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F-21 t1_j4g5zl4 wrote

Reply to comment by JMAC426 in 1970s Mechanical Timex šŸ™‚ Loses a minute a day, but absolutely bulletproof! by jmp3r96

That's quite literally any mechanical watch. Even the cheapest one is terribly overpriced and inferior to a much cheaper quartz casio in functionality. It's jewelry :)

I have nothing against them, and enjoy a good mechanical watch, but that's what they are. For style and performance, something like a Citizen Ecodrive is probably the best balance.

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JMAC426 t1_j4g65c1 wrote

You mis-spelled Longines

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F-21 t1_j4h5czt wrote

Longines, patek philippe, tag heuer, rolex, citizen, seiko... does not matter, functionally a mechanical watch is obsolete. There is nothing that it could do better. For example, a citizen ecodrive is cheaper, slimmer, more elegant, way more accurate, lighter, more durable and completely maintenance free (I think it uses some sort of capacitors instead of a battery, only needs short term battery anyway, if most battery watches last for 8-10 years on a single battery the ecodrive only needs to last a week or a month so it's really tiny as it is constantly recharged). For more extreme durability, there's g-shock. A mechanical watch is an incredibly complex piece of fragile engineering, quartz is an amazing technology from a functional standpoint. But a mechanical watch is art.

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JMAC426 t1_j4h64ik wrote

Just a joke, comrade. Iā€™m well aware of the pros and cons of various watch types. I was just saying Rolex is those things, in comparison to other mechanical watches.

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F-21 t1_j4h8hk5 wrote

Rolex is probably the most overhyped since it is so famous :) But probably retains value better? I don't know. I bet lots of people want a Rolex even over some "better" or equivelant brands just cause they only know rolex.

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