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That is one good looking watch. 120 hr power reserve is a huge plus since it makes rotating watches easier. You can take a break for three days with no problem.
I think this got off track. It isn’t that I don’t want to “bother“ to maintain a watch or that I “can’t” do it. I certainly didn’t mean to discredit a particular watch movement. As a novice, I just wonder whether it makes sense to buy an item (i.e. a relatively low-cost automatic watch) where the maintenance cost will far exceed the purchase cost. I can think of no analogous situation in my life. This is perhaps where the passion part comes in.
I have a quartz Seville Omega from 40 years ago that I only wear for dressy occasions. It seemed like it was always dead every time I thought about wearing it. My beater was a Casio solar watch and so I got an upscale Citizen to wear when I wanted to be a little smarter. The ultimate grab and go. Both are atomic, which I also like. To be a purist collector, you have to prefer some degree of inaccuracy, delicacy, and need for repair.