Don't get me wrong, I've been collecting mechanical auto watches - buying new ones and flipping ones which have less wrist-time for more than 11 years. I love mechanical watches and at one time, even scorn at quartz watches.
But recently, a friend asked me - what's wrong with quartz watches? In terms on accuracy, quartz is better. In terms of ruggedness, quartz wins hand-down. In terms of practicality, quartz wins (less maintenance, no need to adjust time after not wearing for some time, etc).
Some WIS say mechanical has souls, but mechanical movements are also mass manufactured like quartz. Where's the soul if it's also mass factory manufactured?
Perhaps it's the Swiss marketing that made us what we are today as WIS?
I couldn't logically and satisfactory answer my friend, but I know I still like my mechanical watches for what they are (look at the smooth sweep). But his question made me more open to quartz watches.