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: 5. Quartz is more accurate on time

We yet have to send my wife's SMP, which is gaining 3 seconds a week, to Omega for checking, but I'd say, if a Quartz is wrong, it's constantly wrong, losing or gaining the same amount forever. The same inaccuracy that's severly baking my noodle on the Quartz would be completely irrelevant on the chronometer, and a chronometer is constantly using or gaining, so there is a chance that things average out nicely.

If I want accuracy, I'll get a nice Casio waveceptor. They have several really pleasing solar-powered models. (Yes, I'm really considering this.) Unfortunately no diver's, but to be honest, I can't even swim.

: 6. Quartz doesn't need winding or shaking evey
: day

You forgot a third alternative: Wearing it every day. That (and not accuracy) is the reason why I got my wife a Quartz. And of course, if you have more than two autos for your own, you'll soon be in the need for a big $$$ watch winder. For me, this is the single negative point against automatics, and on divers that need to have the crown unscrewed to be wound, it's even worse.

: 8. Quartz will cost you a new battery every 3
: years, but who cares?

You'll care if the battery runs out while there's no trustworthy watchmaker in sight. This is no Swatch that has a separate battery compartment on the back. At least, the SMP has a low battery warning. But the fact that the case needs to be opened is a drawback for me. If you skip service, a chronometer can keep time for 20 years without anyone messing around inside of it.

: 9. Quartz does not produce funny noise when
: shaked

You mean, it doesn't produce irrelevant noises that people can post questions about? I mean, come on, mine is even TICKING! Horror! ;-)

: 10. Quartz has less moving parts, and less
: mechanical parts, or less wear.

You are right, but of course the gears inside the chronometer are part of the experience.

: Wonder why they call it the cheap version?
: Please don't get frustrated about this.

I don't think anyone called it "cheap". Let's call it "alternative version", okay? :-)

-hacmac