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Originally posted by Fairlady Z
I agree if it's the for some company, usually a fashion label, charging a ridiculous amount of money for a watch with a generic quartz movement. But disagree if it's a 'sin' to charge $100+ for a high end quartz. Let's use Citizen as an example.
The nicer Citizens are well above $100. Their 2100 movement is partially hand assembled due to its complexity. The Citizen model, sadly not available in North America, is around the $1000 mark. While many would gasp at the price for this subtle looking Citizen, it's one of the world's most accurate quartz movement at +/- 1s per year. It's so accurate that owners notices when the atomic clock adjusts for a leap second. Lastly, Citizen's Campanola line, well above the $1000 mark, are handmade and the attention to detail and artistic quality is absolutely incredible. If you hang out on WatchZone.com, there's a collector of Campanolas, and believe it or not, who prefers them over his PPs and APs.
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I was just using an exxaggerated number, but the point was I see people wear marc jacobs watches all the time, or aquamasters with tons and tons of diamonds, and I could not see my self using a watch with a quartz movement for that much money (+4 grand)