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Quartz watches belong to history
May 02, 2014,03:47 AM
Although they're not commonly appreciated, Quartz watches unquestionably belong to history
here are my picks
Heuer Chronosplit LCD/LED display - 1975
Bio tech design case
many ambassadors, Gilles Villeneuve being the most famous
a very futuristic chronograph
Rolex Oysterquartz 17000
Beautiful simplicity and quality of dial and hands nestled in a successful 70s case, an unusual Rolex
Seiko 7A28 so called "Alien"
Based on a whooping caliber used many years by the British army and offering both split second and "foudroyante" complications
Credit : Steve G
redesigned in the early 80s by Giugaro
the silver one was the Sigourney Weaver watch in the Alien movie
a casual and very different chronograph
I could really not miss
HAGWE !
Laurent
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I have two...
By: blomman Mr Blue : May 1st, 2014-13:38
MasterQuartz... And Ingenieur... Both added into the collection due to mechanical watches... HAGWE Blomman ...
How often do you wear these?
By: mkt33 : May 1st, 2014-15:47
Excellent addition to any mechanical collection. It is the exact opposite for my friends...by appreciating quartz watches they have developed a passion for mechanical watches. They now understand why some examples can cost a lot of money. Thanks for parti...
More like 33 - 34 mm...
By: blomman Mr Blue : May 3rd, 2014-09:11
But I haven't checked - will do next time it is out of the bank. This version is from mid/late 80's, if I am not mistaking. Best, my friend Blomman
Nice blomman...
By: -RWK- : May 2nd, 2014-15:34
A nice watch for a sunny spring weekend indeed! Best, -- Richard.
Nice patina and ...
By: AndrewD : May 5th, 2014-02:26
... family resemblance to the IWC mechanical line. I wonder how many quartz watches were made in relation to the mechanical watches in the dim dark '80's? Do you know if IWC were making their own quartz movements or were there central suppliers? Andrew
Hey Andrew!
By: blomman Mr Blue : May 5th, 2014-23:59
I have very little info on this one... Don't know production number or what movement IWC used... Sorry. Best Blomman
Beam my up, Spock! ;)
By: blomman Mr Blue : May 2nd, 2014-12:26
Thank you, my friend! :) Yes, both are very nice compliments to some other mechanical toys! ;) Best Blomman ...
Interesting and a first for PuristsPro devoted to quartz watches!!
By: Subexplorer : May 1st, 2014-16:00
Though I don´t pay much attention to quartz watches, I must admit that I got a very few. I wish to share my favorite, and the only one I wear from time to time with much pleasure. I bought it in December 1983, when it still was a fair new model, a revolut...
And here is another first on PuristsPro....
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-03:18
An owner's review of the Rolex Oysterquartz! Love the story and the watch. For the non quartz collectors, here is the Rolex 5035...some would say one of the well recognized and over engineered quartz movement ever produced. Thanks for adding to this week'...
Thank you Mike for your kind comments and for adding...
By: Subexplorer : May 2nd, 2014-13:50
... that beautiful shot of its movement. Yes, I can feel it is a grear movement just for it looks, finish, reliability and accuracy it has shown in all those years I have owned it. Best cordial regards, Abel.
Actually .. That is a very nice watch.. Fully can understand you..
By: hs111 : May 2nd, 2014-08:56
.. these pieces, even if they don't get too much accolades, they are just there, and as you so rightly said - they go .. and go.. Not that I'm a heretic, but instead of a bumper or rotor, they have the Quartz, .. Ahemmm.. almost.. , Thanks for this nice s...
Glad you shared, Abel, 'cause . . .
By: Dr No : May 2nd, 2014-13:55
. . . it was a toss-up between this very quartz model and the AirKing I eventually acquired as my first 'good' watch. The integrated bracelet design was, and still is, attractive to my eyes. As much as I preferred the Oyster Quartz on aesthetic grounds, t...
Your decision was a wise one Art. When I purchased this...
