If you love it, and you’re uninterested in taking the time to learn the skills to identify a good piece at a bargain price, I’d say go for it.
risking it by buying a low value item from eBay or similar and see how it goes.
I'd just say that for every watch like the one in your original post on eBay, there are 10 duds. It's worse odds than Russian roulette (though the stakes are admittedly lower 😜).
I think it's about time. Are you willing to put in the dozens of initial hours to learn how to discern a gem from a turd? If so, start here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/learn-how-to-fish.52603/
Thanks for that. I visited that page early on. I think a re-read is in order!
I've exchanged a couple of emails with him already, seems like a decent person. Was happy to engage in an exchange to find out what I'm really looking in a vintage watch.
Part of me says "pay the noob tax, and get something good" and the other part is all about risking it by buying a low value item from eBay or similar and see how it goes.
