There are three types of watch movements : Quartz Watches, Manual Wind Watches , and Automatic Watches(Self-Winding ) .Therefore it is vital to know which one is of your preference.
QUARTZ WATCHES:
There are three types of Quartz watches. They are the regular quartz , auto-quartz, and solar. The regular quartz runs with batteries. This particular kind of watch requires very little maintenance , usually a battery replacement every other year. The second type of quartz movement is a mixture of quartz and self-winding watch. In other words the part of the mechanism that is automatic charges a small generator inside the mechanism. The most known companies that make these models are Seiko, Tissot , and Omega and they are called “Kinetic “, “Autoquartz “, and “Omegamatic” respectively. The Solar watches as the name implies are charged with the energy of the Sun . They contain cells located on the watches’ faces that charge the generator of the watch. The “Eco- Drive” is the most well-known model produced by Citizen .
MANUAL WIND WATCHES:
Being the first Watch movements ever made, these watches are very desirable by watch collectors. As the name says they need the be wound at least once a day . The energy is kept on the power reserve until next time it has to be wound. There are some exquisite models that can keep a power reserve of more than 18 days and show their power reserve with an indicator on the face. These type of watches are currently made by important Swiss manufacturers like Jaeger-Lecoultre and Franck Muller and can cost more than half million dollars, depending on their complications.
AUTOMATIC WATCHES:
These watches do not need to be wound , thus they are also called self-winding watches. The timepiece winds itself automatically with the movement of the wrist. The movement of the arm makes the rotor, a metal weight attached to a winding mechanism, to rotate back and forth in a circular motion to wind the mainspring, a flat coiled spring that powers mechanical watches.
Like any other thing in life they each have each advantages and disadvantages. For instance, with quartz watches you may need to replace the battery every two years, not with automatic watches. However automatic watches may need to be serviced every two years as well. No matter what type of movement you choose the most important is to choose one that will allow you to check the time accurately.
Author and Expert in the field of buying and selling fine watches like Rolex Watches as well as Rolex Submariner Oscar Messina is owner of Messina Jewelers.
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