Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, absolutely right. I've worn my GMT Master for around 16 years - despite regular servicing, it keeps lousy time, and will do so a long way underwater, at the North Pole, etc. Shame I never go there when I need to know roughly what the time is. My various quartz-controlled timepieces keep very accurate time, have less service outage time (i.e. replacing a battery is quicker than getting my GMT serviced), don't stop when dropped (yes folks, Rolexes do), and are better warrantied than brand R. They probably won't become heirlooms, but are also probably a lot less toll on the planet to produce than brand R. Gotta love those engineers. If only they'd stick to engineering... Alistair - -----Original Message----- From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 7:33 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: judicious use of plastics How many > parts in the working parts of a Rolex are made of plastic? > None - On the other hand, I owned a Submariner a number of years ago and finally sold it - because on my wrist it simply wouldn't keep as accurate time as a quartz Timex....go figure...