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Good question.
I've always been a dial, case and hands type person when it comes to watches and never fully comprehended why there are so many types or styles of movements. Is one superior to the other?
I'm not even a fan of the in-house craze going on today, when the ETA movements were just fine AND could be worked on by any watchmaker. I can definitely appreciate the beauty of a Lange highly decorated movement but is it just a supermodel who is afraid of breaking a nail or is it a tough but pretty athlete.
But the number of different movements always was a but puzzling to me. I realize that Rolex makes a very good so called pedestrian but robust movements and some other brands make prettier ones but far less robust. I do realize that different complications require different movements.
I guess I just don't understand why X movement is better, stronger etc than Y movement.
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