Mike on a bike Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 So I am running out the door at 515am , OH sh*t didn't set my watch up (wind set time before bed)! Open up the second box ( now we have the usuals in the first box all auto) grab a quartz slap it on out the door. Cause you never know and you are a watch guy.
miagi Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 wind my watches in the morning with 38+/- PR they allways have some milage left to run long past mid-day if im in a hurry. but a quartz is handy for heavy duty work
Mike on a bike Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Posted December 7, 2012 Not always on top of them, I have a dress one in a winder but not for work. Just good to have a couple around.
Ronin Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 (edited) -or grab the dead watch, set it to your cell phone's clock at next opportunity. Edited December 7, 2012 by Ronin
maxman Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 I have three quartz watches left that have never let me down. As far as a grab and go....can't beat a quartz. Good Idea to check them from time to time. I was running late for a dentest appointment several months back. When I got to the dentst office I looked at the time and noticed the battery had died. My fault for not looking at the dam thing before I left the house. Mike
Ronin Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 Nothing worse than a quartz watch's battery dieing on a business trip 2000 miles from home...
sgtguk Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 Just started wearing a quartz daily again for work Funny thing today I drove back from a job with my arm out the window and looked in the wing mirror to see what looked like a Daytona looking back at me I wish !
Rolexman Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 I have an Rolex Explorer with automatic ETA clone which I NEVER take off. Not when I work in the garden, go golfing, swimming etc. I fully overhauled it some time ago and I use it as my daily beater to see if I can break it by normal but heavy use.... Still running strong. Not need for a quartz
louky Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 Quarz is actualy needed if you need atomic clock accuracy! Not the cheap watches but better quartz movements achieve almost that. Omega 300mhz (even though a 30 year old quartz looses a second in 3o years! Other then that all my automatics and well tuned handwind watches are withn in a 5-10 sec a day !
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