Quartz clocks vs. mechanical clocks?
It depends on what you are looking for in a clock, and what you want it to do for you. If you are only concerned about accuracy, you might want a quartz clock as they can be accurate to within fractions of a second per month. However, if you are looking for furniture, or a clock that you can pass on to your grandkids, you would want a mechanical clock. A hundred years from now, someone could pull the old mechanical clock out of the attic and restore it to working condition. Not so with the quartz. return to top 3 – What makes a good “investment” clock The quality of the clock, the reputation of the manufacturer, and the number of them still in circulation helps determine the potential investment value of a clock. We don’t beleive that one should buy a clock just for its investment value as there is no guaranteed way of knowing what it will be worth in a few years, but if you buy a clock that is of high quality, their production is limited, and the manufacturer of the clock has a good r