It depends on the specific watch mechanism, who services it and what lubricants they use. It can be a shorter intervals than that, or it can be a longer interval if you are an insensitive owner and let it literally run until it can’t run anymore.

Man I wish my dad was still alive , he was a trained in Germany watch maker by trade . Unfortunately that ship has sailed :( What started this posting was a battery powered Pulsar watch I received as a retirement gift from the company I worked for . It's a nice watch , fits me well I like how it looks but it stopped working . I am 99 % sure it just needs a battery . To my knowledge there isn't a local jeweler that can replace the battery we are in a very small town in the GA. mountains .

Bigger city not that far away so I will probably just get it fixed . But if I do move forward with another watch purchase it looks like Citizen Eco Drive is at the top of my list . I am generally fairly hard on daily wearing watches and I haven't purchased a watch in a loooong time :D While I may be out of touch with pricing I would like to stay under $150.00 and around 100.00 or a little under even better ......... yeah I have some CSOB in me :D

I am on my 2nd Citizen Eco Drive in 20 years. The 1st was flawless for about 12 yrs until I banged it on a fence post and cracked the face. $150 to repair vs $150 for a new one so...

Looks good, keeps perfect time, water resistant to 200M, completely maintenance free. What's not to like?

Hard to beat seiko automatics for perf/$$. Many variations, I'm partial to these but there are tons of options.

https://cdn3.volusion.com/htlyr.vuqk...jpg?1508150080

Some very cool engineering in a mechanical Swatch.
Very affordable and they are now offered in many design variations.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/exclusive-hands-on-look-at-the-swatch-sistem51

For something a bit more traditional and more $, I have several Hamiltons, that are a quite nice bang for the buck, in the world of Swiss mechanicals.

I have several Seiko automatics that don't get worn as much as I'd like because they have relatively short power reserves and need to be set before I can wear them. A Citizen Eco-drive will last about 6 months in total darkness. Yeah, it doesn't take long to set a watch but if I'm running out the door I lean towards one that's ready to go.

If you only wear one watch and wear it frequently an automatic will be fine. If you have multiple watches or go days without wearing one, you may prefer the Citizen.

This was my $90 Prime day purchase.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1563979250.jpg

Cindy bought a ladies "pulsar solar" watch...at least 15 years ago. Still going strong. As many above have posted the Japanese brands seem to be accurate and last a long time. Guess it depends on what you like. Status? Rolex. Rugged long life and accuracy? Seiko, Citizen, etc.

I just don't get the fashion of HUGE wrist watches. 40mm and above in diameter makes as much sense to me as a milk bucket under a bull.

R cooled's citizen looks cool to me...I like the military style of day/date and high contrast easy to read dial. I have a Hamilton Khaki quartz, now 12 years old, but I do have to buy a battery every 3 years or so. at 39mm it's bordering on too big for my taste. I went to a metal band some time back...I'm always forgetting to take the watch off, so metal cleans up after a car oil change. ;) Don't think Hamilton makes exactly this face now. I also look for stem protection like this..after having torn the stem out of a watch on some brush when hunting.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1563987092.jpg

I also bought an Orient automatic watch from Singapore a few years ago for about 95 dollars and worn daily it still works and is still within COSC time variation( had it on a measurement rig a week or two ago)

thats impressive. I rotate through a few and they seem to last a few days ea, so yes, I have to set the time every once in a while. Like you said, only takes a few seconds to set the time, isnt an issue if you wear it every couple days.

"tired of batteries". How many batteries are you going through? :eek: Batteries in most quartz watches go 2-3 years. And if you're tired of batteries, you'll get really tired of constantly setting the time and keeping an auto/mechanical watch wound. :D

Good point...

The " tired of batteries " comment was based on ALL batteries in general ....... TV remotes , garage door remotes , watch batteries , car batteries and on and on I'm just tired of them :mad: Having said that my wife and I just went to the downtown area of our little town and low and behold two watch/jewelry dealers ! I just don't pay attention unless it's Porsche parts :D Anyway one is going out of business due to retirement the other is going strong . Went to the going strong one and I wore my dead Pulsar watch just in case . Ten minutes later it's ticking ;) and has a two year battery replacement warranty . So for now I'll stick with this one and keep looking for another as a spare . Would really like to pick up something Porsche themed without needing a 2nd mortgage :D

I have a watch from this company. If I recall correctly they are using Seiko movements at least in some of their watches. So far it has been pretty damn reliable and seems well built.

https://www.deepbluewatches.com/

Check out the Junghans Mega Solar watch. The one that I have is the Milano Mega Solar Ref. Nr. 056/4220.00. It is always the correct time (radio signal). It is solar powered. And a feature that I find interesting is that the minute hand moves once per minute.

https://www.junghans.de/en/junghans-collection/watches/performance/performance-milanomegasolar/056-4220-00/model/detail.html

It's funny I was talking to the watch guy as he was replacing my battery and asked him what his opinion was of " reliable " watches . He stated in no specific order Seiko , Citizen and Timex . I asked him about my Pulsar and he said he doesn't get many of those . This is a small town so probably a small data point . I appreciate everyone's input thank you .

I was under the impression that the Pulsar brand is part of the Seiko family. Kinda like Swatch bought the Hamilton name, which was a respected USA brand for many years during the mechanical era.

While I didn't know that a quick search says you are right so apparently a good quality watch . Thanks for that .

I love the Japanese! :)

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Me too, but mine is regular size, not too chunky. (GW-1000 pilot model or something. about 130 bucks))
Bulletproof, accurate as Fck, thanks to those radio signal corrections it receives.

Bought mine years ago, and another nearly identical one, I like it that much.

Use it for work only, I have much nicer, much more expensive ones.
But my G-shocks serve me very well.


My Seiko 5 automatic is like guessing what time it is, compared to my Casio's...
(won't by another one, for sure)

Orient is a Japanese brand that, like Seiko, makes everything in house (including movements). They are not well known in the USA, and I think the only way you can get one here is internet/mail order. High quality and performance/$$ ratio that exceeds Seiko in most cases. When I visited Japan on business, I made it my personal business to find an Orient watch retailer in Tokyo and bring one home.

pretty hard to beat something like this for the price: https://www.amazon.com/Orient-FET0N002B0-Defender-Multi-Eye-Function/dp/B00F2DI4JE/ref=sr_1_10?keywords=orient+watch&qid=1564058479&s =apparel&sr=1-10