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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmaker
This thread is the one you are referring to I believe:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/quartz-watches-some-information-some-may-find-interesting.5475/
Cheers, Al
Quartz bothers the hell out of me. Should it?
This thread is the one you are referring to I believe:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/quartz-watches-some-information-some-may-find-interesting.5475/
Cheers, Al
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dennisthemenace
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Is it quartz? yes .Is it mechanical? well, yes.
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ulackfocus
·And to confuse things even more, this is my first really expensive watch, bought in 1985.
Is it quartz? yes .Is it mechanical? well, yes.
The watch is quartz, and the chronograph is mechanical if that's what I think it is.
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arkstfan
·And don't forget the kinetic watches that are quartz but generate electricity from your movements while wearing the watch. Seiko makes some really nice kinetics but I always see something else I want more.
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micampe
·The watch is quartz, and the chronograph is mechanical if that's what I think it is.
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Badwolf
·And to confuse things even more, this is my first really expensive watch, bought in 1985.
Is it quartz? yes .Is it mechanical? well, yes.
I have the slightly older version, great watch.
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bristnj
·Wait for a nice 844 variant (844-2, 844-3, etc), you will be much happier! They come-up and you'll be in the $1200 - $1500 depending on condition. Of course if you can find a 844 "Monnin" that's a different story as far as price goes - closer to $2000 - $2500.
For me, I just cannot have the same emotional attachment to a piece where there is no interaction, no mechanical gears working away. I love setting, winding my watches as I wear them. When its quite, listening to the movement (pallet fork) is soothing in a way.
Quartz just seems..........well, soulless to me.
For me, I just cannot have the same emotional attachment to a piece where there is no interaction, no mechanical gears working away. I love setting, winding my watches as I wear them. When its quite, listening to the movement (pallet fork) is soothing in a way.
Quartz just seems..........well, soulless to me.
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Egatdagi
·This thread is the one you are referring to I believe:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/quartz-watches-some-information-some-may-find-interesting.5475/
Cheers, Al
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arkstfan
·The girlfriend (now wife) of one of my son's friends is in some medical field, she told me one of the requirements for one of her courses in college was you had to have a mechanical watch with a second hand, no quartz, because they had found people using quartz watches had a harder time taking a patient's pulse because there is a tendency to start counting the movement of the second hand when it jumps from marker to marker while the smoother second hand of a mechanical didn't have that distraction.
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GuiltyBoomerang
·When I first started collecting watches, I had 4 quartz watches and 1 mechanical (a Seiko 5 Superior with a 7S36 movement.) This was about 5 months ago. Fast forward to now...I onsold my Quartz Fossil to an unsuspecting fashionista, got rid of a 'trendy' DW, and kept my TAG F1 from my birth year and my beater Seiko Chrono (sentimental, it pretty much appears in a lot of photos from the time it got gifted to me.) Every other watch has sweepy hands 😀
If I thought I got upset when I scratched the TAG while fixing some furniture...that was nothing compared to when I my Cal 26.5SC dropped from my wrist as I had put the strap on too tight (and the lug went flying.) Personally opened it up to see if I could fix it. No luck, off for a repair due a loose balance 🙁
If I thought I got upset when I scratched the TAG while fixing some furniture...that was nothing compared to when I my Cal 26.5SC dropped from my wrist as I had put the strap on too tight (and the lug went flying.) Personally opened it up to see if I could fix it. No luck, off for a repair due a loose balance 🙁
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Northernman
··LemaniacUntil they fail. And you discover that there is no parts availability for the early movements, and the later ones are "fixed" by exchanging a whole movement if you can find one.
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Northernman
··LemaniacNot too many Quartz watches in the box. The f300 and even more so the f720 movements are very interesting, and they are in all respects mechanical watches, although taking energy from a battery rather than a spring. I love those hummers....
My only Quartz "keeper" is the pre-series/prototype "Dolmy" badged Lemania cal 181 chronograph.
It was made to also be used in a Speedmaster model, but the times did not permit.
It has the 5100 layout of hands, and a proper column wheel chrono module. The 100th/sec LCD is controlled with micro switches activated by the mechanical levers. It has one "motor" driving the whole chrono module. Hence the layout of the dial has the classical style.
My only Quartz "keeper" is the pre-series/prototype "Dolmy" badged Lemania cal 181 chronograph.
It was made to also be used in a Speedmaster model, but the times did not permit.
It has the 5100 layout of hands, and a proper column wheel chrono module. The 100th/sec LCD is controlled with micro switches activated by the mechanical levers. It has one "motor" driving the whole chrono module. Hence the layout of the dial has the classical style.
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jimdgreat1
·I feel dirty just opening this thread. 😉
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gmkelm
·Can you believe it, I actually own a "dirty" Omega quartz... Seriously rediculous thread.
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Steve9pm
·One question - is it easily resellable? If so, why not buy it and literally test it out to see if you like it or not. If not, resell jt
