: Is there a quality advantage to either a quartz
: or automatic watch? I've tried to research
: the pros and cons of each, but I'm still not
: sure...
: Quartz seems to require less service - Per
: Omega specs, the quartz should have regular
: service every other battery change (how long
: does a battery last?) and the auto should be
: serviced every five years.
: The quartz is more accurate (however a few
: seconds either way doesn't matter to me).
: The quartz is rated to 5000 G's for shock
: resistance. Omega doesn't rate the auto.
: The quartz is several hundred dollars less.
: Do automatics maintain more of their value?
: Any info is appreciated.
I've had a mechanical SMP (Bond style) for three years now. At the time of purchase I considered quartz also, since I want my watch to be accurate.
On the other hand, I like mechanical things, the camera I take most my pictures is mechanical etc. Mechanical is more expensive than the quartz. Eventually maybe the decisive factor was the seconds hand. I watched several quartz examples and maybe in one of five the seconds hand landed on the line it should land. The automatic with sweeplike motion was much more pleasant to look and also easier to measure small time intervals, a few seconds.
Eventually happened so that the one I got has been more accurate than any quartz timepiece I have ever had. Since mechanical typically runs at different speeds in different positions it has been possible for me to stop the watch only when necessary to change to daylight saving time and back. Most of the time my SMP is within plus minus three seconds from time signal and never outside plus minus 15 seconds.
