Quartz versus Mechanical

Not counting my beaters and smart watches I would say 12 Quartz and 12 Mechanical. Personally I just buy what I like. 

My favorite quartz:

My Favorite Mechanicals

Mine is very similar to yours 10 watches with 3 mechanical 1 of them being a manual pocket watch I never use and the rest quartz. Also I’ve got 2 Swiss watches, 1 Danish and the rest are Japanese firms. My Certina was a 30th birthday present from my wife and so is one of two watches I’d never get rid of and my current favourite is my Orient my other automatic. 
Here’s my collection in full. 

I couldn’t really say that I’ve got a preference though. 

What Seiko is that in the last picture?  That thing looks killer.

I 🤔 I have maybe 30-32 watches I haven’t done a complete inventory as of late but majority are automatic seiko‘s. I tend to gravitate over mechanical/automatics but I have no aversion to quartz. 

Of the watches I wear regularly, I have 6.

5 of them are mechanical, and 3 of them are quartz. No, that is not a typo :)

One thing I have found since I really got into watches is that accuracy is a huge deal for me.  I started out buying some Mechanical Seikos, but they can obviously be real hit or miss with accuracy.  I have a Seiko SARB017 and 5KX, and their accuracy is pretty decent, but I just sold a Seiko Turtle that lost about 20 seconds a day.  That was too much of a deviation, so I did not wear the watch.  My Sinn 556A, is not COSC, but definitely runs within that parameter.  I can wear that watch for 2 or 3 weeks straight and it might deviate by 5-7 seconds over that time period.  The last 2 watches I purchased have been quartz, a Grand Seiko with the 9F movement, and a Seiko Tuna with the 7C46.  The Grand Seiko has deviated about 1 second over 5 months, and the Tuna has deviated 1 second over a week.  I am a weirdo like that and check accuracy pretty frequently.

I did not go through my entre collection, just what I have out for wearing in watch boxes, and I took a look at my wife's collection as well. She has seven mechanical watches and six quartz watches. In what I looked at of my collection, I have 44 quartz watches and 42 mechanical watches. We are both at about 50% quartz watches. 🤣

I haven’t delve into how accurate my watches lately but you have given me an idea to start, it’s going to be a bit hard I might start a spreadsheet for this task 🤓

For my current rotation it's 3 automatics and 1 quartz! Though 2 of those autos usually tell the correct time only twice a day.

edit It does matter in the sense that they evoke different feelings. My Citizen quartz, definitely has the "ultimate tool watch" vibe because it's super accurate, where as the mechanicals feel more romantic.

My collection is mainly quartz a mixture of vintage an a few modern,I have 3 autos i rarely wear but still really like, all my watches are Japanese except for 2 a fortis marine master and a vintage omega f300hz electronic watch. I prefer Japanese watches as they tend to be a bit smaller and fit more comfortably on my wrist. For those that say quartz are rubbish or not worth collecting your missing out on some amazing time pieces..

I got 7 watches in my collection 5 quartz, 1 mechanical and 1 digital 

I agree.  I am very tempted to buy this Seiko 7548.  I might be biased though.  I currently live in Japan, and I do believe there is a big preference here for quartz watches.  I can say too I see more analog watches on people’s wrists here than smart watches.  The Japanese watch industry and watch culture is alive and well.

I am about 15:1 mechanical to quartz. The watch I wear most often is quartz, but I only wear it for part of the day.  It is not a watch to wear to work. I don't measure accuracy by seconds. If that mattered to me I would probably get rid of all my watches.

I have 17 watches. 

6 digital, 1 smart, 1 EcoDrive, 6 quartz analog, 3 mechanical.

I've mostly bought what I liked and I've liked novelty a lot. 7 of these watches are Star Wars themed.

5 hand winds, 5 automatics, one quartz and one vintage tuning fork, which also runs on a battery. I think hand winds are my favorites overall, but my Omega Aquaterra is my most favorite. My quartz, given to me by my mother when I started my business, is my most sentimental piece, and is in my regular rotation

Ditto to OP, about a dozen watches, three of which are mechanical. So 75% quartz.

There is less commitment needed to add a quartz watch. Molloy of "Dress for Success" fame talked about the lifetime cost of a garment, by which he praised wash and wear over dry clean only from an economic standpoint. Same for quartz. They just ask so much less over time. 

When I started getting into watches, it was all about the mechanical pieces and Casios.. I really didn't like how quartz watches would need battery changes every few years. But 8 years into this hobby I have deep appreciation for quartz watches, they are more accurate of course, but also more comfortable because of the lightness and affordable as well, and now that I tinker with them, I have no issues switching out the batteries myself. I have 3 Casio G shocks, 2 eco-drives, 1 Seiko quartz, 2 Timex and 1 Tissot quartz and love them all. Auto/Quartz = 14/9

I've got 4 automatics (all currently Seiko) and 6 Quartz (three solar). I tend to swap depending on situation. For me it's great having both. The accuracy and "set it and go" benefits of Quartz are very important, but also the smaller size and weight is another plus for me.

When I got back into wacthes I did admittedly go through the snobbery of looking down at Quartz, but ironically now I almost prefer Quartz. I still admire automatics and enjoy wearing them, but they are a very deliberate piece of technology.

From a very (too?) large collection, 16 automatic mechanical, 1 hand wind, 2 spring drives, about 38 quartz. Most of the quartz are older, but buy what I like now. My most recent acquisitions are about 50/50.

I have 26 quartz (G-Shock and eco drive mostly) and 1 auto that I got only through hearing how great they are etc, etc but to be honest the sweeping second hand novelty soon went and I don't care so I will continue to get whatever I like the look of not be swayed my type of movement

You must have access to some amazing watches out their ya lucky sod 👍

Yeah I love that watch. Is the Seiko SRPB61K1 now discontinued for I think released in Asia. Personally I have been waiting for Seiko to released a mechanical prospex pilot and so far that's as good as it gets. 
 

My breakdown is 50 Quartz and 12 Mechanical pieces.  Glad I taught myself how to change the batteries.  My favorite and the watch I wear the most is the Q Timex Pepsi Bezel and they have the little battery hatch on the back that you open up with a nickle.  I love that option, every Quart watch should have that.

I have like 14 or so Casios, a few autos and a few quartz other brands.

My collection is made up of about 75% mechanical and 25% quartz, however all of the watches that I wear as part of my regular rotation are mechanical. Even though I have a preference for mechanical watches, several watches on my current wish list are quartz. This includes:

-Cartier Solar Beat Tank
-Omega Speedmaster X33
-Grand Seiko SBPG001
-Mondain Stop2Go

I'm not sure why, but I'm much more fascinated and impressed by the ability of a purely mechanical device to keep accurate time (within a couple of seconds per day) than I am with the ability of an electronic device (quartz watch) to do the same thing (with even greater accuracy).  I'm even more fascinated by things like the JLC Atmos Clock, where the mechanical movement is powered by changes in air temperature. 

32 mechanical, 10 quartz. I do not have an aversion to battery operated watches, I prefer solar powered quartz movements though, just for the autonomy. I love the grab-and-go simplicity of a quartz watch, but I equally like the independence of a solar or automatic movement. That's the reason I am skeptical about smart watches, another gadget to remember to plug in!

I collect movements so I really do not need more than one representative of a quartz movement. That being said I have a bunch of quartz watches.  

One of the pieces I am after for the collection is an altimeter watch.  I only know of one mechanical watch with an included mechanical altimeter and it has a limited range (good for mountain climbers but not for pilots). On the other hand the quartz offerings are superior as is usually the case but less unique.