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dmcleod
·Hi,
I'm still very new here and to the world of vintage watches.
I've been having an informative discussion here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/new...-for-vintage-watch.124928/page-6#post-1693828 and have somewhat narrowed my search for a vintage watch to a Tudor 7809 reference. I am after the version with numbers all the way around the dial like this one: https://www.blackbough.co.uk/product...ca-1952-wwtoa/
The other model that I was considering was a Tudor 951 such as this: https://www.laurentfinewatches.com/w...0309-2017.html
The advice I received in that discussion was that a bumper watch was likely less reliable for daily use.
I should state as well that I am hoping to get one watch and not start a collection, so ideally I will be able to wear it daily. I really like the idea of owning a vintage watch and not a modern reproduction and am prepared to maintain it to keep it working well. The 7809 (and 951) are beautiful to me in a way that I haven't really encountered with a modern brand. I love the character that the numbers give compared with indices. I also appreciate the simplicity of it - I am not after the date, sub-seconds, or any other complications. I also really like the very precise looking minutes track around the perimeter of the face. And the delicate hands.
If anyone has any suggestions of where to look for such a piece, I would be grateful. Thanks!
Derek
I'm still very new here and to the world of vintage watches.
I've been having an informative discussion here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/new...-for-vintage-watch.124928/page-6#post-1693828 and have somewhat narrowed my search for a vintage watch to a Tudor 7809 reference. I am after the version with numbers all the way around the dial like this one: https://www.blackbough.co.uk/product...ca-1952-wwtoa/
The other model that I was considering was a Tudor 951 such as this: https://www.laurentfinewatches.com/w...0309-2017.html
The advice I received in that discussion was that a bumper watch was likely less reliable for daily use.
I should state as well that I am hoping to get one watch and not start a collection, so ideally I will be able to wear it daily. I really like the idea of owning a vintage watch and not a modern reproduction and am prepared to maintain it to keep it working well. The 7809 (and 951) are beautiful to me in a way that I haven't really encountered with a modern brand. I love the character that the numbers give compared with indices. I also appreciate the simplicity of it - I am not after the date, sub-seconds, or any other complications. I also really like the very precise looking minutes track around the perimeter of the face. And the delicate hands.
If anyone has any suggestions of where to look for such a piece, I would be grateful. Thanks!
Derek
