Mechanical all the way! Sometimes i like to listen to the gears shifting!

No preference as long as it's a good watch. Though in terms of quartz, I must admit I'm heavily biased towards solar-powered ones.

Grand Seiko is so classy...

So true get a 9F series quartz if you really want accuracy and beauty, but I would choose a spring drive, best of both worlds! They are better made than a Rolex. I have 1 Rolex I inherited and 2 Grand Seiko’s that I bought. No way will I pay what they ask for rolex. The GS are in a higher orbit than rolex when I compare the two side by side. And comparing it with new Rolex models.

@@rbmwiv doesn't Bulova lunar pilot watches have the same accuracy as grand seiko, and they also cost way less than a GS?

@@prateekluthra911they are 2 different movements. I believe the lunar uses a tuning fork system whereas GS uses spring drive. Both are incredible from an engineering standpoint and not what you see in your everyday quartz watches, but they work on different principles

If you are an useless millenial buy a smart watch

Then you have my watch, the AP Rolex “No money in my wallet” which has neither

also the bulova accutron, which uses a tuning fork to regulate the watch

Japanese engineering in a nutshell

how about the "That's Not a Watch, That's A Glorified Bracelet"

I have the seiko kinetic. It sounds like it has a rotor but also has a battery... which one is it?

It's addicting!

Skeleton automatics are sweet you can see the movement from both sides 😮

So true. A simple Seiko 5 is a great starting point

Literally same here

Is it automatic or battery?

And they also power themselves! Incredible that no battery is required

Then checkout micro processors under microscope It will blow your mind how billions of extremely small transistors are accurately aligned

Yes, indeed!

Genius

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you very much

No problem

If it's good enough for Casey Niestat :)

Same, I've got a cardinal from Walmart and it's still kicking after like 10 years with the same battery, and it's more waterproof than I am

Didn't know those specific terms. Cool

Really glad

No mechanical watch is more accurate than a quartz watch. Those also require more maintenance than quartz watches. Also, a small 10-year battery isn't going to harm the earth very much, and they even make solar powered quartz watches.

@@Shock_Treatment The old school wach seems better i do like it it does the joob

It's crazy!

Would hardly consider them useless, but I understand what you mean. And yes, they are marvels

Explain why it’s useless

​@@shadmansaifullah9609 it is less accurate and it does the same job as a quartz watch but harder (Btw I am an absolute sucker for anything mechanical do don't try and say I am hating)

​​@@shadmansaifullah9609 Compared to a cheaper digital or quartz watches, it is inaccurate and a nightmare if you break it. It's "useless" because it serves no better utility purpose than quartz/digital watches. The appeal comes down to taste and preference, not from use.

@@shadmansaifullah9609 because you could get a smart watch for way cheaper, lmao

That's awesome

Absolutely

Then you have atomic clocks.

That's exactly how a mechanical watch is powered

@@ChronometerCheck haha...... No. I meant previously the clock worked for a day if i rotated it for few minutes but now i have to do it for a very long time.

@@Abu_Tuesday Ohh, I see. Ahh, perhaps it might need a service

that's the consequences of having one, you need to take care of it, kinda like having a pet if you get what i mean. i suggest to get a Solar Quartz watch if you want a long lasting reliable yet accurate watch

Best of both worlds

Yeah, the rabbit hole goes deep

Same man😂

About 90% is eletric

the last sentence had me laughing. In all seriousness, i like to daily a smart watch because it is useful for keeping track of my workouts. I have a diver GMT for business formal, a dress watch for formal dress, it all depends on the application and part of town you are living in

Why? Latestsmart watches has many features that actually eaves time and helps in tracking our fitness goals

Yess... I have a Seiko Sport 5 automatic.... Its great....

The first "nice" watch that wasn't a cheap timex I purchased was a citizen eco drive. It's great. It was under 250. Maybe under 200. It was 16 years ago....I can't Remember. I had it in a box just sitting for 6 years at least. I just brought it out and charged it in a windowsill for 6 hours, and it works just fine! Never had a problem with it!

