Everything I Wish I Knew BEFORE Buying A Quartz Watch!
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- Опубліковано 24 бер 2020
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I have 30+ watches. I get tired of always setting my automatics. Yesterday I opened my watch box, and my couple of quartz watches were at the correct time to the minutes. So I popped on one of my quartz divers (which I never consistently wore before) and I'm kinda liking the no maintenance aspect of it....
I own a Citizen Quartz that the Wife gifted me on our wedding day in 1980. I can't remember the last time I replaced the battery, but this little Dynamo is crazy accurate & is like the Energizer Bunny...just keeps on going & going.
Change the battery. I was going to replace batteries in 2 watches and they had leaked and ruined both watches. Seikos.
Any mechanical watch would have been in for service a few times without ever keeping the time ur citizen does. Only quartz for me
@@chevy4x466 and a battery swap is a hell of a lot cheaper than a service on a mechanical watch.
Damn mechanical lights, always running out if you don’t wear them. Should have had a quartz lamp.
All the Casio Edifce, including the glorious EFV-110D, that I've seen hit the marks perfectly and they don't cost an arm and a leg. Just something to consider
Agree, casio edifice is the most underrated brand in the underrated segment of cheap-good looking watches, I have seen practically no-one here on yt talking about those gorgeous 100$ +/- pieces (I own a beautiful panda chrono, the finishing is incredible and even the leather strap is pretty good)
i think it is safe to buy from reputable manufacturers, like casio. good price/value, and they last.
Ricoh Riquartz are a good option too, spot on every time
@David Topchiev You don't need to service anything except change the battery for $2.
@@AIexDeI I love my Casio Edifice, my G-Shock and all of my Casio Duros (I have several).
Bought a few automatics over the past couple of years. Recently I bought a Bulova Lunar-Pilot quartz. Then I remembered why I had quartz watches before the automatics...they keep proper time...like a proper watch should. It's...really nice.
I've got to disagree with most people on the "without a soul" opinion. You're literally oscillating a piece of earth with magic. Even though I have mostly mechanical watches. As an engineer, I love the mechanics. I have some old King Seiko Twin Quartz that blow my 4R movements out of the water. I love how thin they are too. My biggest problem with quartz is the battery itself. Not a fan of acid batteries. Bad for everyone.
@Alpha Centauri You took the whole magic thing way too seriously my guy. Did you think an engineer wouldn't understand a watch? Or frankly anyone for that matter?
@Alpha Centauri take a load of this Alpha.
Yea I wish there was still a better way to make a battery
As Arthur C. Clarke and Red Skull have told us “Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.”
Souls of quartz watches are angry, and switching your lights off.
I like quartz because of the accuracy. Big fan of EcoDrive and G-Shock.
I love my Citizen Promaster, and the seconds had is perfectly alined. 30% of my collection are quartz. Some days you just need to pick a watch and go, without having to set it.
Quartz are awesome, I've been beating my quartz day-date for last 12 years. Still working fine with +-15sec accuracy. It is light, compact, thin, reliable & affordable.
What watch do you have?
Not sure I’d ever spend that kind of cash on a GS quartz watch, but I love how they basically say - we’re going to do this the best it’s ever been done...and then execute on that idea.
I used to scoff at quartz watches but I have great respect for Seiko's Quartz movements now, so much so I own a 50th anniversary model with a sapphire caseback. I'm hunting for an Oysterquartz now!
Be careful with those. oysterquartz are super good watches except for a particular part. I was talking about it recently with my watchmaker. everything is indestructible except for, i think, the regulator. And it is hard and expensive to get. So inform yourself and thats it
Ricoh Riquartz are good as hell and at around 100 are not a Bad option
Have a look at the Casio Oceanus line
I recently (yesterday) got a bulova lunar pilot, this thing has quickly become my favourite. It may not have a soul, but I sold my soul to satan for a taco so I have no soul either.
You're talking about a Bulova, that's high level in quartz
Well its owned by Citizen isnt it?
big though.
Wait, I could have gotten a taco???
Casio Oceanus is my favorite quartz watch. Bunch of technology packed into one watch and it's beautiful
About the servicing thing - you correctly pointed out that most quartz movements are not serviceable, and that often the only option is to replace the whole movement.
That is true, but let's be honest, most of the 'workhorse' automatic movements such as the Seiko NH35a are not really considered serviceable either - it is standard practice to replace these lower-end movements rather than service them.
I had a citizen eco drive diver bn0000-04h that was insanely accurate and my daily beater above and below the waterline for close to 10years. It is currently retired and awaiting a refurb. I still love an automatic, but for time keeping accuracy you cant go past a watch that proved to be accurate to +/- 5 seconds a year.
Automatics are for show. Quartz is for a pro.
Even if as you say they have no soul. I believe if it survives 10 years on your wrist and performs admirably it may just have absorbed part of the wearers aura and deserves to be recognized.
Fyi I'm no hippie just couldn't think of a more apt word than aura.
İ do have a rolex and a casio protrek. Casio is with me for 12 years and all my good and bad memmories shared with it. So it is more important to me than rolex.
I've been wairing a Tissot pr50 quartz during 25 years. Still works perfectly, just need to change the battery every 5 years. Only recently I've bought automatic watches to change a little bit for fun. Right now my most precise watch is a citizen ecodrive diver, insanely precise.
Agree
Careful dude, using "aura" in conversation is dangerously close to hippydom 😅
Everything mentioned applies to both categories of watches. Watches don't have souls except to the philosopher. They tell time. If you appreciate mechanical watches buy them. However, finding a competent watchmaker is also a fine art. For some reason, every collector
group develops its prejudices. We must all need some way to measure ourselves against others. There are mechanical watches that aren't worth the powder to blow them to hades.
It’s so funny when I hear “crappy movements” Between Timex & G Shocks, I’ve had countless watches under $50 that keep perfectly accurate time for many many years.
i have a couple of 15-ish year old Casio's bought for 20-30 Euros; I rarely wear them for a long time now, but they have pretty much been running continuously since I got them - they still keep perfect time, they're maybe 10 seconds or something like that off in a year. Never been serviced, just changed the batteries a few times.
@Better Mouztrap an entirely subjective opinion, the quartz watch is better engineered because it is better at doing the job it was designed to do.
I just love your way of telling stories about time. Have you ever thought of making a video : "what's up with the number of jewels in an automatic watch"?
Oohhhh great idea!!
I have a quartz watch, the Hamilton Khaki Field Quartz with the ETA F.06.111. I bought the Quartz one because I wanted it to be more robust and that I don't have to worry about it while working. I know I could have got the G-SHOCK, but I like the look. So Quartz also has some pro's ;) (But they still haven't the feeling of an automatic or mechanical movement)
Great Video!
I have one automatic. Im starting to collect more casio watches. I like more functions on digital watch. Alarms as well, very useful for work. I get reminded all the time.
Great vid Jory, climbing ever closer to 100k subs! Mostly an extensive mechanical collection here, but it still makes me smile that the simple Casio Duro ALWAYS hits its indices perfectly. Keep up the superlative work on your T3 channel! Cheers to watch collectors everywhere. 🍻🥂🍺🍺🍷🍷🍸🍸🍹🍹👏👍
I LOVE my timex expedition with the diver bezel. 100m water resistance and dead on accuracy. Not to mention that sweet indiglo dial. Its my go to everyday watch.
Thanks for the video. Your content is always excellent , entertaining and highly informative. BTW your editor rocks. While these shelter-in-place orders are in effect you provide a much needed and welcome diversion. Appreciate you Bro!!!
Second hands dont match up with indexes.
Cheap Casio: hold my beer.
My Citizen Land Promaster's hand does. Also my Casio Protrek's does as well. Japanese watch makers seem to know the satisfaction of hitting the second markers each and every time.
"Second hands dont match up with indexes." To be honest, I only witness this on Seiko (overrated) watches. Never seen it before on Citizen, Casio / G-Shock or heck even Guess watches.
Cheap watches below $100 price tags don’t hit the indexes, and plus no water resistant.
@@cinchez007 Yes, its true, Casio Protrek's second hand match every seconds indexes perfectly
@@wikhiyau6888 Orient quartz does. I wife has 2 and I have 1. They hit the markers.
I have two Bulova watches that hit the marks perfectly, and I love them both. They also have incredible finishing as well as style. What more do you need to have heart?
I really enjoy my Solar / Quartz section of my watch collection exclusively Seiko and Citizen ....all mine hit the minute marks straight on..!!. I store them in a glass top watch box where they are always being powered and ready to go. Love all my automatic / mechanical watches Too ...but yes you are correct to point out the superior accuracy of quartz / solar watches over mechanical. I only have a couple of battery powered quartz watches but won't any more as I hate replacing batteries and you really never know when the battery is ready to die. I have found that if the watch "Speaks to You" it has a Soul regardless of how it is powered.
The accuracy of my eco drive is incredible but I enjoy the tinkering that goes with an automatic. It's like loading a flintlock vs a more modern firearm. I can understand how that's not for everyone, if I am in a rush the eco drive wins, but I generally try to live a less hurried existence. I like to set the auto a little fast, get there a little early, and chill....
Great content. Would you consider a Citizen Nighthawk worth servicing or repairing if it required it? Keep up the great video's.
That thing about dials not hitting the indices, I thought I ws the only one.
One of the reasons why I love my Casio AQ-S810w is the fact that it has no second hand and the minute hand ticks three times between the seconds.
Hits the indices perfectly and it's been 4 years since I recalibrated them. And yes, there is a function in the watch to calibrate the hands.
Good episode.
Stay safe!
Both my Casio quartz watches hit the indices perfectly all the way around , the Duro £60 and the MRW200 £15 , if Casio can manage it on a £15 watch , I can't see any reason for larger watch companies not to be able to follow suit.
What's your opinion on mechaQuartz?
The Casio mrw-200 is probably the best value watch in the world. Out of all my watches, which includes some quite expensive models, this $15 Casio is the unbelievably the most accurate. It’s Miyata quartz movement and Sony battery lose literally just one to two seconds a month. And the second hand hits the mark every single second!
I was going to say the same thing. All of my Casio quartz analog watches hit their markers perfectly.
Glenn Powell actually the mrw-200, with it’s very similar looks and same 100m water resistance, is really the poor man’s Luminox Sea Turtle (0300)!
The difference is that quartz 8,000 beats per second (aka, the normal quartz) moves dash by dash on the dial. Whereas automatic and highend quartz have a sweeping movement.
@@j.lizbardo not all of them... Citizen has record braking quartz that looses 1 s per year and it ticks, Rolex quartz too... As mid tear Ronda and ETA quartz does too
My first good watch was a Seiko tuna quartz watch given to me back in the 80's by my father and I just recently had it serviced by Seiko and I love it. I really beat the crap out of it and it never stopped working nor had any problem. It is not my beater any more after I serviced it and also since my father passed away.
Hi jody excellent review, now just saying if I did buy a quartz watch and had 500 of her majesty’s pounds what watch or watches would you recommend I look at thanks and again excellent review
Hi Jory, great video, as usual... But just wondering if the older jewelled quartz movements are something to look for when buying a pre-owned watch? Do any other new quartz watches have jewelled and serviceable movements like your seiko tuna? Thanks.
I love the voices you make to imitate the whingers in your comments sections. 😂
😂😂😂😂
I have a Citizen Nighthawk Blue Angels edition. It's got soul. JG, I love your sense of humour dude. Mixing watch-talk with your humour makes my day! Have a great day.
Hey Jory, what do you think about Breitlings Superquartz movements? Great content, cheers.
I love my Grand Seiko SBGX, it is a fantastic watch. I like quarz watches too.
I like the accuracy and durability of a good quartz watch. Good-looking beater that I don't have to worry about.
I am 50+yo and still have the $12 Timex quartz that I got in high school. Still runs and is in my watch case to go fishing with me, still suits that purpose well. No, it does not have a soul like the rest of my collection mostly due to that little piece of mineral it uses to cheat to tell time! lol!
This was a really cool episode, with all the mishaps. Gives you soul. Cheers
Hi, I have got a citizen echo-drive. I love it but am new to this and my question to you is what your thinking of a light powered watch and what you recommend?
Can we get a "Everything I wish I knew before coming the Time Teller". Awww yeah! Love these types of videos my dude. Keep em coming!
Not being a collector but looking for functionality and usability for everyday use, its easy to appriciate Quartz. Precise, low maintainence, reliable and less costly. May I add that they often are thinner than mechanical Watches?
I really like your videos, there honest and unbiased and great.
I really liked this video about quartz watches because the often unjustly get neglected by watch collectors.
I only saw you talk about g- shock and Seiko watches (2 great brands by the way) and was wondering what you think of other quartz brands (real watch brands, not fashion watch shit)? For example, what do you think of the Breitling Colt 44mm Thermocompensated and COSC certified quartz watches which have a daily variation in rate of within ±0.07 seconds and a battery life of +/- 8 years?
Also I have another question, these Breitling B74 SuperQuartz movements have a gold plated printed circuit board (PCB). Does this have any practical use or is it just for show?
Thanks in advance for answering my questions and keep up the good work.
I have 2 quartz watches in my collection set to the second of the world time click and use them to set my automatics against when I put them on. Pretty nice because they're always right!
Timex watches at a low price point usually match up with indexes
I have a Seiko Sportura Kinetic SUN015P and luckily (or because it is a good movement from Seiko?) the second hand lines up perfectly with the indexes!
Find any Seiko that has aligned second hands, or to chapter rings, or really anything. Still love mine.
Thanks Jory. You rock brother
The Precidrive movements used n’y Certina, Tissot and others on the Swatchgroup are very accurate. The hands not matching the markers is mostly because they were not placed correctly. Every watchmaker can take them out and replace correctly matching the markers. Not a big deal but sad that many brands don’t really pay attention to that.
Your editor is amazing. You two make a great team. Thanks for a great video. I'm getting a 9F after we are allowed to leave our homes.
Seiko's 9F quartz is nearly as marvelous a piece of engineering as the Spring Drive.
If I were in the market for a GS would I pick it over the SD or the HiBeat 9S? Not likely. But it's still, without question, a killer unit.
@@rajgill7576 Its one of the only Quartz movements build the same was as a mechanical. High torque, high finishing, hand assembled, can be regulated and serviced. Oh, and Grand Seiko says they can go 50 years without servicing the movement... It has a anti black lash system for the seconds hand, so it's very satisfying to look at. Source... I own one.
Another GS 9F owner here (SBGN005 GMT). Incredibly reliable, great finish and agree re no need for servicing for a long time, if ever, save for battery change ~3 years. Highly recommend. ⌚🇯🇵
Jonathan Stoddard Not as good as a Citizen quartz eco drive which has solar, so a 15-20 year battery change not 3. Citizen also produce the worlds most accurate watch - 0100. And in my experience, citizen quartz hit the markers bang on, they just aren’t overpriced (aside from 0100) like the 9F Seikos.
mky hou You’re missing the point. While an EcoDrive capacitor may last 20 years, they’re still disposable, plastic movements (although very good for the price). A Grand Seiko 9F has a level of construction and refinement that you won’t find on those EcoDrive movements. High torque, anti backlash gears, metallic construction with a beautiful finish, vacuum sealed movement with lubricants specifically developed for that mechanism to allow for a 50 year service interval, termo compensation, etc etc...
Luís Cardoso yeah I’m missing the point because the citizen eco drive is basically as accurate (within a dozen seconds a year at most), hits every marker, costs next to nothing and is way more convenient. I get it Grand Seiko want to pretend it’s high horology quartz but at lest put some modern tech like solar on it if doing that, like Citizen did with the 0100.
Nice video, very entertaining, you have excellent editing skills!
I have an extensive collection of watches, mostly mechanical, but also quartz, every Citizen Quartz Eco-Drive I have has the second's hand hit dead on the mark, the Seiko not so much. I have a couple of Quartz Chronometers, one a Breitling Chronograph the other a Certina, the Breitling hits dead on the Certina about 1/4 off the mark.
The most accurate quartz watch I own is the Citizen satellite wave eco-drive, I could put this watch on a window sill and come back 10 years later and it would be telling the exact time, day, date to the very second. Hard to beat that! But since it has "No Soul" it rarely gets worn and is used mostly to set my mechanicals to. ;)
I love my Ronda powerd Junkers... So satisfying to play with the movement.... Now i need to wot next month with less than 31 day.
Seiko is the best bang for your $. My first was a world time my dad got me in Bangkok in 69. It ran until the crystal broke in 93. I bought a SKX diver in 2007. But I love my Big Tuna I got from Japan. Your channel presents good and meaningful info. Keep up the good work.
I'm still wearing and enjoying my old Seiko Quartz 7548-700H from 1979. The second hand lines up with the indexes. It runs fast by around a third of a second a day. I change the battery (and gasket) when needed. I'm sure it's not good for 150m anymore, but as long as getting rained on doesn't let water in, I'm fine. It wasn't cheap when purchased. I guess it's actually worth more now, but I'll never sell it. Aside from the sentimental value as it was a gift from my parents, it's a well made and good looking watch (I like the orange dial).
I have tag heuer professional quartz watch it’s been running for 6 years
Generally - Swiss quartz: ‘index marks, what’re they?’ (😂). Japanese: every mark, every time. IME of course...
Jory, your editors are HILARIOUS!!! Bravo!!!
Always fun watching your vids
Your tic tick impression was perfect 👌 loved the vid
05.10 burst out of laughed seeing a reflection of hands literally twirling the studio lamp 😂
I gotta do what I gotta do!
I have my father's 1983 Seiko SQ 100m Sports diver with the 8123- 6109 quartz movement. I think it has 5 jewels and is made of metal. Even has an early version of the Seiko Wave on the back. Still going strong after all these years.
Interesting - never inspected the second hand on my quartz watches for alignment. My Swiss Mondaine does not line up but my Seiko Coutura does. Also my Seiko is also solar quartz and has atomic time it’s always powered and 100 percent accurate
I usually wear a Timex Expedition for daily non-sports activities (then I wear a G-Shock), because honestly, a mechanical watch just cannot handle the beating I do daily - especially riding my old V2 motorcycle that rattles your bones, and yes, also your watch.
Keep Up the great work!
Here’s the one you missed if you buy a quartz watch you will ALWAYS get looked down by other collectors and snobs love the video ❤️
I just got into watches recently and added a few friends to my daily user Seiko 5. I bought a Seiko Kinetic and a Seiko Solar chronograph. I love the kinetic since it has a display back and I love watching the rotor moving around. The Solar chronograph is great and I love the lume on the Arabic numbers but I do miss hearing the rotor move very time my hand does something. Only quartz watches I'd ever consider would be Seiko, Citizen, Tissot and maybe Pulsar or Bertucci. Everything else i'll pass since it's either out of my budget or in my budget but I wouldn't even look at it(instagram brands).
My quartz watch is a Bulova Lunar Pilot because I cannot afford the “other” moonwatch. It hits the indices remarkably well, is absolutely stunning and dead accurate!
My other space watch is a Strela which is mechanical but remarkably accurate for it’s price.
Bulova Lunar 256 movement, Citizen Eco-Drive Atomic or Radio timed, your feelings on those.
Maybe one day you can do a review of the best meca-quartz watches to consider, looking out for a quartz chrono and there are so many choice out there..
I have been considering an Omega Seamaster Quartz which on the used market are $1,200 - $2K that are in really good shape. What do you think about the model?
Would you take your sbbn031 to the Seiko shop for servicing or just a Seiko authorised repairer?
I have a few quartz watches where the second hand matches up with the index marks until it hits a certain point around the face. So yes, I have the OCD to notice this, but good to know other people notice this too.
I own 3 luxury watches. 1 automatic, 1 spring drive and one quartz (Grand Seiko SBGN003). Love it to bits and it is the perfect travel watch
SBGN005 here, agree 100% re travel watch.
I thought the one to get Eco-Drive but has a battery and supposed to be very accurate I wonder if you could comment about that watch and it's time keeping ability if it's charged by the sun or light that charges the battery does it keep better time thank you
How exact is the day date function on your Seiko quartz tuna? Does day date advance at 12:00 am? If not how much off are they?Thanks.
Your Quartz Tuna is a fantastic piece. I’ve got a plastic Timex Camper (TW2R78000JP) - the seconds hand hits each of the indices. I love winding my Nomos Ludwig but G Shock Squares, a Marathon Navigator, and the little quartz field watch factor in heavy rotation.
I own a Seiko Tuna you can service. It’s a Beautiful watch. I see you own one 👍
My Grand Seiko Quartz Watch talks to me and have a soul. It tells me when we see other quartz watches we are better and we love each other dearly by soul.
I have a Casio F91W... works... has an alarm and an hourly signal feature (the only features I want in an expensive watch)... have my dad's old Seiko Bell-matic; it does have an alarm but no hourly signal.... need that in a watch.
I got my SEIKO TUNA ON FEBRUARY 14, 1982 and it is still going strong!!!!
I totally agree, you have to have at least one quartz watch, I have two, grab and go! I love my Marathon JSAR, put it on and go.
My SBBN031 and my GS SBGN001 are my go to watches and they are quartz.
Casio Oceanus, G-Shock, Seiko mecha-quartz and Citizen A-T owner here. Happy camper so far and yes the Tuna is a grail that I wish to own one day.
What about Solar powered watches? Great episode too ❤️👍😊
They're Quartz too. Just powered via solar instead. Which is amazing and fantastic!
Are Mid-2000s Omega seamaster quartz (ETA based) movements serviceable?
Casio "Marlin" Duro MDV-106 (black), MDV-106G (gold) both have second hands that hit the markers dead on and are 200 M, I''m very happy with them both.
There are some amazing quartz watches out there. And please also drink some blue drinks. Always keep your mana up, especially in times like this.
I have a cheap Invicta pro diver and the second hand totally matches up
Nice video as always Jory!! Very entertaining. Love the tuna sbbn031
It look very cool. Hip even.
Some Quartz watches are collectible. The Seiko Tuna series has a huge following. The Citizen Nighthawk and Aqualand series are also sought after too.
This was a fun episode. Thanks Gato
I'd love to hear you mention the Sinn UX in this!
Your movement example was counter-clockwise...that quartz was really broke or retrograde 😆😆😆😆 loved it..
From what I have heard and read, it’s a problem with torque when getting a seconds hand to line up with indexes. That’s why the Rolex Oyster Quartz or the Grand Seiko Quartz movements usually use torque regulators so it hits the right spot 100% of the time and doesn’t get too much or too little torque. It regulates it way better, but makes it more expensive lol.
Just a question, if the battery life in a solar quartz is not and issue could they make the second hand three or even 5 ticks per second? This would eliminate the missed indices issue and give the second hand a more mechanical sweep.
Hello time teller!
What are the strongest quartz movements other than the seiko 7c46? Preferably if solar? Are any other quartz movements made of metal like the seiko one?
Thanks! :)