By: Subexplorer : May 3rd, 2014-07:22
... DJ Quartz, I already owned my 1680 Submariner, and a full gold Date (both stil in my collection), and the Quartz Rolex, introduced in 1977 was still somewhat a novelty back in those years, at least here in my Country rarely seen. This it was easy for ...
One entrant from me
By: Spellbound : May 1st, 2014-17:58
My favourite quartz watch, almost 40 years old and working just fine. Bon Weekend and Happy Golden Week for all my friends in Japan Girard Perregaux "Casquette" ...
Not as nice as your Rolex
By: Spellbound : May 1st, 2014-21:33
I love the case shape on your Rolex, and the fact that your bought it 31 years ago and treasured it for so long, and through all that time, even for a quartz it has maintained its value. Kudos Abel-san, Dean
I am flattered guys
By: Spellbound : May 2nd, 2014-03:47
Thanks for the kind words. It is an uber cool watch to wear for both formal or leisure. Only issue is seeing the time in the daylight is awefully hard. You have to close your hand around the window. Cheers, Dean
My Astron..
By: fernando : May 1st, 2014-19:03
doesn't miss a beat and self adjusts to different time zones. I use it to set my other watches. HAGWE fernando ...
This is a modern timekeeper...
By: fernando : May 2nd, 2014-20:26
with the latest technology; a gadget similar to the smart phone. :) So different from the anachronistic tic-tacs we so cherish! You admire them for their proficiency but it's hard to develop a real bonding. :) I hardly wear it but as you say, it's the gol...
Dual time ...
By: alain2701 : May 2nd, 2014-12:03
Produced during the end of 70's. Two crowns and two dials for two quartz movement ! ...
Tribute to an icon
By: MattS : May 1st, 2014-22:25
well, I don't have any quartz watch, so had to borrow one of my son's watches and decided to treat the theme as this: Have a good one! Matt ...
Nice photo, great color...even your son's quartz share characteristics
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-06:26
with your mechanical in the background. Is there a Rolex children's line that I don't know about? :-) Thanks for participating. I know there are quartz watches lying around all of our homes....it may not belong to us, but we definately receive them as gif...
The problem
By: crown comfort : May 2nd, 2014-00:26
with quartz watches is that you need to change the battery once in a while. As can be seen with my Suunto M3 for bicycle rides that is quite a challenge... I do have one other "proper" quartz watch stacked away currently. It will go to my daughter very so...
Hi CC, this is great...
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-06:29
Yes, quartz watches are more practical...my wife won't wear mechanical and seriously I don't trust my young kids with mechanical watches quite yet. That is a beautiful gift you have hidden for your daughter, she will love it. I've got the same idea in min...
Lovely collection especially the GPs
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-06:33
These are really underappreciated in history. Also like the last photo with the IWC. Thanks for joining this weeks wristscan Milan. Best, Mike
Quartz watches belong to history
By: Noodia : May 2nd, 2014-03:47
Although they're not commonly appreciated, Quartz watches unquestionably belong to history here are my picks Heuer Chronosplit LCD/LED display - 1975 Bio tech design case many ambassadors, Gilles Villeneuve being the most famous a very futuristic chrono...
Dear Laurent
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 2nd, 2014-04:41
Don't know how to tell you but you should be banned :) :) Every input on WS regarding any theme is outstanding ....pictures,knowledge and substance likewise You really surprised me this week I wasn't expecting that your post regarding theme will "destroy"...
Exactly quarter of a century ago
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 2nd, 2014-04:37
nearly to a day with my first earned money :) surprisingly enough (for me) my budget money for watches hasn't changed much :) :) :) It has been on wrist everyday through teen years if watches could told stories this one would be highly appraised piece :) ...
