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BTW I understand the COSC requirements for a quartz timepiece are much tighter than for an automatic.
: There is an article here on Chronocentric that
: talks about the few chronometer certified
: quartz movements and why the companies chose
: to have them certified. In a nutshell, the
: article claims that it was a marketing move.
: There are some people who will not purchase
: a watch or have any faith in it if it does
: not have the hanging tag and the
: certificate. Likewise, the company can
: charge more for the watch if it is
: certified.
: I agree, I am surpised that Omega has not sent
: their's out for certification as well, or at
: least some of them. Just as there are people
: who purchased the SMP LE (007 model)and
: payed a significantly higher price, there
: will likewise be the Omega customer that
: will pay a few hundred dollars more for a
: quartz watch that has a chronometer
: certification. BTW, all Breitlings are not
: certified. Some are, some are not. Again,
: Breitling knows that some people care about
: the certification, and others could not care
: less since even the cheapest made quartz
: movemement tends to surpass the chronometer
: specs, as do most of the non-certified
: mechanical movements made today.
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