Mechanical Vs Quartz Watches

     In day and time when a lot of people do not wear watches at all why would this make any difference? 
     A lot of people do not wear watches because they never have. The younger people never wore a watch because they for one thing were not that concerned with time. They were constantly on a cell phone or computer. Any connection with traditional style was not a concern. They may require some attention.
     My attraction to mechanical watches was not an attraction at all. That was all there was to most people. Of course I am not that old that there was not electric watches available. But they were expensive. And I have to think about making a living. So a simple winding Timex was the ticket. You know I could buy it at the Western Auto store. Which had most everything I needed outside of food and clothes. 
     At this point in time a quartz watch is the most common. They can be inexpensive and keep good time. Mechanical watches require some attention and physical movement on your part. Even for cell phone users a watch is handy because you do not have to drag out your phone. Unless you are one of those people that walk around with a phone in your hand all the time. 
     I love to wear a watch and have far too many. But I guess I could justify it as one of those hobby things. My favorite term for an excess of something. One of my favorite things to do when I get off work is to put a wristwatch on. As I cannot not wear one at work. I do however take a pocket watch with me. 
     I have an old gold pocket watch from my grandfather. And a cheap quartz pocket watch from Walmart for about $13. I used to carry the 100 year old Elgin watch to work but I am afraid I will break or loose it. So I bought one of those cool Charles Hubert mechanical packet watches for about $100. It was pretty but broke after about a month. It was fixed under warranty with a $10 handling fee. Than broke quickly again. Junk. The $13 watch is still going. 
    Mechanical watches have to be wound daily or of the automatic nature. The automatic watches will continue to run after you start them if you wear them. If you have enough physical movement a rotor in the watch will wind the watch spring. This is what the high end watches use like Rolex, Omega and countless others. You really do not realize how many expensive watches there are until you look into it. Then I realize how poor I really am and how many wealthy people there has to be. Seiko has automatic watches that you can find starting for about $100 for us poor folk. They are accurate and dependable. Gee. I thought a hundred dollar watch was an expensive one. 
     Most watches a quartz. Digital and analogue. Ten dollars and up. More accurate than 99% of mechanical watches. But not as cool. Again what is cool. On a watch kick now you would not believe how many forums there are about watches and all these people that are really into them. Getting into every little tiny detail. Kind of a nerd thing so I guess that is why I have been into it. 
     So what kind of watch is for you? The best value do everything is a Casio F91w. Retails for less than $20, digital readout, light, timer, month, date and day. Battery will last up to ten years. But it a cheap black plastic. Kind of a poor persons watch or some one who does not care if it is. I like them. The only watch I need. 
     If you really get bored just check out all the different kinds of watches.