Well, one thing is for sure
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-06:43
it still has better lume than many of the Swiss mechanicals out there :-) Yes we all have a few skeletons in our closet that only our watches know the complete story :-) HAGWE, Mike
GMT + chrono + alarm diver
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 2nd, 2014-10:17
Indeed nothing more needed :) must think of mechanical watch that have that ;) Thank you for kind words Damjan P.S. 14 yrs ;)
Having a same watch for
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 2nd, 2014-10:47
25 years makes me feel old :) although I have one for longer ;) Cheers D
Is there a mechanical perpetual calendar with this particular
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-14:04
dial layout? I really like it, easy to read and symmetrical. I wonder if it can be done mechanically but something makes me think that an engineering solution doesn't exist. Is that the brand name just below the 1 oclock position? Thanks, Mike
i have just 2 battery operated watches
By: G99 : May 2nd, 2014-08:00
i'm not sure the first one will be considered a quartz watch but here it is anyway and even this one doesnt really have a battery as such, just a solar power source. i used to have quite a few such as Omega marine Chronometer and a few others, but they ha...
Of course!
By: KIH : May 2nd, 2014-11:19
.. Accutron... Too famous to forget! Eco Drive Minute Repeater... Interesting. Haven't heard the sound of it yet. But it is qualified for this week's theme! Your collection drawer is so deep! Ken
funnily enough MrSnak has the...
By: G99 : May 2nd, 2014-11:25
funnily enough MrSnak has the same model citizen. the sound is pretty good and its a decent well made watch for the price, especially if you buy it discontinued when its even cheaper :) the accutron is not technically quartz, but one of the best battery o...
the sound is ok. quiet...
By: G99 : May 2nd, 2014-12:08
the sound is ok. quiet and obviously electrical but handy in the dark. G
We share something in common this week
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-14:13
I believe the Shellman Minute repeater uses the "same" Citizen minute repeater technology...mine powered by battery, yours by sunlight HAGWE Graham, Mike
i also think that the...
By: G99 : May 3rd, 2014-01:04
i also think that the Camponala uses the same movement but with refined sound for the repeater. i first discovered this watch in 2008 when my mate was interested in it. as he was fitting my kitchen at the time i bought it for him in lieu of payment and w...
Just Call Me "Dr. No"
By: cazalea : May 2nd, 2014-08:29
I'm out at my uncle's place checking out the spring crops I love this Omega on its chain mail bracelet. It's even kept time to the exact second for the last year (because it's no longer running :-( ) Mike Art ...
That's a good combo
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-14:24
Should be an easy fix? It would be sad to let such a watch sit "dead" in its box. Spring crop looks like its getting a good start...the weather here has been really bad (I'd use other adjectives but I'm afraid another mod would edit them out :-) ) Best, M...
Hmmmm.. Not easy to play, but I'll try.. Although I don't have..
By: hs111 : May 2nd, 2014-08:41
.. a skeletonized piece nor a Quartz myself (?! - yep, honestly), I will do my humble very best to match that topic somehow.. Thus first a skeleton.. - one can appreciate the dynamic of the moment, the transparency of the body.. Skeletonized & waiting.. C...
The last two are...
By: KIH : May 2nd, 2014-11:17
.. well, excellent choices! Once upon a time, brands rushed to make quartz watches or other battery based watches - time flies! HAGWE! Ken
My explanation why women prefer quartz...
By: mkt33 : May 2nd, 2014-15:59
not intended to offend anyone In general, women prefer dependable and easily maintained things...like us simple minded men. and in general men like complicated and sometimes finicky things (look at our facination with watches, cars, gadgets)...like the wo...
totally agree. women in general...
By: G99 : May 3rd, 2014-01:06
totally agree. women in general want to put it on and wear it. we want to fiddle, play, look and wind it :)
I probably only have 20 battery-powered watches
By: cazalea : May 2nd, 2014-08:58
and here a few of my favorites: IWC Meca-quartz moon chronograph IWC Calendar Moon ultra-thin (and small) Rolex Oysterquartz Cazalea PS - not forgetting Grand Seiko ...
My sole player in this week's quest!
By: Tim Jackson : May 2nd, 2014-12:03
A vintage piece from the late 1970's I believe. Found it in a bag in a consignment shop with some other interesting pieces...once I seriously cleaned it all up, opened here up, dropped a new battery in, she came to life, and has kept superb time ever sinc...
