Everyone has moved over here! Some of you may recall this post from TZ. If you do, feel free to move along. If not, please enjoy! Why vintage? I started collecting watches around 25 years ago. For a long time, it had to be new, shiny, and off the beaten path. Nearly impossible to read the time? Even better. Think Alain Silberstein Skeletonized Jump Hour. Vintage pieces? I spit on them. They just looked old. I got to see that every morning when I looked in the mirror. Nothing pretty in that. But with time, I found myself more and more over in the Vintage Forum. I found it remarkable that some of these pieces had simply been around for 50 plus years. I began to appreciate the beauty of dial patina, which can only be created by the aging process (Omega tried recently, but the new Seamaster 300 just looks to me like a bad redial). More importantly, I came to realize that if you want a new Patek Perpetual Calendar, simple: Mortgage the house, drop by your neighborhood Patek Supercenter, hand over a pile of cash, and walk out with the watch. Finding a 60 year old Omega Ranchero with the original sticker on the back?........ not so much. (But I have one ) Like a lot of vintage Omega collectors, high on my wish list was a 30T2RG Chronometre with the "Scientific" dial. I had purchased 6 or 7, but all had a major wart; recased, redone dial, wrong crown, etc. Then one night while cruising the 'Bay, one caught my eye. Poor pictures, and none of the movement or inner case back. But the story was intriguing...."this was my fathers watch".....It just smelled right. Several days later, I was thrilled to be the high bidder at substantially less than what it would likely brought with a better presentation. I emailed the seller, and asked her to include a brief note about the provenance of the watch. I stood salivating at the mailbox for the rest of the week, until a box arrived...... Somewhat concerned about the movement, I immediately sprinted up the stairs to my work desk and popped off the case back; it was ~ perfect: The dial, not perfect, but much better that the pictures: And in an envelope at the bottom of the box were these: Why vintage? For me it is the thrill of the hunt.
Hi Steve Welcome to the forum..... took you a while to find this Speakseasy ! Goods Hunting Bill Sohne
Welcome, really nice post, great watch with a fantastic provenance and a moving story. Best regards, S
Steve, welcome and thank God you found us. Hoping you find the place comfy and to your liking. Oh, and here's one of my more recent acquisitions.
Thanks Bill, You are of course are responsible for much of my interest (and education) in this watch!
Actually it is taped all up with scotch tape waiting for me to clean the watch, service the movement, and replace the crystal. Just need the time
In the same vein of moving on. I rarely go there anymore and I posed a question with regards to the sites set up. It seems only elegant and bright people need to apply...surprising how many members look down on the "other" forums. Some moderators are allergic to questions and criticism... not the first time I got "Schott" down by this warm and fuzzy moderator...for asking a legitimate question... http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=7365306&rid=6370#msg_7365306 Cheers
Faz, let TZ stay in the Paleozoic Era. Besides, it's not the first time members have been pissed / frustrated by TZ mods. If I ever meet Stan Sirody or Khalil in person I'd probably smack them upside the head (or worse). Let the Old Boy's Club have their little club and playground. Too bad we don't have a few of the good guys join here like Paul who has moderated the Vintage Watch Forum on TZ for a decade or more.
