[mjohnson]

I'd drive it 'till it breaks, or until its 10th birthday. That's a robust commodity movement. Lots of replacement parts, or in the worst case, replacement movements out there. Save your $200 until later.

I've got a 4 year old Khaki chronograph. It stopped for some reason and I had to pay for a service ($250). Gonna' go 10 years or until it breaks again... (it _better_ not break again).

Remember that these aren't quartz electronic thingies. A minute a day isn't that bad, in fact it might not be that much worse than "chronometer" standards.

Mechanical watches are fun though, ya gotta admit!