The majority of vintage watch collectors always look for a nice bargain. It doesn’t matter how much money we have in our pockets, we always dream of finding that special vintage watch at a flea market or car boot sale. But also in the drawer of our grandparents or distant uncle or even on eBay (which is getting more difficult by the way). Let’s be honest though; the chances of finding a truly valuable vintage watch for pennies are pretty much zero. As far as I’m concerned, I do not really believe in a “barn find”. Collecting vintage watches wisely […]
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So only wait 7 years for a sleeper watch to be valuable? Yaayyyyy

 

Yeah, like wine...... only I disagree that an ETA powered watch from any brand is likely to become very valuable. There will be exceptions (maybe Breitling or Tudor) but the safer bet is an in-house powered specimen from a low production company.