Vintage
Crown comfort shares a personal anecdote about acquiring a Girard-Perregaux watch with a distinct 1970s aesthetic, a piece he initially wasn't sure about but ultimately grew to love. His post delves into the unique charm of vintage finds, the satisfaction of a "sweet deal," and the practicalities of owning older watches, including discovering hidden quick-set date functions. This article explores the allure of unexpected vintage acquisitions and the joy of discovering their quirks.
Have you ever pulled a trigger on a watch even you were not sure you like it but it seemed such a sweet deal not to resist?
I did that quite often and in all cases, I really liked the watches afterwards.
This is no different. A very Seventies look watch, not something I would normally wear, in addition in yellow gold.
It not only has a date window, no also a Day window, Iβm sure Vlad is rotating in his coffin.
But then there are the upsides:
Itβs a full package NOS, with box, hang tag, original strap and buckle!
The chocolate brown dial, hmm, I love that
A VERY reasonable price tag
So, I pulled the trigger and now? I like it, a lot. I think eventually I want something more funky as a strap, the plain black is nice but I think a bit of wackiness will do good to this look.
It took me a bit of brain surgery to figure out the Day/Date setting. After pulling the crown, it only set time and I could not pull it further. Maybe no quick-set? But then how can you possibly set the correct Day/Date? Maybe some special trick when doing the toggle between 20:00h and 24:00h? Nope. Eventually, I took all my braveness and had another stronger pull on the crown and there we go, it has a quick-set for the date.
So back to the Seventies (a very good decade) and another cool addition to my collection.
CC
Blomman as knocking on the top of my coffin, to tell me that a date, a daydate was just posted. Depsite the sun, I decided to Wake up, take my solar cream, and my anti garlic treatment. ;) To answer your question, I never buy a Watch I am not sure I like, as I hate re selling watches. And very often, when I am not sure I like a Watch, this is the evidence that I will not like it. With some rare exceptions, though. The " in the real experience makes me change my mind, sometimes, and in this case
I only do this "buy it because it's a godo deal, will see if I like it" at very low price ranges. Anything more serious, usually takes me months and months of decision making. I mean I paid more for an original strap in the past compared what I paid for this NOS watch, so the value of the box, the buckle and the strap is paid and I got the watch for free :)
enjoy it! Best regards,
Congrats, my friend! Such a crisp catch! :) Love the bushed "sunburst" pattern on the case. To find accessories to our beloved tick-tacks is something I find a lot of pleasure in... I know you already started with buckles, but do this indicate that you also started to look into boxes and tags/documents...? Be careful - you will soon have filled your watch room with more that there is room! ;) My watch room is currently overloaded, need time to structure all stuff.... Best Blomman
Yes, space is becoming an issue. I really need a new ecomical way to store my vintage watches. I have these collection boxes with cushions, but I want something else. The vintage watches I prefer to lay flat, still searching, I may end up bringing out my tools and make something myself... CC PS: I think boxes or hang tags I take if they come with a watch, but just paying lots of money for boxes, I'm not too keen on. Documents etc for sure, always on the look for those :)
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