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Have you seen the Mondaine Helvetica? https://www.mondaine.com/watches/mondaine-helvetica/helvetic... Traditional look, smart features, and 2-year battery life.
that watch is gorgeous... I'm drooling. But I can't get over the $950 price tag for a quartz watch.
Quartz watches can be just as beautifully executed as mechanical watches. Grand Sieko watches being the case in point: http://www.grand-seiko.com/movement/quartz.php