That Seiko SQ must have done something right
By: mkt33 : May 3rd, 2014-11:12
to be found and rescued by you! And to think of all the magnificient mechanical counterparts it shares space with. This is indeed a very, very lucky Seiko Thanks for that current photo, Mike
Well, yes it was a fortunate turn of events...
By: Tim Jackson : May 3rd, 2014-16:49
Hi Mike, I was in the consignment store with my wife looking at furniture, when I wandered over to the jewelry counter on the off chance they had anything of merit. Typically, it was full of costume jewelry and v. inexpensive used modern quartz watches......
Pick a swatch any Swatch
By: jml_watches : May 2nd, 2014-13:10
Hi All A quick shot of a few of my swatches, all kinda funky and fun. Ignore the diaphane at the bottom of the shot - its automatic! :-O Cheers JML ...
Golf!
By: jml_watches : May 3rd, 2014-13:43
Hi I tend to wear it playing golf, as don't want to wear a mechanical watch. Ridiculous watch for ridiculous game! :-) Especially the way I play! Cheers JML
Quartz rocks! ;-D
By: -RWK- : May 2nd, 2014-15:32
Great topic Mike. I have two Casio, analogue/digital PRW-5000-1 And all digital PAW2000T-7: Both are great fun!! HAGWE everyone! -- Richard. ...
Very useful onea, RWK!
By: KIH : May 2nd, 2014-20:30
I like these and used to own one when I was younger. Nice! Ken
Yes indeed Ken...
By: -RWK- : May 2nd, 2014-21:30
Thank you for your kind remarks. I like Casio Pro Trek very much too! BTW: You are still young. Wishing you have many more years of wonderful watches. Best, -- Richard.
Thank you RWK!
By: KIH : May 2nd, 2014-21:58
Yeah, I have to get me a girl friend or two first... :-) Hahaha Ken
Wish I could personally contribute, Mike . . .
By: Dr No : May 2nd, 2014-18:02
. . . but there hasn't been a single quartz movement watch in my possession, ever. A rummage thru my files uncovered a few images of Omega's Z-33 Spacemaster from 2012, standing alone . . . . . . and posed alongside my '60 Constellation Calendar. Art ...
Very futuristic, Art!
By: KIH : May 2nd, 2014-20:31
Maybe I should get into the models in that era... :-) Ken
The Z-33 . . .
By: Dr No : May 3rd, 2014-20:18
. . . or the Connie? They're only fifty years apart! :-)
Z-33 Art???
By: -RWK- : May 2nd, 2014-22:55
Wow! That's a rare bird soon to become even rarer with the Skywalker X-33 out. Enjoy! -- Richard.
I see...
By: -RWK- : May 3rd, 2014-20:59
Super interesting movement, but the case needed a little more thought. Cheers, -- Richard.
No worries Art,
By: mkt33 : May 3rd, 2014-11:26
You are one of the few proud PuristS who can make that claim. Thank you for showing us a pic of that Spacemaster. I've yet to see one of those out in public. I wonder if it was commercially successful for Omega? Warmest, Mike
I've never seen one posted . . .
By: Dr No : May 3rd, 2014-20:13
. . . either on a discussion or sales forum, so it probably didn't gain a lot of traction. Now that Omega seems to be reissuing all their classics, perhaps we'll get a mechanical Flightmaster with a modernized cal 910 or 911 movement. I'm sure there would...
80's, style and Quartz
By: Mark in Paris : May 3rd, 2014-02:03
I know that I'll never put Quartz and Mechanical watches in the same world but I also remember that quartz was a major evolution in the watchworld: reliable, accurate, thinner, lighter... And this period let people design crazy watches (as the 70' and 80'...
THanks a lot hs
By: Mark in Paris : May 4th, 2014-03:25
Yes it's a watch I like a lot, even if the size (around 33mm I guess) is starting to be a bit "tiny". Cheers, Mark
Thanks Mark for showing the Cartier
By: mkt33 : May 3rd, 2014-17:31
and yes I would never consider the two categories to be in the same world (quartz vs. mech). Both have their advantages and disadvantages. In terms of design, I find that mechanical watches have been playing "catchup" over the past decade. The avant garde...
