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I chose automatic over quartz because I was bored of the battery running out without warning.

To OP, if you like the Aerospace then go for it. If you like it then the memory of the cost will fade quickly but the enjoyment you get from the watch will last much longer.

The reason you were sick....it's a TAG, go figure!



I would not buy a quartz watch, especially a $3000+ quartz watch. Just my opinion of course.

There's just something about a mechanical watch...the sweeping seconds hand, the movement, it's pure art in a small high quality case. Man made craftsmanship at it's finest!

As far as winding, I have no issues....I use a winder when I'm not wearing one of my three current automatic pieces. As for the time settings, I set the time once per month. They are all very accurate, and I loose less than one minute per month.


~Brian

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Fortis Flieger Chronograph
Rolex Submariner Date

I'm with you on this one Brian.

And the stuff about manufacture movements earlier in this thread (I think it was ffeelliixx's watch-maker who mentioned it), really does nothing for me at all. Apart from it being quieter, I noticed absolutely no difference between the movement in my old Rolex Submariner and the movement in any of my Breitlings.

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Driver8

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If you have reservations about quartz then those are probably only going to intensify after you've handed over the cash.

Having said that, I'm interested in the SQ, I like the idea of having one of the most accurate watches around.

I don't have a winder at the moment and I keep 1 quartz so there is something there which I can just put on without having to worry about charging it up and setting it.

Well said Brian,

I hate accuracy too...........it's such a pain in the @arse,

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Verner

No hearts and minds are going to be changed here guys! Some people just like the mega-accuracy of SQ, whereas others like the mechanics and the interaction that one has to have with mechanical watches.

It's a funny hobby we have here! At it's base level you could say that if you want super-accuracy at all costs, you'd be better off buying one of those watches that are radio-linked to the atomic clock for less than £100. Likewise you could say that if you just want a mechnical watch, then something like a Seiko has a perfectly serviceable mechanical movement in it.....

Obviously both groups on here would recoil in horror at these suggestions! It's just horses-for-courses at the end of the day.

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Driver8

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Best wishes,

Verner

Fair point Driver8,

To be honest, I'm just sick of this mechanical snobbery......I don't feel the need to say "I wouldn't spend £x.xx on auto". I don't give a toss if it's mechanical or auto, it's a Breitling! If someone prefers an auto/mechanical to a quartz, all the best of luck to them...........none of my business.
My next purchase will probably be a Cosmo, to balance up my purchases already, I'm just tired and bored of reading "I wouldn't spend..........on a quartz".
I wouldn't spend £x.xx on a unicycle!!!!!!! Just don't feel the need to say it all the time........


PS I'd spend double of what I have already spent on these babies, the joy they bring is immeasurable.....

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Verner

On all your mechanical watches? That's pretty impressive. My Breitling is only borderline COSC, it gains 5-6 seconds a day so I am resetting it every couple of weeks or so to keep it within a minute. I also wear a Speedmaster that gains 3-4 so that needs to be set more often than monthly as well.

Maybe I just have bad luck? Anyone else able to say their mechanicals only gain/lose a minute per month?

An excellent point Verner!


And that is the main thing after all!

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Driver8

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What you mean Driver - the point is spending twice the money?

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I was firmly in the automatic camp before I bought my first (And only to date) Breitling, even then it was automatic (Seawolf Avenger).

I have got to admit though, I'm coming round to quartz, the thought of something that can be accurate to within a second a month seems to do it for me.

I don't believe a watch can have a sole or a personality, these are just reflections from the person wearing it.

I think Breitling should be applauded for producing watches with SQ when other mid to high end manufactures shy away from this alternative technology.

I view my collection as incomplete without a high end quartz being part of it, and I hope to remedy that fact soon.

Watches are personal taste, another mans meat and all that, I enjoy some, others I do not, but and this is a big but I don't decry a certain watch just because I don't like it, after all, horror of horrors, my opinion just may be wrong.

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Best Wishes

Dave (Tyke)