Survey: Are mechanicals improving enough for your needs?

They’re 2 different animals really. You can appreciate the craftsmanship of both types but comparing them is a fool’s errands.

It’s like comparing the real Mona Lisa to the print you can get on the way out of the museum gift store.

There are mechanical watches that match the qualities you state. One thing mechanical can never match quartz is in accuracy.

Thanks but that wasn't the question. 😊

The new Omega movements are getting closer and closer, but I can’t see mechanical ever toppling quartz for accuracy. Everything else is just toppings. One day, something like the Spring Drive (or one of those grain of nuclear waste batteries we keep hearing about…) will give us an absolutely dead accurate, never needs a service or cell change, nor a radio tower, watch, and that will that. It will be aesthetics and choice at that point.

I’m not sure what criteria would measure up. Yes, mechanical are doing a lot, but what qualifies as enough? There a lot of companies trying to push the limits of materials.

For example, here is a list of the thinnest mechanical watches. https://www.wristenthusiast.com/latest/worlds-thinnest-watch

Then there’s watch brand experimenting with stuff like Vanta black.

There are some companies that do stay with a tried and true design aesthetic.

Yeah that makes sense.

The question is really just asking if they are doing enough for people's individual needs.

Just asking for personal opinions to see if people are happy with their stuff.

Ah that’s a different question entirely. I would love Rolex quality at Casio prices 🤣. Also would love to see the gatekeeping practices disappear.

Barring that from happening, yes I am content.

Mechanical watches offer a few things in combination that are hard to get from any other product. They are art, fashion, history, and engineering. If you go really upscale, you get craftsmanship too. It’s something that is hard to achieve with a quartz or smart watch.

Very interesting thanks.

Can you give me an example of what you mean by a modern style crown? Or what the alternative is?

No, I'd say mechanicals are not doing enough - to improve accuracy. But the problem there is that a lot of watch enthusiasts don't really care about that.

Take the new Omega that is accurate to 0 to +2 seconds a day. I'd have thought that people would have gone mad over that. But generally it was... crickets.

I won't buy an Omega until they roll that movement out. I'm in the minority though. Look at all the discussions about Rolex. I'm as annoyed as anyone about the games ADs are playing, and of course the watches are over priced compared to, say, Grand Seiko.

But how often do you hear anyone say that Rolex offer -2, +2 seconds per day, which is better than anyone else - and that's why they are worth the money?

It all depends on the price point. I've just bought a basic Laco that's running +13 seconds a day. But that's fine because it was cheap and I knew what I was getting with a Miyota movement.

Anything above $4k I think you should expect superlative movement. And no, COSC is nowhere good enough. -2, +2 seconds a day is what we should demand. Yes, it's tough to deliver that. But watch companies could do it if they tried