Mechanical = "Has Soul"

[scottjc]

Fascinating that we are only able to convene to discuss the soul/non soul of our archaic mechanical watches via the arguably soulless digital medium of the internet
:-)

Touché

[pepperami]

Fascinating that we are only able to convene to discuss the soul/non soul of our archaic mechanical watches via the arguably soulless digital medium of the internet
:-)

Aren't you nervous saying such a thing in sight of the all knowing GOOGLE?

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[Chronopolitano]

Fascinating that we are only able to convene to discuss the soul/non soul of our archaic mechanical watches via the arguably soulless digital medium of the internet
:-)

I soulize it with this: :-)

[GlennO]

I love the fact that, as Jeannie said, they rely on my involvement to run.

I actually get a similar sense of satisfaction when I occasionally have to lovingly bathe my solar quartz watches in the morning sunshine.

Isn't this a bit like the soullessness of digital music media. Some people swear by these:

I remember those. Damn things scratched about as easily as an acrylic crystal, but unfortunately a Cape Cod cloth doesn't fix them!

[Domo]

I actually get a similar sense of satisfaction when I occasionally have to lovingly bathe my solar quartz watches in the morning sunshine.

I agree! It's like re-fuelling your car or feeding a pet. "Theeeerreeee you go buddy....All better now"

[TheMaestro]

In my case "soul" with a watch means the watch should have history where the brand is concerned and and if possible be a limited edition.
An auto movement adds to the "soul" feeling though.

I also feel that watches coming from the smaller brands have more "soul".

[Rdenney]

Fascinating that we are only able to convene to discuss the soul/non soul of our archaic mechanical watches via the arguably soulless digital medium of the internet
:-)

Funny joke, and Chrono's picture made it even funnier. But, of course, the words reflect the soul of their author. I am as edified reading on my Kindle or iPad as I am reading the same work in a book (which I usually also buy), and my shoulder is edified by not having to carry three books in me briefcase as I travel.

But if I was reading an illuminated first edition of some medieval work, only the book would do.

Rick "the medium has no soul, except as it supports the artist's purpose" Denney

[BillyR___]

Dammit, its hard to get a thread like this going with old hands.
We need more newbs here.

Let me help with that. I have a quartz Tissot, and I love it because the only time I need to adjust it is at the end of the month. Thats really the only reason I like quartz so much, and that 'low maintenance" can be a big deal for some. Going back about 3 years, My friend got me vaguely interested in watches during our junior year of college. He said to me he loved wearing a mechanical watch because it does two things for him: first, the movement itself represents a long history of watch making, which he greatly appreciates; the second reason, which struck me, was that wearing a mechanical watch is just so cool because you have a little machine diligently going to work on your wrist. I found that to be amazing after thought about it. Some times I'll take my watch off just to see the movements on the back. The second hand is also a constant reminder of all of those little parts coming together to give you the time. I also spend more time with my mechanical watch simply because I have to reset it, and I think those extra minutes with the watch embed a greater appreciation for it's function and what it represents. That is why I love mechanical watches. Cheers, bro from college!

[ilitig8]

Damn things scratched about as easily as an acrylic crystal, but unfortunately a Cape Cod cloth doesn't fix them!

I actually hear liberal use of a Cape Cod cloth fixes a Justin Bieber record and yes I checked and they do exist, I assume most are sold to 12 yo girls who think they are buying a calender.

[ilitig8]

Dammit, its hard to get a thread like this going with old hands.
We need more newbs here.

It is simple, quartz if for nerds, old school nerds, the ones with pocket protectors and a HP calculator attached to their belt that couldn't find a woman with GPS coordinates and a bloodhound. Mechanical watches are for the man that walks into the bar and by the time he gets to the bar the bartender has his Scotch (they keep under the counter just for him) poured with a single 4 gram cube of ice frozen just for him from water collected from eons old glaciers in the Antarctic, slowly refrozen so the ice is perfectly clear. He gives a glance down the bar and glides over to HIS table in the dark corner of the room. Within an hour he has changed memory cards in his phone 3 times having filled each with the digits of gorgeous, strong, successful women who finally see a man worth their time. This is a man of discretion and taste, one that walks through life with a Sam Cooke soundtrack vibrating off his being. Time for him is not measured in seconds per year but moments of pleasure and accomplishment. This is the most soulful man in the world and while he doesn't always wear a watch (when he is with his lady time stands still) when he does it is a mechanical, a soulful mechanical.