I disagree with this. After the early '60s the hand-wind Genèves were greatly de-emphasized, and not in the same class. Have a look at the various catalogues later than 1959 on this well known site:
http://www.old-omegas.com
Most of them don't even
feature, let alone emphasize the Genève model.
Did the 'transitional' Genèves of the mid-'60s, without the iconic script logo, include gold indexes, including the steel models? I don't believe so. Were the cases specially finished? Nope. Nothing wrong with those models, but don't confuse them with the early ones, which were marketing
statements by the manufacturer. The large gold versions were significantly more expensive than both the Speedmaster and Seamaster 300!
This strikes me as an overreaction. There are many newer collectors who have mostly seen only price appreciations in the market, and so it is understandable that they may wonder about vintage watches as investments. Offering opinions along those lines can help them, potentially, and there is no real danger, given the wide variety of views that they are likely to receive.
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