Oh I see. Is there any reason why it fails to pass Head-Fi's standards? I mean there are obvious sound quality vs price for Bose headphones, but what are the cons of a Movado? Over-hyped?
It is marketed to be high end. But it isn't. It uses some cheap ETA (Swiss) movement. High(er) end watches use in house movements, meaning that the clockwork inside came from their own factory. But brands like Breitling, Omega, and Tag Heuer (usually) use ETA movements although they are higher end but they are still high(er) quality. For something respectable look at some of the Seiko's with automatic movements (i.e. Seiko Monster). Some REAL watch brands are Patek Phillipe, Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin and A. Lange & Sohne. Sorry this is a terrible explanation, but I am tired.
For $500 I'd go Seiko although my targeted Seiko is a Spring drive which is much more. For a couple grand you can get an Omega as a high end watch that is durable and practical. I'm saving up my slush fund for the 50th anniversary moon lander.
I see. Thanks guys! I've never really went into the schematics of a good dress watch, and I will refer to this for future reference. Feels like the first time I was exposed to Head-Fi after years of listening to Skullcandy's. You've converted one conformist consumer alright.
Nah no spring drive yet. Can only get it in Japan or through 1 authorized reseller I know of shipped outside Japan (meant to say Grand Seiko). My priorities are the Breitling Superquartz Emergency transponder, Omega Speedmaster Apollo 50th, then the Spring drive. I think I would be done after that. I'm lucky my father had a vintage Vacheron. I'm fine balancing collectibilty, usabilty and engineering refinement. Someday I'll have to get a Tourbillion of some variety.
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