Should you buy a chronometer?

I feel like it’s more a certificate of craftsmanship than anything else. For me personally the chronometer rating is not necessary but accuracy to some degree is needed.

Chronometer certification is a nice to have and shows the craftsmanship more than anything else.

In this day and age, super accuracy, along with long power reserve, is nice to have but not a must as we have many other means to tell and correct the time on our watches.

That said, I still expect a watch to keep time (+/- a min or two a day is fine - I’ve low standards) when I’m wearing it.

If you want accuracy buy quartz

I wouldn't really buy a mechanical watch based on whether it had a chronometer grade movement or not. If you don't like having to reset you may be better off with a high accuracy quartz like a grand Seiko or one that syncs to the atomic clock

I went full METAS Master Chronometer. 😂😂

Do I NEED it? Of course not!

But it's my Grail & was in the fortunate position that I could get it so I did. 👏🏻

Wanted it because it blows my mind that such a tiny machine that's moving about all day can be so accurate . 🤯

I'd never be able to buy a private jet, yacht or mansion but I could get what in my eyes is the ultimate mechanical watch.

I voted A, not NEED but WANT because it's possible 😉

D) No

I almost never spend my money on a watch that isn’t accuracy certified to COSC standards.

Quartz is okay. JLC, Cartier, and Rolex certification is also acceptable.

I rarely wear the same watch consecutively for more than a couple of days so I'm completely fine with it losing 15 seconds to 1 minute by the time I put it back in the watch box.

Even if it was METAS certified, it would still run out of juice in the watch box and I would have to set the time again the next time I pick it up.

Sure, accuracy is nice. But it's not worth several thousands of euros for me.

That’s exactly what I’m thinking

Depends. In my primary collection, typically yes. Anything above $4k really ought to be chronometer or METAS certified. On the other hand, in my budget sub collection I’m much more lax. A Pagani with a Seiko movement that cost me under a hundred bucks owes me nothing more than it’s rated for.