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Hi Craig I think your analogy is quite clever. I have a 3 year old car, I know it has an engine because I have seen it. The car just goes. I think older cars always made one aware of their working parts, I used to have a 1275cc mini and that certainly made you think about its all its working bits. I have 6 watches that I wear regularly, no, just one at a time. The quartz are always time correct and ready to go. The auto with date needs the date corrected when I want to wear it, and of course the wind up needs the time set. I don't look on the quartz as inferior which I suppose some folks do, I just appreciate their accuracy and the fact that they are no fuss watches. I really like my autos and the wind up used to belong to my dad. Winding, setting and wearing it, always reminds me of him so it is always a pleasure. For me the issue is more analogue or digital. I don't think I want a digital watch. Nigel

I have two quartz watches - one solar powered - and all the other 30+ are hand-wound. Expensive quartz movements can be very sophisticated, but - for me - there's nothing like looking at a beautiful mechanical movement.

Yes they are expensive but you can find bargains on auction sites from time to time. They are a massive timesaver and of course, they reduce the risk of damaging a good mainspring.