Opinion on company names/logos on vintage watches

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Puma_135o

·Jun 15, 2021

Hi all,

I've found a nearly-mint vintage omega watch to buy, but on the dial there is printed the company name. The print is unobtrusive and small, and to be honest this is the only thing is stopping me to buy the watch.
I would buy the watch for my collection and to wear it...

I'll be happy to hear from you experts/collectors what you think about this ... presence on the dial (only there).

Thanks in advance to all those would like to contribute!

 

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MtV

·Jun 15, 2021

Depends. If it says "Meister", I'd be fine with that. If it says "Domino's" not so much.

Also: pictures always help. 😀

 

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Puma_135o

·Jun 15, 2021

MtV

Depends. If it says "Meister", I'd be fine with that. If it says "Domino's" not so much.

Also: pictures always help. 😀

Thanks, you're right. here the detail:

 

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Franco

·Jun 15, 2021

Türler is great. Famous jeweller in Zurich, had several prestigious watches personalised with the shop’s name.

From. Patek , Audemars, Vacheron, Rolex, Omega etc

 

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MtV

·Jun 15, 2021

Franco

Turler is great. Famous jeweller in Zurich, had several prestigious watches personalised with the shop’s name

+1. Still prefering a cleaner dial without it, but if the watch is something special, I wouldn't not buy it for the co-branding alone.

 

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Puma_135o

·Jun 15, 2021

Franco

Türler is great. Famous jeweller in Zurich, had several prestigious watches personalised with the shop’s name.
From. Patek , Audemars, Vacheron, Rolex, Omega etc

Thanks, I thought it was some company of the past, nice to know!

 

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Franco

·Jun 15, 2021

Well, Türler opened 150 years ago, first in Biel, then Zurich Paradenplatz. The most famous shop is in Banhofstrasse, worth visiting even just for the super complicated clock on display

the clock was ordered by Türler in the eighties from Dr Ludwig Oechslin, the famous movement designer who collaborated with Ulysses Nardin and then opened his own Maison. It was built by Jörg Spöring, one of his teachers.
http://people.timezone.com/mdisher/TurlerTextAndImages.html

PS: Just told that the clock in 2018 has been moved to the International Museum of Horology in La Chaux-de-Fonds

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Puma_135o

·Jun 15, 2021

Nice! In the end, I decided to buy it. Thanks all for the (as always) inspiring messages.

 

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Puma_135o

·Jun 15, 2021

This is the watch. I love it. 166.036, 1979.

 

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Franco

·Jun 15, 2021

Well done, here are my Türler and Meister:

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Puma_135o

·Jun 15, 2021

Very nice! Compliments!

 

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Dan S

·Jun 15, 2021

Overall, I'd say that people tend to like these double-branded watches signed by the retailer (Turler, Meister, Tiffany, etc.). Promotional dials with other company names are sometimes less desirable, although it seems like they are becoming more popular. Even those stupid Dominos Rolex watches are selling at high prices now, although perhaps people buy them to swap out the dials.

 

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iamvr

·Jun 15, 2021

I think we had this discussion recently somewhere else. I'd say, not a reason to turn down, but definitely don't pay a premium for it, either. Congrats on your purchase. And I always take the opportunity to post mine 😁.