Vintage Competitors

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Dan S

·Oct 19, 2023

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@Dan S @Dsloan @Tony C. @pdxleaf @Canuck @daderaz @Spruce @lindo

Great submissions. This thread could serve as some kind of reference.

Were these similarly priced? Dan, it would be a good addition to the thread. (I think).

That would be interesting to know, Steve, but I really don't know the original prices off-hand. I do have the impression that there was much less of a price gap between almost all of these brands at the time (e.g. Omega vs. Rolex), and that collectibility has amplified the price difference greatly.

 

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Spruce

·Oct 19, 2023·Sunburst dial fan

kyle L

Dot dials 😜

They’re both crackers 😵‍💫

 

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LesXL

·Oct 19, 2023

In the 50s, the Longines Conquest could well compete with the Omega Constellation and some Seamaster models

Edit: the bling bling version of this post 😀

Edited: Oct 19, 2023

 

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Ludi

·Oct 19, 2023

Back in 1958, these two were competitors to be chosen as "USN official watch"

(not a Tornek Rayville neither an original Bulova UDT; shame on me 😬 )

Edited: Oct 19, 2023

 

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Ludi

·Oct 19, 2023

Official watch of famous airlines vs standard equipment of world’s major airlines 😁

 

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Ludi

·Oct 19, 2023

French Airforce vs

… Royal Navy Fleet vs …

… German Bundeswehr vs …

… French Navy Fleet

Both has flown in the same era

 

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NGO1

·Oct 19, 2023

@Ludi brought a grenade launcher to a boxing match. I was about to share my pieces, slowly putting them back in the box. And dibs on that sexy FF.

 

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Ludi

·Oct 19, 2023

Strela watch aka the Russian Speedmaster

vs the one and only Moonwatch

Do I really need to elaborate ? ☕

 

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Ludi

·Oct 19, 2023

NGO1

@Ludi brought a grenade launcher to a boxing match. I was about to share my pieces, slowly putting them back in the box. And dibs on that sexy FF.

oh boy, certainly not my intention 😬

please do share 😉

 

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NGO1

·Oct 19, 2023

I don’t imagine the Carrera 2447 was much of a competitor to the Speedy 57. The speedy had a 10years run before HEUER introduced 2447, in the late 60s. Carrera Fragment below is a modern interpretation of the 2447.

 

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Dan S

·Oct 19, 2023

Only half-serious with this one, but one of the companies may have thought they were making a competitor in 1977.

 

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sxl2004

·Oct 20, 2023

Divers

 

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sxl2004

·Oct 20, 2023

Chronographs

 

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chadpowe11

·Oct 21, 2023

Two early waterproof seiko and citizen.

 

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Dan S

·Oct 22, 2023

Professional divers from the late 60s / early 70s.

 

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kkt

·Oct 22, 2023

Spruce

I don’t know what mine were new but the 70s Longines Admirals are currently about £350-650 on eBay. Constellations are ….. well, you all know 😉

Though the price difference now is primarily that lots of vintage Omega still has spare parts available, while Longines doesn't, right?

 

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Dan S

·Oct 22, 2023

kkt

Though the price difference now is primarily that lots of vintage Omega still has spare parts available, while Longines doesn't, right?

Price differences for vintage watches are not generally related to parts availability, IMO.

 

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Spruce

·Oct 22, 2023·Sunburst dial fan

I think that the general public think that there may be more cachet in owning an Omega.

 

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LesXL

·Oct 23, 2023

Maybe these 2 would have competed

 

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Spruce

·Oct 23, 2023·Sunburst dial fan

LesXL

Maybe these 2 would have competed

I've always liked the looks of both of these, but which do you prefer? Which is the more comfortable? Which do you wear more often?