Which Design Elements Do You Not Care For On A Vintage Watch?

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It’s round hour indexes for me.
That and brushed/polished combination bracelet links, especially on a tool watch.
 
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I am sort of thinking this is like acquiring the taste for a fine scotch. At first one is a bit put off, then as time progresses the stuff that seemed so bad at first, now seems to be the very thing that gives substance to what it so good about it.

Then there are the wine collectors, which have an incomprehensible collection of words to describe such pleasures ...

-j
 
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I am sort of thinking this is like acquiring the taste for a fine scotch.
I expect that's true for some. I've been wearing vintage watches for decades now, and I know what I lke and what I don't.
 
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Blue hands turn me off any watch, regardless of how beautiful the rest of it is.
 
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Two issues with vintages watches, and vintage being 1920-1940s, are the glass crystals and the snap off casebacks.

The crystals created quite a mess if you ever bounced one off a metal door knob and the snap off casebacks, I always felt if I sweated too much my movement was going to rust.

Other then those two peeves I have always liked the look of vintage watches.
 
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In the future, will the following ever be added to this conversation?


These design elements are pretty divisive now. Who knows how they’ll stand the test of time? Cool or gaudy? Classic or dated? I really like the white Seamaster 300m, but there is a lot going on there. Would I tire of it?

- Wavy dials: NO
- HEV valves: YES
- Skeleton hands: YES

Which explains why I bought this: