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[Question]I tried an automatic, Quartz, Tough Solar. I found Solar far better. (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Contended-Forever@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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I am new to watch collection but my experience with Seiko automatic was very bad and Quartz has battery issue. In all this i concluded solar specifically Casio Tough solar were very realiable and good for bucks. Analogue watches never give much features like digital and use. What are your views? I found Solar is best option as far features and thing for money goes. Automatics are very expensive and don’t worth in utility that much.

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[–] Chai_latte_95831@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You're looking at things purely from an utilitarian standpoint. And in that sense, yes solar watches are probably the best for you since they're accurate and doesn't really require any maintenance like services for mechanical and battery changes for quartz.

People who collect watches like the idea of a mechanical watch where the entire watch is run by springs and gears. There is a certain romanticism to it although the added work required to make a mechanical watch makes them more expensive than quartz and solar.

At the end of the day you buy the watch that you deem to be the best fit for you. And I'll be the first to agree that regular Seiko mechanical movements aren't exactly value propositions.