Baron - Mr Red
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Great "thought piece"
May 22, 2018,00:20 AM
I love vintage and modern. I think they both bring different things to the table. Modrn brings with it the latest technology. Esasier to service. Easier to repair. Easier to find....usually. Yet, vintage brings with it something unique. It brings originality. Obviously, that isn't always the case, but often it is. Vintage brings with it a charm and aura that modern just cannot. Vintage brings with it a touch of something special. Bill said it well when he said that you either understand and buy into that "feel" or you do not.
I love what both modern and vintage brings to the table.
Having said that, one issue that does raise its head is monetary value. What was once a costly vintage can suddently become worth a house. Has t all gone too far? Well, people were saying that about vintage Rolex a decade ago and each year it just grinds ever higher. Vintage Patek is the same. And, I am with you in thinking that it gets harder and harder to wear something worth a house on one's wrist. Damage isn't just a problem, its an insurance fiasco. And it is a real shame. As a rule, I wear every single one of my watches. On average, they get a few weeks each per year. Rotated. The vintage ones used to get every bit as much time as the modern. Today, I would say that is less. I probably have a 60:40 split between vintage and modern. But the modern now gets more wrist time.
Has it gone too crazy? I can't really answer that. What I will say is that throughout history, originality and authenticity have been traits that have been admired and sought after regardless of object. As much as one can make grerat arguments for modern pieces, vintage has a Factor X about it. A modern Aston versus a DB5? The modern wins on just about every catergory, except desirability!
J