I prefer the automatic, but is that a scratch on its bezel? If so, then go for the quartz.
Best,
Chris
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Chris, he said the bezel has some scratches but I can get that polished out easy enough.
I like the subseconds on the auto, but the quartz is a cleaner, simpler face and I do love that hobnailing (coin edge) on the quartz. I think the quartz may get up to $200 on ebay and the auto is my preference.
My body has issues with batteries (drains a quartz watch battery in a week or so) so I would choose the automatic for myself.
However, for you, I think it would depend on the size of your hands and wrists. A 40mm watch may seem overly large if you have smaller hands or skinny forearms.
I do think the quartz watch has a slightly more elegant look to it, but the automatic would wear nicely with business attire.
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Mike, to the eye, the Ebay one is a bit dressier. However, it seems like the final bid will be north of $200. The timezone one, has a brown croc strap with aftermarket deployant (preferred by me) and then I can always remove the tang buckle from the shot original one. I negotiated a lower price for the auto and it will be shipped Monday.
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Got the watch and for me, seems an odd duck. I guess it is the brown croc strap. To me, a croc strap is dress and dress is black. Maybe a brown croc works for a black dial to make it more casual, but on the white face watch, seems like an odd duck. And I already have a black strap watch in a JLC, so I will wait until the JLC comes back and sell one of them.
To me that says you can either wear it casual or dressy. You can always just buy a black band to swap it out when need be. I liked the one you chose the best.
Lovely watches! Mine is a vintage bulova auto; white face ( black came into use for combat) and black strap. My great grandmother told me a lady ( and employers) always judged a man by his shoes and watch
Both of my Grandmothers were born in the 1890s, lived from a pre-automotive age through the Eagle landing on the Moon, and had a darn good idea of what constituded a Gentleman.