​@@snapop200 0 style points my guy, no one looks classy wearing a smart watch on a suit.

but unfortunately inefficient, since the movement of the rotor can't really provide much electrical kinetic power to the watch's capacitor. and that makes Solar a far more superior type of Quartz movement

A mechanical watch can last basically forever if taken care of

Yes - automatic watches stay wound for only ~40-80 hours when fully wound. But it will keep winding itself whenever you wear it. Don't worry, nothing is wrong with it, this is just part of how automatic watches work.

Citizen eco drive also.

Yes probably should have said quartz requires electricity to run as they have capacitors.

True

My Timex Field Post has the same, its real nice and hella accurate too. Over the course of a month it loses less than 2 seconds. Thats not even 30 seconds a year

You'll still have to change the battery eventually as it'll hold a lower charge as the battery chemically ages, just like any other rechargeable battery like your phone's. Your instruction manual should tell you when you should send the watch in for service, typically 10 years, though if you can find the battery for sale you could do it yourself to save money since it's no different from replacing a normal battery (just remember to replace the gasket as well to ensure watch is still water resistant).

The power reserve of mechanical watches can vary, usually between 40 - 80 hours before needing to be wound

Hamilton Khaki Automatic

@@ChronometerCheck thanks! iam going to buy it.

Hahahah

Me too

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Chronograph?

Yeaaaah, don't do this 😅

@@ChronometerCheck I learned it the hard way from experience

Woah, what watch?

@@ChronometerCheck Unfortunately I can't remeber the name. It also doesn't have very high specs. It just get wind up a lot when I am alone in my bed

😂😂 I got what you mean

Be careful not to overwind it😂😂

Might be obvious to you or me, but not everyone

It's a curse!

Yup. It's mostly about the artsy appeal now, but quartz watches have always interested me more. I can pretty much guarantee that if quartz watches came out at the same time as mechanical ones, the people of the old days would've chosen quartz simply because they're more accurate, and the purpose of a watch, especially to them, is to keep accurate time. Quartz is also so underappreciated too. People constantly gawk at mechanical movements, but that's probably only because they can actually see the gears working. However, if you look at the amount of technological engineering it takes to make a quartz watch, they seem much more impressive. You first have to know how to grow the crystal and shape it into an unbelievably tiny tuning fork, you have to know how to make a battery and a tiny motor (or LCD/LED panel), you have to know how to create the complex circuitry that can accurately count the resonance of the crystal and convert it into time, and you have to know how to put it all together. I'm sure that's majorly simplifying it since even I don't know how they work entirely, but I know it's a complex process that's built on the advancements of many people, and I'm sure no single person could make a quartz watch like one could with a mechanical.

in theory they should, but in reality? they're not as accurate as we hope. watchmakers are currently in the works on creating an escapement that can outrun Tourbillion's by a huge miles! like the new escapement the brands Zenith and Frederique Constant are currently working on. but such accuracy can already be achieved by a detent escapement found in a marine chronometer

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@@ChronometerCheck generational wealth

@@MrJtin69 That's awesome. I hope you get to try a ton of really cool timepieces

Very true

Hahah, it's great but definitely not a cheap watch!

Quartz watch movement with the same level of craftsmanship that Mechanical movement usually has is unfortunately rare

What do you mean with paused?

Yes, it will stop running if you don't continue to wind it

Plenty! That is primarily what my channel is focused on

Yes exactly you make really good content, And you also suggested an affordable watch which was Addiesdive but if it is possible to get a mechanical watch with chronograph in the budget of $100 or $120, Can please suggest me ?

@@manupratap7064 For a little bit more (closer to $200) you can get really good chronographs using the Seagull ST19 movement such as the Seagull 1963 or Sugess Chronographs

A mechanical watch can last forever if well taken care of (serviced)

if you ask about longevity then a well built and maintained mechanical watch can last for many decades. but if you ask about the constant run time then a solar quartz watches are the way to go, since from what i understand their capacitors can last for around a decade

They're not stored in vacuum-tight cases, but even if they were, there'd still be friction from the parts interacting with each other. Perpetual motion machines are impossible.

There's solar quartz watches and 10-year batteries. They can operate for much longer without their batteries being replaced than a mechanical can run without needing to be a serviced (which costs more than a battery).

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