[Manque]

A few of you have wondered why someone would want to buy a machanical watch when a quartz is more accurate, requires less maintaince and is a fraction of the price.

I can only speak for myself but, in general, I'm interested in low-technology crafts, ie. masonry or carpentry. More accurately I'm interested in the finished product (having spent about 6 months spilting and cutting stone I have no intention of practicing masonry even as a hobby). The craftmanship and tradition involved in many low-tech trades are very appealing to me.

A machanical watch take a great deal of skill and precision to make and maintain. I love the idea that a talanted horologer has used his skill and expertise to create, what is to me, a complex and very beautiful machine.