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Eterna Grace Open Art Automatic Ladies' Watch
Cloaca
1906
Dec 7, 2018
3 purchasers needed. That could be tough. Too bad it didn't drop a couple of months ago during Christmas shopping season.
I think that this is a very nice watch, with the caveat that women seem to be fine with quartz, and a little annoyed with having to set and wind a watch.
From the Eterna website, this cute 38-mm lady's diver:
SDante
109
Dec 8, 2018
CloacaQuartz is more accurate, but a good quality mechanical movement only needs adjusting once every few weeks, usually only by a minute.
An automatic watch is also called a self winder, so you only need check the tension every few months after the initial manual wind.
Quartz need batteries too, though there are solar powered movements, which is something I find interesting. Mechanical last hundreds of years and still keep time.
For women's watches I prefer Cartier, the workmanship is impeccable and they are a work of art, not simply an accessory.
Cloaca
1906
Dec 8, 2018
SDanteIf you only have one watch, and you wear it every day, it's not much of a hassle. My wife has a dozen watches, so she has to wind the two automatics I gave her, giving me the side eye, every night. When she forgets and has to set the time on the watches, one with a date complication, she's even less happy. Watches are just jewelry to women, and they don't want to be bothered maintaining little machines.
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SDante
109
Dec 8, 2018
CloacaAll the more reason wrist watches were invented for women, they treat them as a trinket.
Swatch make some nice quartz crystal watches that look just as nice as this Swatch, which are probably more suited to her.
Honestly I don't know why she doesn't leave them on an automatic watch rest so they stay wound. You should buy her one, they are pretty cheap.
An everyday watch, a going out watch, a countryside watch, a city watch, a formal watch, a 5 star venue watch, maybe some thing for other events, but anything more is unnecessary.
I do have a nice 19th century ornate pocket watch I'm selling if you like old key wound pieces
guisess93
143
Dec 9, 2018
Cloacawhy do you think 3 purchasers will be tough? Are you saying this watch is overpriced at $1100?
Cloaca
1906
Dec 10, 2018
guisess93It only needs one more, so I was wrong about that. Maybe the drop will go through.
Cloaca
1906
Dec 10, 2018
SDante"Honestly I don't know why she doesn't leave them on an automatic watch rest so they stay wound."
That's such a guy idea. "Give her another machine."
guisess93
143
Dec 10, 2018
Cloacayeah. But do you think this model is overpriced? Or at $1100, it's fair enough?
Cloaca
1906
Dec 11, 2018
guisess93I don't know about the price, since I'm not in the market for a gift watch this year. In general Massdrop has decent prices. When people complain, it's over a 5 percent difference with Amazon, or worse, with some website you can't really trust, or eBay.
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