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Automatic vs mechanical vs quartz watch: What's the difference

Does Your Watch Movement Actually Matter? Let me paint you a picture. A few years back, I walked into a watch shop in downtown Chicago looking to replace the old Timex I'd worn for fifteen years. Th ...
The New York Times

Downsized Watch Movements Have Led to Big Changes

Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler See more of ...