On another note, I had a Seiko quartz that I bought in Japan in about 1980...it wasn't quite that good. Still, I am sure they are quite accurate. Many of the other brands aren't, especially the cheaper ones and a friend of mine bought a Breitiling Aerospace and it was nowhere near as accurate as his Submariner which is +or- less than one second a day. He did send it back to Breitling and now it is just perfect...but with the technology available should it have ever been less?

Its really not about that though I guess. I was talking with my friend on this very subject yesterday and he used the following analogy... People pay millions of dollars for a Rembrandt, but a digital copy of a Rembrandt is worthless, even though it may be a completely 100% "accurate" representation of his work. The irony is that Rembrandt was hailed for his accuracy during his lifetime...something to think about. ():-)

And really quartz is even silly now isn't it. You can get a $50.00 watch that picks up the atomic time from a satellite that will blow it out of the water.

best,
T.