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lillatroll
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Vintagewatchuk
·Vintage all day long. In house calibers original designs. Well priced and serviceable. Great calibers such as the 330, 550. And 30t2. Could not say the same for the eta omega combinations. Just take this original device date. Classic? Modern for waterproofing that's the only plus for me. And some other classics for your pleasure
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Pvt-Public
·I prefer vintage for 2 main reasons. 1) most modern watches are just too large or even ostentagious and 2) the biggest reason price.
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Matty01
·Vintage for me too mostly, though I do have a 37mm Muhle and a Pam 176 as well, but generally I prefer vintage, especially the 70s... and this which features a hundred yo movement with a new case n dial, and on a strap from fish leather which I produce for them
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lillatroll
·Vintage all day long. In house calibers original designs. Well priced and serviceable. Great calibers such as the 330, 550. And 30t2. Could not say the same for the eta omega combinations. Just take this original device date. Classic? Modern for waterproofing that's the only plus for me. And some other classics for your pleasure
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Josh36912
·It's ok about your wife. For years my wife KNEW I was crazy for liking old watches. Then I started doing some light repairs on junkers. Then I started selling them on ebay. Then I started paying off the house taxes every year with the money. Then I started paying for the family vacation every year. Then I gave her a like new Tag Heuer Aquaracer that I had bought cheap and fixed. THAT pushed her over the edge.
My hero! Haha
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Geo!
·Another vote here for the vintage stuff. I love both wearing and repairing them, the quality and mechanical complexity that was produced back in pre-computer days truly astounds me. 😀
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Hijak
·I do have some somewhat modern watches that I like very much but I'm going to make you guess which way I slant. Here's your clue...
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Scan
·I love modern watches, but owning a vintage watch feels good.
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lillatroll
·I just bought one more. even though I told my wife I was only going to buy one. I will have to sneak it home and hope she doesn't notice. she also found out how much I paid and was not overly impressed so I said she could buy something for the same money if she wanted to, but she doesn't do shoes, handbags or jewellery so she can't think of what to buy...I suggested a nice omega flightmaster watch that and we could both use it; she hit me, oh well worth a try 
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xcentric
·both have merits. I'm new on here too and loving the expertise of people, but I like both older watches for their experience and style, and newer ones for their robustness. But for me the point of watches is to wear them, so I wear all mine - my Casio Edifice, my standard Tag quartz, my soon to be 3750.50 and my soon to be '64 Carrera will all get used, day in day out. For bashing around I'll be a bit more careful with which one I choose, but that's the point of a range - one suitable for every occasion.....
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italy1861
·I find myself liking vintage and modern watches equally.. Finding a wonderful example of a vintage timepiece can be challenging depending what you're looking for, whereas modern pieces are basically point and shoot..
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ctpete
·I really like the vintage watches, but the downside is that they tend to be small compared to today's modern watches.
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TNTwatch
·Finding a wonderful example of a vintage timepiece can be challenging depending what you're looking for, whereas modern pieces are basically point and shoot..
Objectively speaking, enjoying a watch would be just the same once you like the piece, regardless of modern or vintage. It's the hunt that matters. 😀
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Geo!
·Point and shoot, exactly! Modern pieces can be obtained easily anytime you want, even those limted editions, and they're all in pristine condition. Now try to find some 40 years or older watches in great condition, especially the less common ones. There's not just scarcity and your luck standing in the way, but you'd also have to fight others people in order to get it. That's where the adrenaline comes from, and you wouldn't get it from buying new, widely available modern pieces.
Objectively speaking, enjoying a watch would be just the same once you like the piece, regardless of modern or vintage. It's the hunt that matters. 😀
I couldn't have put it better myself! 😀
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Shem
·I'm a modern guy because I like the latest technology and modern aesthetics, plus I have a ton of fear about servicing vintage pieces long-term and maintaining their value (original parts availability, etc.). It scares me how easy it can be to totally destroy the value of a vintage piece with an innocent mistake in servicing. I insist on wearing every watch I own (and if I don't, I sell it), so serviceability is a big concern. I fear sending a vintage watch to Omega and having it come back with non-original-spec parts on it, and/or that I won't be able to send it to an independent because I can't find my own original-spec parts to send with it for the appropriate replacements.
That said, I did make 1 exception for my Omega Speedmaster Perpetual because it's such a special piece...but it still gives me a lot of anxiety. 😜
That said, I did make 1 exception for my Omega Speedmaster Perpetual because it's such a special piece...but it still gives me a lot of anxiety. 😜
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TNTwatch
·I'm a modern guy because I like the latest technology and modern aesthetics, plus I have a ton of fear about servicing vintage pieces long-term and maintaining their value (original parts availability, etc.). It scares me how easy it can be to totally destroy the value of a vintage piece with an innocent mistake in servicing. I insist on wearing every watch I own (and if I don't, I sell it), so serviceability is a big concern. I fear sending a vintage watch to Omega and having it come back with non-original-spec parts on it, and/or that I won't be able to send it to an independent because I can't find my own original-spec parts to send with it for the appropriate replacements.
That said, I did make 1 exception for my Omega Speedmaster Perpetual because it's such a special piece...but it still gives me a lot of anxiety. 😜
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Fritz
·One needs both, vintage for most days and modern for days when the watch is at risk.
You buy an old Omega to fall in love with..... and a modern watch to destroy!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!! (think: evil laugh)
You buy an old Omega to fall in love with..... and a modern watch to destroy!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!! (think: evil laugh)
