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manezinho
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Mar 24, 2015
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So... Kinetic direct drive means that it's a quartz driven by a battery that recharges when you move or wind the crown right? I kinda like mechanicals better :(
AlexMore
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Mar 24, 2015
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manezinhoCorrect. It's kind of a hybrid. A normal quartz watch would just run on a battery that you'd have to replace periodically, but this one features a rechargeable battery that charges based on movement or crown winding, which is a feature of some automatic mechanical watches. At the end of the day, for a mechanical watch this complicated, you'd probably pay well into the five figures, so you're losing the prestige of a purely mechanical watch in exchange for a substantial price break. I'm on the fence myself. It's a pretty sick watch at a pretty deep discount...
ChristopherJ
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Mar 24, 2015
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manezinho@AlexMore is spot on. The Kinetic Direct Drive movement is unique to Seiko. They have had pretty great success with "hybrid" movements by combining quartz and mechanical traits. (See Kinetics, Kinetic Direct Drives and also Spring Drives in the Grand Seiko range.)
Seiko's hybrid movements: Kinetic - Automatic winding Kinetic Direct Drive - Automatic winding and hand winding Spring Drive - Mechanical movement with quartz regulator
Hybrids aren't for everybody, but a lot of enthusiasts like them because they add a touch of spice to the basic quartz or basic automatic. I personally wear a kinetic because I like the quartz accuracy, quartz battery life and mechanical/automatic winding.
Seiko's hybrid movements: Kinetic - Automatic winding Kinetic Direct Drive - Automatic winding and hand winding Spring Drive - Mechanical movement with quartz regulator
Hybrids aren't for everybody, but a lot of enthusiasts like them because they add a touch of spice to the basic quartz or basic automatic. I personally wear a kinetic because I like the quartz accuracy, quartz battery life and mechanical/automatic winding.
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