Re: Quartz GMT, any good?

Quartz watches are ok, but mechanical watches are still the best.

"John S." <hjsjms@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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whale wrote:
Hi John,

Thanks for the reply. I don't think I'll be wearing only this for the
next forty years! Haha... However, I do like the design of this watch
and I think the casing coming out of Victorinox looks and feels
comparable to watches of much higher price. Therefore, I'm hoping that
this watch will be the buy and keep for the long-term type. I ask about
longevity of quartz movement because of this reason.

I did read some time ago that digital watches will die because it's
display unit has a life limit. That's why less people collect digital
watches. Mechanical watches, on the other hand, is said to be able to
last a long time if serviced. Parts are also readily available,
especially for the ETA movements. How about quartz? If quartz movement
is serviced, will it last as long as mechanical watches? Is there
anything inside a quartz movement that has a life span and cannot find
a substitute for it if became faulty?

To be honest there is really very little servicing to be done in a
quartz in my experience. Battery changes when needed, or if you are
going on a long trip. Also, as with mechanical movements it is worth
paying a watch repair shop to inspect and replace the seals.

As with watches from Seiko and Citizen and other well known companies I
have never heard of a quartz movement going bad. Leakage from dead
batteries left in the watch too long and moisture entering the movement
from broken seals is what usually kills a movement.

That is such a good looking watch with a useful feature like a GMT hand
that if I were you I would go ahead and buy it and enjoy.

One point to consider about the operation of the GMT function though.
One of the hour hands should be adjustable independently of the minute
hand. In my experience it is far more useful to have the 12 hour hand
to be adjustable, because that allows you to always have local time set
on 12 hours without disturbing the minute hand. If you plan on
travelling across timezones with this watch ask Princeton whether the
12 hour or 24 hour hand is independently adjustable.



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