Anyone still have any love for the quartz

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Seaman Seaman
If you have ask me this question a month ago I would have said that I don't like quartz watches but I bought some quartz models and like them very much..
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By the way, the first of these is not a quartz watch. The f300 has no quartz crystal, it uses a tuning fork vibrating at 300Hz instead...
 
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Casio Worldtimer with vintage bracelet purchased off Ebay.

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Quartz pick of the day - built like tank, but tells time instead of blowing s*@t up.

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Why not? Did not the Swiss invent quartz? Why be ashamed?
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Why not? Did not the Swiss invent quartz? Why by ashamed?

It's confusing, because the Swiss did come up with an electric watch before quartz watches, using the tuning fork. But I think the Swiss and Seiko were developing quartz watches at the same time, but Seiko introduced the Astron in 1969 right before the Swiss companies managed it in early 1970 (including Omega electroquartz). But Seiko had a portable quartz clock as backup timer in the 1964 Olympics, before the Astron wristwatch came out.
 
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As an aside, I heard a while ago that Omega might have a hybrid quartz/mechanical ala Spring Drive in the works. Which, technically is a mechanical movement referenced and regulated by quartz? Correct me if I am mistaken.
 
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No, it's more like a quartz watch that is powered by a spring
 
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Without creating a multipage kerfuffle I would agree to disagree.
 
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Just bought a quartz Seamaster Aqua Terra today. I plan on loving it for a long long time.
 
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Without creating a multipage kerfuffle I would agree to disagree.

My statement is just repeating what @Archer has stated a few times already, and he had a good argument for why he made that claim.

I'd prefer to still think of it the other way around, but I can't get what he said out of my head. Regardless, I don't have a problem with the Spring Drive and think it's cool.
 
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Just bought a quartz Seamaster Aqua Terra today. I plan on loving it for a long long time.
And I bought a quartz Seamaster and plan on doing the same thing!
 
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Faz Faz
And I bought a quartz Seamaster and plan on doing the same thing!

That guy shoulda never let it go.
 
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It's just a few hundred miles down the 401! 😀
 
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Faz Faz
It's just a few hundred miles down the 401! 😀

And I bet you made out like a bandit.
 
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King Quartz: not sure what happened to the dial, but it works. Wonder if it can be redialed?
 
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Hallo zusammen.
Ich mag auch Quartz Uhren 😎

Hello all.
I like Quartz Watches😎
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Does anyone still have any love for the Quartz Seamaster.

Of course. Now the year is 2022 we've spent 40 years together. But I always say this is the last watch I'd want to take to sea.

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