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Post by comatox on Aug 2, 2005 9:39:11 GMT -5
for $189. Citizen Calibre 5700 Chronograph or a Perpetual Calendar for the same $189. If that name on the dial would be a swiss name.... can you say... 20k? for a mechanical perpetual?
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Post by markdl on Aug 2, 2005 11:06:53 GMT -5
How does that work? How is it possible for someone to sell a watch for $200 and have the same materials used and movement that another company sells for thousands?
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Post by comatox on Aug 2, 2005 11:16:19 GMT -5
How does that work? How is it possible for someone to sell a watch for $200 and have the same materials used and movement that another company sells for thousands? Well.... when you use a quartz movement you can do a lot of things for a very low cost. A 2 dollar integrated circuit can replace a very complex mechanical movement that could cost thousands more. In a perpetual calendar, it is easy for a chip to keep track of the date and advance the date from 30 to 31 and go from 28 days to 29 days in february. To construct a mechanical movement that does the same thing without the use of electronics is a lot more work and a lot more expensive. Think about it... you would have to have a gear that rotates ONCE every Four Yeas to keep track of the leap years!
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Post by markdl on Aug 2, 2005 11:22:24 GMT -5
Ahhh! The magic of quartz. I'm going to have to start saving some money and just buy quartz versions of all these fance expensive watches! Can someone please point to the quartz section of Rolex, Omega, Tag, Breitling, etc.? I want to wear what the big boys wear too. ;D
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