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c0rnelius
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Nov 28, 2018
I enjoy this category of watch and have owned a 1960's Seiko Bellmatic. You mentioned 'modern' and I'll admit that vintage mechanical alarms are more novelty than tool. My quick suggestion is to avoid analog quartz alarms, because they often seem like an afterthought feature. Perhaps the best replacement for a Casio is another Casio. This time, in steel! There are a few analog quartz watches under $1k that set via the dial like a mechanical watch, but have alarms that 'beep' instead of a metal on metal resonance. See @kpjimmy 's comment about the Dan Henry watch above. Most of the quartz alarms I've seen are complicated-looking Seiko/Citizen chronographs. My most recent favorite is the Citizen Tsuno Eco-drive Chronograph (Bullhead style). It has a cool quartz powered movement, but mechanically actuated chronograph (sometimes called mecha-quartz). https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/citizen-tsuno-eco-drive-chronograph-racer-introducing Which makes me wonder @StainlessOnly ...could there be a mecha-quartz mechanical alarm? Minute repeater? Is there one already?
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