Re: Maslow's hierarchy of needs Re: ETA 2892.A2 Always Top Grade ETA 2824 You Rarely Know

Put quartz aside for now - speaking only of mechanical watches, as John
observes, a very inexpensive Titoni or Sandoz nowadays performs on the
wrist no differently than a Rolex (often better than a Rolex if said Rolex
has drifted out of regulation as many real world Rolexi have). In terms of
the principles of operation the Rolex movement works in exactly the same
way as a 2824 and some don't even consider the Rolex to be a "better"
movement despite the free balance, etc. because so many of the newer ones
show signs of careless workmanship. Rolex at one time had a unique "Oyster"
case but today water resistant dive watches in high quality stainless cases
are a dime a dozen . So what does the premium you pay for the Rolex name
get you today, other than the name?


"SWG" <swisswatchguy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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keeping any more.

"John S." <hjs...@xxxxxx> wrote in message

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Performing well on the wrist would for most consumers be a more
important measure than performing well one time in a test lab. If I
can get the same error rate at the end of the week with a Titoni that
I can with a Rolex then for all practical purposes that little watch
from Grenchen is providing chronometer level performance.

Please let's compare apples and apples: mechanical watches cannot
outperform quartz watches, as the latter cannot compare to cesium and
other most technology advanced clocks.

Chronometer movements have been regulated in order to sustain the
quite harsh time keeping tests and therefore have been fitted with the
highest quality time keeping parts available (assortments, spirals,
etc), which are of course much more costly than the average quality.

The only problem with the COSC tests is that they are made on
movements alone, not yet fitted with any complication, with the
exception of some brands like Breitling, submitted the whole
chronograph movement. A great advance would be that only fully
equipped final watches would be tested. This is what the aim of the
"Fleurier" quality tests are.

People whose only interest is as an exact time keeping as possible
should select a rusty quartz watch, like some Casio models, and just
chance battery leekage and any other chip, electricity problems.

Fortunately, mankind is made out of many other feelings, prompting
those who can afford some luxury to go in ever increased numbers back
for mechanical watches with a "beating heart". :-)

See Maslow's hierarchy of needs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs




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