Curiousgeorge you raise an interesting concept regarding criteria when purchasing watches. Bob Pacerguy and i have had this conversation often.A couple years back when i saw a timepiece i wanted it was love at first sight, but I would analyze every technical aspect of a watch before purchasing. My decision making was clouded which impacted my fun and enjoyment. Automatics were a must plus a few other required features. Some watches i never purchased strictly based the things that i could not see or even notice the difference . A few watches i bought i actually like the reverse window better than the face based on movement it had even though i could not wear it backwards.Every time i went to wear an automatic i had to set the time,day,date, month ect.I cant just set the time and forget the rest, so i would grab a quartz.
Now when I see a new watch that speaks to me i buy it, not allowing my head to over rule my heart..Today i battled myself because i saw the other Aragon open heart with the automatic for like $15 more but not the color i wanted. Two years ago i would have bought the one my head wanted and not my heart. Today and recently i went strictly with the gut and have been enjoying the hobby 10 fold.
As far as the Miyota 2035 which i never had a problem with, I swap movements,faces,bezels and create new look watches. I may even swap the Miyota $5.00 movement with an ETA - 902.101 $20 movement which is used in $200 -$300 timepieces and now have a real gem...
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