: The only other peice of advice I can give you
: is that you should only be conidering an
: automatic with a chonomometer grade
: movement. There's really no difference
: between an omega quartz movement and one
: from seiko or casio, so why spend the money
: to buy an omega if the insides aren't
: unique. Note also that all the high end
: watch companys (rolex, patek, zenith, etc.)
: don't even make quartz movements because to
: do so would render their watches
: indistinguishable from all the japanese
: quartz' out there (at the advent of quartz,
: the luxury brands mostly dug in their heels
: and decided to stay with mechanical
: movements so that they would be different,
: unique, and expensive). It's also important
: to know that there is a big difference
: between a non-chronometer grade automatic
: movement and one that is chronometer grade.
: The chronometer grade movement will last
: longer, be more accurate, retain value
: better, and will be servicable much longer
: than a non-chronometer watch. FYI: Tag
: doens't make watches with chronometer grade
: movements.
: G'Day
While I appreciate the sentiments behind a mechanical watch, you need to consider how much of an enthusiast you actually are. I would really like a mechanical watch, but as I can only afford one watch, then I prefered to go with the reliability, durability, practicality and lesser cost of a quartz. I wear my watch ALL the time and want one I feel comfortable wearing all the time. Some of the things I do with my watch on would have me constantly fretting about damage were it a mechanical one, but quartz I know I don't need to worry.
At some point I'm sure I will get a mechanical watch as well (hopefully a PO) but sadly that will be some years away yet. In the meantime, I'm extremely happy with my quartz SMP
