Re: Are radio controlled watches anti-watch?



Olaf Peuss wrote:

>No, you're not alone, and neither is something lost. There are millions
>of people who feel that mechanical watches hold a lot of fascination.
>It's also very likely that mechanical watches will outlive quartz
>watches, if they are properly serviced, as the electronic components
>start ageing from the moment of production and will eventually
>deteriorate to the point where they fail and render quartz watches
>useless. The estimated lifespan of quartz watches is less than 50 years.

As an engineer with a fair amount of experience in reliability
engineering, I would be most interested in finding out the source
of the above estimate.

--
Guy Macon
<http://www.guymacon.com/>

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