What can mechanical watches do that quartz can't?

[staplejj33]

Originally Posted by Bullyterrier

Surely that is what has happened to mechanical watches over the years? You can get a mechanical watch anywhere and very cheaply! Unfortunately time passes everyone by whether you have failed at life or made it..And the only thing in life you can guarantee is death. And you will be put in the ground or burnt like the guy with a timex on his wrist! Unfortunately this is the snobbish attitude that I think stinks in this modern materialistic world today.

first of all, i'm the OPPOSITE of "the modern materialistic world": i don't want things to have things, i want GOALS to motivate my IMAGINATION to achieve my aspirations. and you're on a forum made specifically for people who collect things they don't need. come ON man, live a little! oh yeah, you're not into that:

point 2, you're right, the only guarantee is death. but don't you want to do more with your life than DIE?

third of all, it's not what you take with you when you die, it's what you leave behind. you've probably heard that quote before. the guy who said it is pretty famous. and dead. yet his wisdom lives on! like shakespeare or rosa parks or the All Blacks. i rest my case.

finally, you can't call me a snob and then cheers me! but i hear ya brotha! down with successful people! and materialism! burn all the luxuries like extra bedrooms and motor vehicles and electricity and text-enabled cell phones and a refrigerator full of food you couldn't POSSIBLY eat in one day. one day, you'll be 6 feet under like that homeless guy on the corner who doesn't even have SHOES, so take all your materialistic wares and toss em in the furnace!

or, you know, just enjoy them. you earned them.