b-lilja
·Hi all,
Been enjoying this forum for some time now, and have slowly put together what I think of as a pretty nice little collection of quality watches - an early black dial Omega Dynamic, a really nice Omega 168.022, a Certina DS-2, and a super early seahorse Seiko Lord Marvel. I also recently bought a pretty mint, super classy/cool Omega Deauville for my wife. Within this group, the Deauville seems to have an extra something special to it, tho it is perhaps a little hard to pin down, with the 168.022 not far behind.
Over the last several years, I've had a hankering for something a little "higher end"...specifically, a really nice/clean vintage Rolex, or a classic Vacheron Constantin.
Of course this site, at its core, is devoted to Omega, so asking the following question may be really provocative, but is meant to be clarifying - I truly want to hear what folks have to say. Is a say a Day-date Rolex any better than a upper tier (Connie, Seamaster) Omega? What about the large constellation of other quality Swiss or German watches? Thinking here about Zenith, IWC, vintage Heuer, Certina, UG, etc. If there are real differences, what are they? Within movements, does it really just boil down to chrono certified movement vs. the rest?
This site also has a thread for "high-end" watches - Vacheron, Patek, etc. What really differentiates these?
Does it all boil to branding or is there something more?
I realize this is a provocative post, but I really am curious to see the responses.
Been enjoying this forum for some time now, and have slowly put together what I think of as a pretty nice little collection of quality watches - an early black dial Omega Dynamic, a really nice Omega 168.022, a Certina DS-2, and a super early seahorse Seiko Lord Marvel. I also recently bought a pretty mint, super classy/cool Omega Deauville for my wife. Within this group, the Deauville seems to have an extra something special to it, tho it is perhaps a little hard to pin down, with the 168.022 not far behind.
Over the last several years, I've had a hankering for something a little "higher end"...specifically, a really nice/clean vintage Rolex, or a classic Vacheron Constantin.
Of course this site, at its core, is devoted to Omega, so asking the following question may be really provocative, but is meant to be clarifying - I truly want to hear what folks have to say. Is a say a Day-date Rolex any better than a upper tier (Connie, Seamaster) Omega? What about the large constellation of other quality Swiss or German watches? Thinking here about Zenith, IWC, vintage Heuer, Certina, UG, etc. If there are real differences, what are they? Within movements, does it really just boil down to chrono certified movement vs. the rest?
This site also has a thread for "high-end" watches - Vacheron, Patek, etc. What really differentiates these?
Does it all boil to branding or is there something more?
I realize this is a provocative post, but I really am curious to see the responses.