This Is One of the Most Expensive Quartz Wristwatches Ever Sold. An F.P. Journe timepiece just hammered for a mind-boggling sum at auction. By Oren Hartov. March 4, 2024.

The Seiko-Quartz Astron 35SQ was an 18-karat gold watch that replaced the traditional mechanics of the wristwatch—hairspring, balance wheel, and escapement—with a quartz crystal that ...