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Originally Posted by 1KW
To me a mechanical watch is more than just a time piece, it is "man" jewelry with the function of telling time. I would rather look at my wrist if I am in a meeting or with a patient checking a pulse then pull out my iPhone. I appreciate the mechanical movement that never needs a battery change and will keep working and wind itself . The +- 2 seconds a day that my sport watch keeps is not an issue since I change watches a few times a week. There is also the heirloom aspect as well. Knowing my father or grandfather wore a particular mechanical watch for decades before it was given to me or one of my son's is cool. There is something missing to me with a quartz watch, a inexpensive pulsar watch from the 80's might keep better time than a Rolex from the 80's but I would rather have the 80's submariner or daytona.
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Well said David, I couldn't agree more.
With respect to time keeping shifts in mechanical watches, a minute a month either way on a 25 year old watch is no big deal IMO. Now a minute a week that's another issue. The majority of the time when a watch does have a issue like that all of a sudden it's usually due to it having become magnetized, easily reversed (degauss).