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The battle of the vintage chronographs
There are 3 chronographs that are at the very top of my wishlist:
- Mathey Tissot type xx
- Tudor 7169
- Speedmaster 145 012
It may be the time to get one of them. But which one? Which one would be your choice?
The battle of the vintage chronographs
There are 3 chronographs that are at the very top of my wishlist: - Mathey Tissot type xx - Tudor 7169 - Speedmaster 145 012 It may be the time to get one of them. But which one? Which one would be your choice? ...
All are great vintage chronographs.
Of the three my choice would be the Mathey Tissot Type XX as I just think it looks the best of the three, Marc
Haha 🚀
I don’t intend to drive at 200 mph but it’s good to know that the car has been engineered to do it. Best Captain
The winding is not a problem for me
I have manual winding watches and I'm fine with it
These two are reproductions
but I really like them anyway. 38.5 mm for both. William Massena put these out not too long ago. ...
That’s my favorite too.
It imitates a faded brown dial. I understand he (William Massena) has an original like that.
Very true my friend 👍
Although Ive had some bad experiences with vintage watches. Pieced together, unoriginal parts, dial problems, hand problems, difficulty finding a competent watchmaker to fix them and too many unscrupulous dealers hiding stuff that I found out afterwards j...
I would have answered "Type XX",
but I tried the new Breguet recently and was underwhelmed. So, maybe the no date Speedmaster or the Tudor because of its original design. I don't have a clear preference here. Best, Emmanuel
Can I ask why you were disappointed?
That's the difficulty when you live in a remote area like me. It's difficult to test. I tried a Breguet Type XX and wasn't bowled over. I must admit, I attributed that to the condition of the watch. 🤔
I'll probably post about it later,
but my answer is: I didn't bond with the design. The mix of sporty (pilot style, lume) and dressy (rose gold, faceted lugs), which I have nothing against on paper, didn't feel convincing to me in the metal (it felt contradictory). And the decoration of th...