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A friend of mine got a watch for his birthday (or Christmas I don't remember), he showed it to me and I told him: "Oh nice, it has a transparent
by JohnBooty 6y ago
A friend of mine got a watch for his
birthday (or Christmas I don't remember),
he showed it to me and I told him: "Oh nice,
it has a transparent back to display the 'automatic'
mechanism, just like my $60 swatch from the 80s"
Your $60 Swatch had a battery-powered quartz movement which was a lot simpler than whatever he was showing you.
That's not to say one's better than the other. Most of my watches are quartz. Quartz powered watches are something of a modern miracle and are more accurate than any mechanical watch.
But, why did you feel the need to rain on your friend's parade? Mechanical watches are really fascinating little machines and some people find them really enjoyable.
- lm28469 6y ago> Your $60 Swatch had a battery-powered quartz movement which was a lot simpler than whatever he was showing you. Simpler maybe, but it's 100% mechanical: https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-the-original-swatch-automatic/#gref https://www.fratellowatches.com/tbt-the-original-swatch-auto... I made a mistake though, not from the 80s, but from 1991. > why did you feel the need to rain on your friend's parade? That's the point, I didn't know there was a parade to begin with
- JohnBooty 6y agoAh yeah, I was thinking 1980s. That's the point, I didn't know there was a parade to begin with Clearly he was happy about his gift and wanted to share that happiness with you... that doesn't require a degree in watchmaking to figure out =)