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FlyingMoose · 21 October 2009, 05:29 AM

Here's one example: Say I'm cooking something, and I want to time it. The problem is that I started it 3 minutes ago. There's no way to get a stopwatch to start at 3:00, but it's easy with a timing bezel.

Any other examples of something that a mechanical watch can do that a quartz watch can't?

Bullyterrier · 21 October 2009, 05:35 AM

But you can get a quartz watch with a bezel! Just because it has a bezel it doesn't make it a mechanical watch.

BarkMaster · 21 October 2009, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Bullyterrier

But you can get a quartz watch with a bezel! Just because it has a bezel it doesn't make it a mechanical watch.

x2 - My Tissot PRS200's have moving bezels.

DSJ · 21 October 2009, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Bullyterrier

But you can get a quartz watch with a bezel! Just because it has a bezel it doesn't make it a mechanical watch.

I was going to say! My dad uses his quartz to time things with the bezel all the time!

BarkMaster · 21 October 2009, 05:50 AM

What can mechanical watches do that quartz can't?

Not require a battery, new or otherwise

Numismatist · 21 October 2009, 05:54 AM

Quartz watches can not evoke that sense of history and craftsmanship that I admire in mechanical watches...

unclesallie · 21 October 2009, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

Quartz watches can not evoke that sense of history and craftsmanship that I admire in mechanical watches...

what sentimentalist crap! however, i agree 100%

tthopp05 · 23 October 2009, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

Quartz watches can not evoke that sense of history and craftsmanship that I admire in mechanical watches...

Blue Lantern · 23 October 2009, 05:22 AM

Kind of a dreary thought, but if there's ever a nuclear attack, your quartz watch and cell phone will likely stop but your automatic will keep ticking.

Brushpup · 23 October 2009, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Numismatist

Quartz watches can not evoke that sense of history and craftsmanship that I admire in mechanical watches...

Nor can a quartz watch evoke that feeling of it having a "soul"

WatchNerd · 21 October 2009, 06:00 AM

I have a kinetic quartz watch that doesn't require a battery. Can quartz watches gain value over time? I would assume so but...

I would also argue that the inside of a quartz watch isn't the delicate dance of gears and springs that makes a mechanical watch a real piece of art.

Saxon007 · 21 October 2009, 06:06 AM

Sweep

2th Dr · 21 October 2009, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Saxon007

Sweep

Great answer!

brady · 21 October 2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Saxon007

Sweep

I have a Bulova Accutron Railroad watch that begs to differ, it uses a tuning fork for timing and doesn't tick period.

Bullyterrier · 21 October 2009, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WatchNerd

Can quartz watches gain value over time? I would assume so but...

Yes have a look at some of the 1970's LED digital watches.

2th Dr · 21 October 2009, 06:32 AM

Or in the case of Rolex, make that beautiful music when you put it to your ear! Quartz watches don't make a sound. Well, maybe just "tick, tick, tick". How boring is that!

Joey_V · 21 October 2009, 06:49 AM

Mechanical watches are just plain... cooler.

kyle L · 21 October 2009, 06:53 AM

You can't hear that musical ticking when you listen to a quartz...

Bullyterrier · 21 October 2009, 06:57 AM

Q What can mechanical watches do that quartz can't?
A Loose/gain time

Dan Pierce · 21 October 2009, 06:57 AM

A mechanical watch will empty my wallet and a quartz will not.

dP

BarkMaster · 21 October 2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

A mechanical watch will empty my wallet and a quartz will not.

dP

Stevieb · 21 October 2009, 07:44 AM

I've got mechanical and quartz

And the mechanical one makes it on to my wrist!

stevenrobinson · 21 October 2009, 12:14 PM

Likewise a mechanical watch will fill your wallet and a quartrz will not:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

A mechanical watch will empty my wallet and a quartz will not.

dP

Zgar · 21 October 2009, 07:00 AM

A quartz could never be a DSSD , Sub, Daytona , GMT, get the picture , I like Mechanical watch best, Once I bought the Omega Seamaster watch it is offered in Quart or Auto . went with Auto......

sakuraba · 21 October 2009, 07:02 AM

A quartz deprives me the joy of winding!

Gerardus · 21 October 2009, 07:01 AM

Mechanical watches have a heart, you can not say this for a quartz

mfer · 21 October 2009, 07:04 AM

A quartz doesn't have a sound like mech.

And a quartz can't make me want to buy it.

moviefreak · 21 October 2009, 07:16 AM

I like the idea that my watch ticks 28,800 times per hour.. 691,200 times per day... 252,288,000 times per year...so at 5 year intervals.. the watch has been able to stand.. 1,261,440,000 ticks. that is amazing...
I don't know about quartz watches but I don't like the seconds hand jumping every second... I like it to be around 8 times per second.. smooth.. and battery less..

Nick1959 · 21 October 2009, 07:32 AM

Mechanical watches gives you a sense of authenticity as a human being.

Numismatist · 21 October 2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick1959

Mechanical watches gives you a sense of authenticity as a human being.

Well put!

21 October 2009, 05:29 AM	#1
FlyingMoose "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York, USA Posts: 502	What can mechanical watches do that quartz can't? Here's one example: Say I'm cooking something, and I want to time it. The problem is that I started it 3 minutes ago. There's no way to get a stopwatch to start at 3:00, but it's easy with a timing bezel. Any other examples of something that a mechanical watch can do that a quartz watch can't?

