Vintage
jlc.thomsen shares a compelling anecdote about a lifelong friend who, despite years of indifference and loyalty to a Swatch, was unexpectedly captivated by a vintage Omega Seamaster 300M. This post delves into the unique allure of vintage timepieces and the surprising ways they can convert even the most steadfast watch skeptics. It highlights the emotional and historical depth that modern watches sometimes lack, making a strong case for exploring the vintage market.
I enjoy it. People who do not care about watches. Mostly they answered me like this. I can not deal with a strap. I do not want a slave of time. My smartphone have a clock. For example my brother, he do not wear watches. No one of my family care about watches, i am the only one. My grand fathers do not own one single watch. Only my grand mother and my mother wear a watch. My mother have even a Swiss watch. And a friend who come to visit with his wife me at Saturday is a watch addicted man. I’m c
Yes it is indeed a very nice watch. Timeless and very powerful and super simple.
What is the fun part is when people are stubborn watch haters for years and suddenly make a 180° turn and fall in love with that je ne sais quoi ( he would never admit that though). One question Weems: why wouldn’t you buy a watch from your friend at all? That could be a great opportunity to have access to a watch trader. That is if he’s a good one of course.
Not a bad question. He is a flee market detective. The great thing is, he find rare collectables. He know i buy brand new watches. So his goal is to turn me on to a vintage watch enthusiast. If this would be achieved? We’ll see, there are some vintage watches i have on the eye. But if he can find me a Mineva or an Universal Geneva, that would be my first vintages. Coming Saturday i will ask him to search for it.
. . . and to think I passed up on an ok ref 165.024 six or seven years ago. Asking price then? Same as Nico's Volvo - in dollars, of course. 😟
I have the same and for many years I was not interested in vintage watches at all. I just couldn’t see the point. It is an acquired taste I would say and I respect that you might never get there. I think it’s a fantastic way to diversify the hobby and get some historical perspective into collecting. I am also amazed by the fact that all 3 vintage watches I have now, apart from being beautiful, inspiring and full of soul, are still keeping time very precisely and are a fantastic daily wearer and
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