What time do you wear?

I got my Breitling Aerospace (two tone with blue dial face) about a month ago, and still smile every time I look at it.
Accurate to 7 seconds a year, with a function that makes the hour hand go back/forward one hour at a time, so you don't muck up EXACTLY what time it is when changing time zones.
I've looked at all of the expensive watches, but none has ever attracted me like the Aerospace, and I don't think any of the big names is more accurate.
I get some kind of smug satisfaction knowing that all those well-known prestige watches aren't nearly as precise, and with its titanium case and band, weighs virtually nothing while having a substantial feel.

Misunderstanding? I believe the point people are bringing up is that when you spend a substantial amount of money, you reasonably expect prestige AND higher performance (accuracy)- much like audio components.

Who will admit to buying a component strictly for prestige or appearance when knowing its performance is substandard to others at a much lower price point? Isn't performance the ultimate reason for the investment and the resultant prestige a la Ferrari, Porsche, Fountain powerboats, Gulfstream jets, and (insert your favorite) audio components?

My "big name" not-inexpensive quartz watch has exquisite design, fine materials, outstanding features AND virtually unmatched performance - that's my criteria for spending big $ for a watch anyway.

As I mentioned, "exquisite design, fine materials, outstanding features AND virtually unmatched performance" was my purchase criteria.
Your criteria is different - no problem.

Thorton,
Happy to put the Aero against a Rolex Quartz, as Breitling doubles the Chronometer requirement for each of its drives, whereas Rolex is happy to meet it.

If value is your criteria, may I suggest you look into a Citizen Ecodrive, or a drugstore Timex, as the Timex will be more accurate than the Rolex, and in the case of the Citizen, you won’t even have to move your wrist to get it to wind – leave it on a window ledge.

I don’t like large, clunky, heavy, timepieces, and I travel almost weekly, so I do find triple time zones/chronometer/dual alarm/date-date functions very handy. Sure, if you remember to move your wrist occasionally the Rolex will keep working, and it’ll sorta be close to the correct time most of the time - even a broken clock is right twice a day, right?

And an automatic mechanism will outlast a quartz one? Okey doke, sure, it could happen. Look, you’re happy with it – good for you – impress your friends and neighbors. They're also impressed with Bose, which they consider to be a good value - ask them.

Brian – Maybe I’d take your admonition more seriously if you didn’t appear so officious yourself in your addressing and correcting “us” in your posts – along with your freedom to use presumption and assumption when convenient in addressing me. I also tire of the pissing match, however so succinctly I reply as follow -

I said my opinion was that performance should be the ultimate goal of a premium piece of hardware, and notwithstanding your attribution, YOU stated quite factually on Jan 14th-“no automatic watch will keep time as well as a $50 Timex”, so my opinion and your fact apparently agree, and I’d assume particularly so when comparing a very high quality quartz movement to a Timex.

And notwithstanding comments about reliablity, a local dealer told me today -“A Submariner should come in every 3-5 years for maintenance– it’ll cost $410 and take 10 days if we’re not backed up. An Aerospace should come in when the battery fails – cost $35, time 30 minutes”, and reliability was stated as “not an issue”.

So the probability is greater that a Rolex can be fixed if broken, however it’s also apparently more likely to break due to complexity, and it’s required to have frequent and costly maintenance. So for a substantial sum of money, you get something not as accurate as a Timex, that requires substantial additional cost and time for maintenance, and is more likely to require repairs.

OK, the attraction continues to elude me, but that’s just my opinion as I said. You do get a web site that dedicates 20% of its masthead to celebrities or “ambassadors” who wear them, and another 20% to sponsored events if that’s of interest to you though – not my cup tea. Thanks anyway.

Thorton – The misquotation thing is starting to render this thread a bit juvenile, but OK, I’ll bite one final time.

I didn’t say ACCURACY was the ONLY thing that makes up value – check again - one last time –“I said my opinion was that PERFORMANCE should be the ultimate goal of a premium piece of hardware”. THAT’S MY OPINION – stated three times now. If your’s is different that’s OK, but I have a reasonable right to express my opinion OK? Gheeesh.

I define performance (again) as the fact that the thing has multiple other functions that are useful on a weekly, if not daily basis, being extremely light because of its titanium case/band, having a compact size, with back lighting making it fine for night use, immediately adjustable function displays, 100 meter depth, and being extraordinarily accurate making for a very HIGH PERFORMANCE, all around highly desireable piece FOR ME. OK? FOR ME.

You want something else – go get ‘em tiger – it’s your money and your opinion -we all have them as the saying goes, and no ones is necessarily correct.