21 October 2009, 05:35 AM	#2
Bullyterrier "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: . Posts: 1,343	But you can get a quartz watch with a bezel! Just because it has a bezel it doesn't make it a mechanical watch. __________________ So Mote it be.

21 October 2009, 05:50 AM	#5
BarkMaster "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Watch: 18078 YG DD Posts: 7,962	What can mechanical watches do that quartz can't? Not require a battery, new or otherwise __________________ BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK BARK

21 October 2009, 05:54 AM	#6
Numismatist "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Chris Location: Camden ME & STT Watch: 116600 Posts: 6,350	Quartz watches can not evoke that sense of history and craftsmanship that I admire in mechanical watches... __________________ Rolex 116600 Sea-dweller Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White Legrand FP Montblanc Solitaire Doué Black & White RB Montblanc Meisterstück Diamond Mozart BP Montblanc Meisterstück Mozart BP

21 October 2009, 06:06 AM	#12
Saxon007 "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 2,002	Sweep __________________ Licensed to kill time.

23 October 2009, 05:22 AM	#9
Blue Lantern "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Delaware Watch: Tudor 79190 Posts: 366	Kind of a dreary thought, but if there's ever a nuclear attack, your quartz watch and cell phone will likely stop but your automatic will keep ticking.

21 October 2009, 06:00 AM	#11
WatchNerd Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Watch: Planet Ocean 45mm Posts: 45	I have a kinetic quartz watch that doesn't require a battery. Can quartz watches gain value over time? I would assume so but... I would also argue that the inside of a quartz watch isn't the delicate dance of gears and springs that makes a mechanical watch a real piece of art.

21 October 2009, 06:32 AM	#16
2th Dr Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Mark-O! Location: Arlington, TX Watch: Rolex Posts: 12,714	Or in the case of Rolex, make that beautiful music when you put it to your ear! Quartz watches don't make a sound. Well, maybe just "tick, tick, tick". How boring is that!

21 October 2009, 06:49 AM	#17
Joey_V "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Joey Location: Dallas, TX Watch: SS Sub 16610 M Posts: 3,824	Mechanical watches are just plain... cooler. __________________ Current Rotation: Rolex Submariner Date (M) - 1/08, Rolex Milgauss GV (V) - 2/10, Rolex SS Black Daytona (V) - 6/10, Rolex GMTIIC (G) - 5/11, TAG Heuer Silverstone (286/1860) - 1/2015 Former-watches: Omega PO/2535.80/2254, TAG Carrera/F1x2/Monaco, Panerai 312K/292L Wish List: Panerai 270/505, Rolex SMURF, Rolex RG Daytona, Rolex DSSD

21 October 2009, 06:53 AM	#18
kyle L "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: USA Watch: Rolex Explorer I Posts: 10,278	You can't hear that musical ticking when you listen to a quartz...

21 October 2009, 06:57 AM	#19
Bullyterrier "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: . Posts: 1,343	Q What can mechanical watches do that quartz can't? A Loose/gain time __________________ So Mote it be.

21 October 2009, 06:57 AM	#20
Dan Pierce 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Real Name: D'OH! Location: Kentucky Watch: Rolex-1 Tudor-3 Posts: 36,217	A mechanical watch will empty my wallet and a quartz will not. dP __________________ TRF Member# 1668 Bass Player in TRF "AFTER DARK" Bar & NightClub Band Commander-in-Chief of The Nylon Nation The Crown & Shield Club Honorary Member of P-Club

21 October 2009, 07:44 AM	#22
Stevieb "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: UK Watch: Seamaster Posts: 181	I've got mechanical and quartz And the mechanical one makes it on to my wrist!

21 October 2009, 07:00 AM	#24
Zgar Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 459	A quartz could never be a DSSD , Sub, Daytona , GMT, get the picture , I like Mechanical watch best, Once I bought the Omega Seamaster watch it is offered in Quart or Auto . went with Auto......

21 October 2009, 07:02 AM	#25
sakuraba "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Real Name: Jib Location: SJ, California Watch: sun dial Posts: 8,189	A quartz deprives me the joy of winding! __________________ F 14000 AirKing black F 16710 GMT Pepsi F 16570 Explorer II white T 16600 SD D 16610 LV "fine quality is remembered long after the pain of spending money" -Steve Mulholland

21 October 2009, 07:01 AM	#26
Gerardus "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Real Name: Gerardus Location: often in the air Watch: ♕ Posts: 12,147	Mechanical watches have a heart, you can not say this for a quartz __________________ ♕126610 ♕126333 ♕116300

21 October 2009, 07:04 AM	#27
mfer "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Real Name: Mik Location: USA Posts: 13,724	A quartz doesn't have a sound like mech. And a quartz can't make me want to buy it. __________________ member#3242

21 October 2009, 07:16 AM	#28
moviefreak "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: in my house... Posts: 5,524	I like the idea that my watch ticks 28,800 times per hour.. 691,200 times per day... 252,288,000 times per year...so at 5 year intervals.. the watch has been able to stand.. 1,261,440,000 ticks. that is amazing... I don't know about quartz watches but I don't like the seconds hand jumping every second... I like it to be around 8 times per second.. smooth.. and battery less.. __________________ Cheers, Eduardo Be a WIS not a WUSS... and remove all the stickers..

21 October 2009, 07:32 AM	#29
Nick1959 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York Watch: Rolex DSSD Posts: 558	Mechanical watches gives you a sense of authenticity as a human being.

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