> There are a million other arguments either way, but that's the one that's compelled me the most. And granted, I'm pretty biased, typing this with a mechanical

> There are a million other arguments either way, but that's the one that's compelled me the most. And granted, I'm pretty biased, typing this with a mechanical watch on my wrist. Me too, except the bit about wearing a watch. I haven't worn one since my Seiko 5 died at about the same time that the magical rock telephones took off about 20 years ago. Thanks for the 'magical rocks' phrase!