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[as400]

Yes IBM midrange systems!

Thanks for the reply, I am always surprised that quartz movements are not used, they are more accurate than auto and if you leave the watch for a few days they don't stop!

[KrisOK]

I am always surprised that quartz movements are not used, they are more accurate than auto and if you leave the watch for a few days they don't stop!

Well, honestly, the fact that quartz watches keep time more accurately than a mechanical watch doesn't really enter into it. Mechanical watches are by design, more complex, and more difficult to regulate than a quartz watch. I like to compare a quartz watch like a G-Shock for example to a Prius, and a mechanical watch like a Rolex or Omega to a Porsche. There is nothing wrong with a Prius or a G-Shock. They are both fine examples of modern engineering. But they don't make the heart pump like a Porsche.

A finely made mechanical watch is a thing of beauty. And the whole idea behind replicas is to REPLICATE that thing of beauty. I won't say that it's just WRONG to buy a quartz replica of a genuine watch that is only made with a mechanical movement, but I wouldn't do it with a Rolex. Many people expect a Rolex to be a fake anyway. Having a second hand that goes Tick.........Tick.........Tick........ just confirms it.

Yes, they DO have to be kept wound, and yes they have to be serviced on occasion, but I personally ALWAYS choose a mechanical movement in a replica of a watch that was designed with a mechanical movement.