Well you can't beat quartz for accuracy but a crystal buzzing a way 30,000 times a second doesn't to do it for me compared to gears and springs.
Unfortunately an automatic movement does seem to double the price.
How many watches do you have?
I have 10 watches. Mostly Quartz. A couple automatics. I’ve always enjoyed watches and have always owned a couple at a time. Mostly cheap < $100. I’ve always loved looking at the pricier watches. I’ve oggled the expensive Omega, Tag Heure, and Bell & Ross... I bought a Citizen solar quartz that has a black face and orange numerals like a Bell&Ross. That and Momentum dive watch were what I owned for years. I had the odd cheap quartz watches as well and have either lost or broken them. I lost my old Momentum dive watch, that I actually used to use for SCUBA diving.
A few years ago I saw a Tissot PRC200 for a great price online, and picked it up. Ever since then I have been interested in stepping up my watch “collecting” slightly with some slightly nicer quartz pieces.
This year, I bought my 1st and 2nd automatics. Nothing fancy. Both basic, reliable Japanese movements. First one was a Momentum MH30 diver and I just picked up the dressy Seiko, mentioned above.
I really like racing chronographs, often with different case shapes, which explains my like for the Monaco.
I still use the Citizen as a beater... it refuses to die and still looks cool. The day window is sometimes in Hebrew rather than English for some reason but that just gives it character.