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[โ€“] AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Then you find out those "superior" multi thousands of dollars watches require regular service and tuning.

Literally a pointless pit for people with more money than they know what to do with to dump it in.

[โ€“] Danksy@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

No one sane is arguing that an expensive mechanical watch is better at telling the time than a cheap quartz watch. If you want accuracy, don't buy a rolex.

Personally, I think a fancy watch is more comparable to buying an art piece. A painting is not "superior" just because it portraits its subject with more accuracy. Similarly, a watch is not "superior" if it tells the time with more accuracy.

I wear a watch because I like the watch. I like a mechanical watch with an open back so I can look at the gears turning inside. I like the attention to detail in the design. I like how the little hour indicators are polished to a mirror finish. For me, it is a piece of jewelry, that also tells the time.

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