Ha, yeah, bottom hinged pedals and flip flops aren't really ideal. Or anything much wider than a Piloti.
I used to feel that way buy grew tired of having to look at my phone to know what the actual time was. And yes, I've had COSC certified watches and they're still awful. I respect mechanicals, but don't really plan on buying anymore unless it's just an investment piece, and that tends to have more to do with the metals and brand than the actual movement.
Fair enough. I can respect that opinion lol. My main beef was that I did not wear it enough so when it was dead, it was DEAD. But I realized that if I just pulled the crown when I took it off...I should be good to go?
I do find it funny that my <$100 Swatch keeps better time than my Omega's lol.
How long have you had your watches? My forty year old Rolex lost about 3 minutes a month. There's no way that not knowing the time within 3 minutes, or even half of that isn't a comical disadvantage. Add in $900 service every five years just to keep it that "accurate." My Sinn with an ETA movement is currently running about 5 minutes a day slow. That's just useless. I might as well wear a sundial. And paying $500 to temporarily fix that just seems silly when it's worth, at best, 3x that.I don't understand: you wore a watch and had to look at your phone... was the watch standing still or something?
My Hamilton fell behind about 1.5 minutes in almost 5 months. I never have the urge to use my phone to check the time. Same applies to my cheaper watches.