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Re:Counterfeits on Amazon cost Warren bird feeder business $... by ngorge on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @09:52PM (#21881769)
The gears are manufactured to better tolerances. This means they make a lot less noise. A cheap movement can be heard across the room, a Seiko is silent.

Because the parts fit better, there is less friction. Less of a load on the motor means the battery lasts much longer in a Seiko.

They also keep time better.

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Re:Counterfeits on Amazon cost Warren bird feeder business $... by halbritt on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @11:20PM (#21882001)
A great deal of their reputation is based on their ability to produce precise quartz movements, ostensibly resistant to temperature changes, etc.
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Re:Counterfeits on Amazon cost Warren bird feeder business $... by ryanmercer on Thursday December 26, 2019 @06:45AM (#21883211)
>This means they make a lot less noise. A cheap movement can be heard across the room,

I laughed out loud as I can hear my alarm clock ticking 8ft away thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk quite loudly. You can actually hear it from the living room if the TV is off, perhaps I should look into something made a bit better.

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