Thread: Affordable, high-quality, fashionable wrist watches

It wouldn't surprise me. I have been told that very cheap quartz watches will generally keep better time than very expensive mechanical ones.

Originally Posted by billyjeff2

Years ago a friend of my father, who was in the jewelry business, told me that virtually all quartz movement watches contained the same quartz movement, and that the only real difference between an inexpensive and an expensive quartz movement watch was the extras, such as the gold content, precious stones, or paying for a marquee name.

Anyone know if this is true?

Not according to Breitling and their Superquartz, but we may be talkinh here about differences of 1/100th of a second or similar....

To the OP, have a look at the Dornbluth if you like the Stowas....

Originally Posted by Mandrake

To the OP, have a look at the Dornbluth if you like the Stowas....

I think our interpretations of "affordable" may vary slightly. I don't see anything under USD 2000.

Originally Posted by gregs656

It wouldn't surprise me. I have been told that very cheap quartz watches will generally keep better time than very expensive mechanical ones.

Yes, but where's the fun and charm of the quartz watch? If a mechanical watch doesn't 'do' anything for you, then by all means buy what you like, whether it's quartz or mechanical. I like the little quircks of a mechanical one, just like shaving with a straight.

Originally Posted by Hillie

Yes, but where's the fun and charm of the quartz watch? If a mechanical watch doesn't 'do' anything for you, then by all means buy what you like, whether it's quartz or mechanical. I like the little quircks of a mechanical one, just like shaving with a straight.

I completely agree. Personally I have a limited edition Rotary perpetual that I got for my 18th. I don't wear it every day (I did for a year) and it is one of my most prized possessions.

Every one should own one for the sound alone.

Originally Posted by Mandrake

Not according to Breitling and their Superquartz, but we may be talkinh here about differences of 1/100th of a second or similar....

To the OP, have a look at the Dornbluth if you like the Stowas....

Typical inexpensive quartz watches are usually rated at 15 seconds a month. The most accurate quartz I know of is a Citizen which sells for about $1500 and is rated to within 10 sec a year and most who have it say its much better than that.

I checked out the Dornbluth site. Those are beautiful watches.
Wish I could afford one.

Personally, I can set my time back a few seconds a month in exchange for cash money.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

I think our interpretations of "affordable" may vary slightly. I don't see anything under USD 2000.

Dude, you're the one who started the thread about "affordable" watches while posting up a bling-bling model!


I have a ~$200 Seiko, all titanium, alarm chronograph, sapphire crystal, waterproof 100M. Fits the bill for me.

And it doesn't look like a classroom clock either!

That watch (the stowa) looks a lot like a vintage WW2 omega luftwaffe watch... they can easily be had for +/- 100$USD.

About quartz... I was told the same thing by a jeweler. Even on automatics, he said that most of the money was on the casing.