You higlight the perception matter...
By: Mark in Paris : May 4th, 2014-03:19
in a world where marketing is strongly working. Any mechanical watch would donwsize in interest if it were to be switched to quartz. That's why I think that quartz watches must work in their own field and create new products. In the 70's/80's all the Amid...
Nope, no quartz watch available here, Mike!
By: anaesdoc : May 3rd, 2014-04:29
My last battery driven watch was given to me by my parents as a gift for having passed one of my exams 25 years ago. Sadly it broke some day, so I am quartz-free since. Probbably I am too much a purist, but I cannot imagine myself buying a battery driven ...
Making quartz more impressive
By: gadgety : May 3rd, 2014-08:35
I used to be totally dismissive of quartz because they seemed to be too easy to produce impressive results, i e a 15 dollar watch would, in terms of performance easily outperform the most expensive mechanical time pieces. It doesn't take much skill by the...
I'll add a little bling to the thread....
By: Andy : May 3rd, 2014-10:19
with my pure plastic gold Casio..... I have a lot of fun Casio's including the calculator watch as seen in Back to the Future and I also saw Walt wearing one in season 3 of Breaking Bad..!! Great fun thread this week :) Yours, Andy. ...
That reminds me of one I forgot!
By: cazalea : May 4th, 2014-07:36
My little Seiko travel clock could make a "today-sized, yesterday-styled" watch, if fitted with a strap. ...
Absolutely awesome wrist shot
By: Ares501 - Mr Green : May 3rd, 2014-13:55
Well done Silver Surfer ;) So Doxa family is growing exponentially? :) Sincerely Damjan P.S. Winner this week no doubt about that
but Bill, great collection of...
By: G99 : May 3rd, 2014-17:06
but Bill, great collection of Doxas you have, but do you have a 1964 Searambler or 1950's dead second? G...
Storm Microcamera
By: sfoskett : May 3rd, 2014-12:52
While bidding on watches at auction, and winning a fine pair of chronometers, this little beauty came up. Bid on a whim and here it is! It's a tiny Storm Microcamera watch (not really a camera) with a plate bracelet. Unusual and fun. Aperture blades like ...
Ventura...
By: cj.cooper : May 3rd, 2014-21:43
Lots of good looking watches... I love my Ventura v-matic, but ended up getting a Sigma for work on oil rigs... And never thought i'd be getting an orange strap! I also got the wife a lovely Miss V... ...
Beautiful Venturas, C.J.
By: jporos : May 4th, 2014-07:56
Quartz is so integral to what Ventura is, I sometimes get funny looks from watch salespeople with my mechanical Ventura V-matic. Welcome to PuristsPro!
Thanks
By: cj.cooper : May 4th, 2014-11:39
Thanks - and indeed the Sigma needs a new battery... Last time Baechtold the Corum and Ventura dealer in Thailand changed it... And did such a poor job the internals got soaked next time i washed it at work - and after being repaired with a new movment, t...
The contract is yours.
By: Bill : May 4th, 2014-09:01
It is great to just grab the watch and go and it is always on time. HAGWE Bill
The quartz in my life ...
By: AndrewD : May 3rd, 2014-22:00
Were this General Electric LED digital, circa 1976, because I wanted a red LED watch but couldn't afford the Pulsar ... ... and this Swatch that was a robust legible workhorse, but sweat destroyed the plastic on the rear battery cover so the watch is unre...
Your age is showing !
By: Spellbound : May 3rd, 2014-22:16
Very nice General Electric ! And still in perfect working order I assume? Perhaps time to revisit the Pulsar? I am on the hunt for a good condition one. Dean
Finished primary school and just ...
By: AndrewD : May 4th, 2014-13:48
... started secondary education. Needed a cool watch to mark the occasion. Not much has changed, actually! Hope you find the Pulsar. Andrew