It doesnt take much to ignite a trend if the majority is caught on the wrong foot and after Patek presented a surprising Aquanaut with quartz-movement in the recent past, rumours are that Rolex is going to present a successor of the OysterQuartz these days -- and with a reason: a pendulum is a bit old-fashioned and reminds a bit of a grandpa-clock; And due to the high number of mechanical parts it is less reliable than quartz; not to speak about the un-precision; indeed, with the conservatives gaining ground here and there being on time becomes necessary, again -- impossible with a mechanical watch.
Seriously, we say it since years: there is a wealth of horological relevance, importance and beauty in electronic watches and dogmatically excluding them makes you miss a lot.