Hahaha! Yes, ultimately a timepiece tells the time, and a $10 Quartz tells the same time (in fact, more accurate time) than a $ 10,000 Rolex or Omega automatic timepiece.
But once you get into nicer timepieces, the differences between a $ 20 watch, $200 watch, $2,000 watch and a $ 5,000 watch are very noticeable. But ultimately, they should all reliably tell the time, and if that’s all you’re looking for in a timepiece, then you will be satisfied.
Personally, I find quartz movements annoying as hell and I can’t stand the sight of the second hand ticking one second at a time. Quartz movements (or LCD digital readouts) have very little personality. Automatic movements have heart.
First World Problem, I know. :-)
But once you get into nicer timepieces, the differences between a $ 20 watch, $200 watch, $2,000 watch and a $ 5,000 watch are very noticeable.
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Like they say
The only difference between a 5 dollar haircut and 200 dollar haircut is about 2 weeks.