Looking for advice on watches!

Originally Posted by floydpink

I'm guessing by automatic, you are referring to mechanical.

Kinda long, but explains it pretty well....
http://www.timecafe.com/Mechanical_Quartz.htm

The last paragraph sums it up though...

Bottom line — for just accuracy, go for a quartz, for quality, class, precision and historic value, go for a mechanical watch! And for some of you, who cannot decide, buy what you like to wear!

I can't say that I agree with that last paragraph. Sure, there is something about a mechanical watch that speaks to oldschool craftsmanship, but that I would argue that quality and class are in the build quality of the watch, not the complexity of their movements.

For a comparison of accuracy of inexpensive quartz vs inexpensive automatic, check this video out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fddXI...eature=related