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 Posted: Sun Feb 3rd, 2008 05:18 pm
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KenC



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 Well, I've seen all the justifications, and although I have a few quartz (3 to be exact and 2 of those need batteries), I still cannot justify it on a high end basis.  To me..."a quartz is a quartz is a quartz!"  I don't care if it's an Omega, Movado, Rolex or SongeBob Squarepants, they all keep time within a couple of seconds a month of each other.  I could justify something like a couple $100 on a high end G-Shock if I was in need of certain esoteric features, but I am not.

The quartz movement is cheap....yeah, yeah, yeah...I've heard all the stories about metal vs plastic back plates, gold connectors, more itty-bitty synthetic rubies for the analog conversion, but, at least to me, quartz is a cheap movement lacking the craftsmanship and soul of a mechanical/automatic.  A cheap quartz movement ( you can dress it up, but you still can't take it to the dance) in a quality case, just doesn't cut it...anything over $200 to $300 without precious stones or metals, just doesn't do it for me!

Well, that's just my opinion...I could be wrong....naw...I don't think so!:D

Rant over!