Originally Posted by
paskinner
These type of threads, alongside the ‘how accurate’ threads, always raise a question in my mind......if such issues really matter, why not switch to a good quartz watch? They do all this stuff so much better.
I realise there’s a ‘romantic’ element to mechanical movements, but the human ingenuity behind modern, quartz technology, is equally impressive.
I wear a mechanical watch, but don’t concern myself much with ultimate performance. It’s more than good enough in the real world. Flawed, obsolete, technology, but likeable.