Since a battery-operated watch is so simplistic, a quartz movement is usually reserved for inexpensive fashion watches purchased by men who are really only after an attractive timepiece and don’t care about the mechanics inside it or having to replace it when it dies completely. Indeed, watches keep track of the time, but most people rarely check the watch on their wrist these days.
We’re almost always within eyeshot of a perfectly accurate digital clock (or three). Smartphones that have rendered the watch no more than a glorified bracelet, body-worn art, or jewelry men wear as a statement piece. Perfectly accurate digital clocks are all around us, including in our pockets. The problem is, today most of us don’t actually rely on our wristwatch to tell us the time. One of the most significant benefits of a quartz watch is that it’s also far more accurate than any mechanical or automatic watch. The movement itself is as rudimentary as it gets, and other than popping a new battery in every few years, there isn’t much that has to be done to keep it ticking. Also known as a battery-powered watch, the quartz movement relies on a watch battery to keep it ticking. The quartz movement first became popular when Seiko came out with them in 1959. This article will explain the differences between each type of watch movement. Variations of these include solar powered and automatic watches, but they all fall into those two categories (battery powered or mechanical). Thankfully, unlike a car, there are only two types of engines in a watch: quartz and mechanical. Just like an engine keeps your car running, a watch uses an engine called a movement to keep it ticking. If you are looking for an heirloom-quality timepiece you can hand down to the next generation, then like a car, it starts and stops with the engine that’s under the hood. There’s just something interesting about having tiny time-telling machine on your wrist. Even entry-level automatic watches like the legendary Seiko SNK809 are cool! Even affordable mechanical watches are cool because they run without batteries. If you’re buying a watch purely for its aesthetic appeal, or simply want accurate timekeeping for an affordable price, then no: movement doesn’t matter.īut, if you’re like many watch enthusiasts, you may find a mechanical movement fascinating. Only a fraction of Rolex customers are buying it based on the heart that keeps it ticking – its movement. Let’s face it, most people who buy a Rolex are purchasing it because of the brand’s cachet and the status that comes with wearing a Rolex on your wrist. Does it look cool? Do I like the color? Is it popular? Most men buy a watch the way a teenager buys her first car. So What Kind of Movement Is Right for You?.Seeing a Luminox for sale for $2000 is just preposterous. I think they need to fix that recent downturn in their reputation before they will be able to convince folks that they are capable of producing an automatic watch worthy of a $200-300 price tag.Īnd on that note- No one will ever be able to convince me to buy a Luminox again- even at their standard $200-300 price range. A lot of reports of crowns falling off, etc. No matter what you put inside it, or how you dress it up- the instant assumption of the casual observer will be that you are sporting a $30-50 watch.īut vanity aside, the trend with quartz Timex watches over the past decade seems to be higher price tag, and yet worse quality control. Therefore I don't think I could ever bring myself to purchase one of their automatics for $200-300. I think for most people, seeing that Timex logo on the dial screams "$30-50 watch". That being said, I have never considered them to be in the same class as more expensive entry-level automatic watches (Citizen, Seiko, etc). They can be replaced every few years without much guilt. JanuI love Timex watches- They are solid, beater watches that keep up with the looks of current watch trends.
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