Little did they know back then what real crises would be unleashed upon the world by the increased accuracy.
Time to throw out the Casio's and replace them with Omega's.
While I generally agree, I think there is a place for both. I'm a huge fan of mechanicals, and own enough that I actually have a winder. Still, having a quartz beater that you don't have to worry about destroying is a useful thing.
Someday I'll own a perpetual calendar. IWC has one I've been looking at, but I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet.