found out that the Bond SMP came in a quartz, and immediately traded "up" to one (the difference I got back from the trade paid for a semester of tuition at college, which wasn't bad either). I have been on cloud nine ever since. I do not think you'll ever be disappointed from going this route.
Good Luck
P.S. I'm not knocking the guys and gals that love mechanicals, I love old clocks and pocket watches too, but I want a watch on my wrist that I can depend on.
