Horological Meandering

It just occurred to me that so often what I love in vintage world is finding a piece that is both vintage AND wearable as a daily-wearer. Take my 5508 Sub, for example. I love the watch in so many ways. It is a classic vintage piece. However, I would not ...  

it's a Rolex! Why wouldn't you take the watch in water, or wear in the rain? The watch is or should be the epitome of toughness. I don't follow vintage pricing, but are these vintage watches too expensive to justify basically normal (Rolex) wear? Are coll... 

I think the point I love about the 16660 is that it has all the trappings of a modern watch, but is actually 30 years old. As for being so pricey...well, I think the price of a 16660 could easily be found at levels comparable with a new Submariner. So, if... 

a 5513 submariner from 64. i'd happily take in water. a ABR ppro which i'd take anywhere a Zenton 500m with bronze case. bomb proof. an Ocean 7 Ceramic. the list goes on. G

It's all about spare parts. To wear a vintage and potentially exclusive is nice but what happens, and believe me it happens, if you hit a wall with your vintage? I had several "unique" watches but I was not comfortable wearing any as a day-to-day wearer. ... 

valid point Nilo, one i have encountered recently as you know, but most good brands will have spare parts availability or you can do what we did. best G On 1 Jul 2013 14:51, "www watchprosite" *Alert from:* www:watchprosite > *Posted By:* nilomis (registe... 

Even Omega, that is very popular here, has some parts that are scarce. Few weeks back, I helped another friend sourcing parts for his beloved Speedmaster 321 and he lives in US. Cheers, Nilo

....maybe I am a little spoiled in Rolex as parts can be found

I love to chase a watch but I'm not keen of parts hunt. A friend got a triple six in regular shape but the dial. He is still chasing and the few he could locate costs the ransom of a king! As I stated, it depends where you are. Cheers, Nilo

... some are too important to wear daily, and some are really practically accurate and robust... One of my vintage daily-wearer/ beaters is this: Why this? Again, practical - meaning it is accurate (about +/- 5 sec per week) with day/ date, and the case i...  

You make a perfect point Baron :- ) lovely watch you have. I'd say the ref. 16800 is also pretty much like a vintage daily-wearer

Parts are available for Rolex, and if you don't wear a sports model you don't have to worry about messing up the bezel insert. Old IWCs can take care of themselves, and (when last I had it done) IWC did not charge an unreasonable price for refurbishing. A... 

I was thinking about precisely this issue recently, when I looked at my regular rotation, and realised that my beaters were all from the early 1950s. I work in an office (mostly) and try to ensure that I don't abuse them, but I did wonder about ageing. Of... 

although, as many of you know, I am a convinced JLC fan, one of my true daily wearers, with some Vintage DNA ( almost, at least), has been and still is my Rolex Day Date , from 1980. She has been with me , many days and nights, in many countries, in the w...  

Of course you can do everything with it, but sadly, I don't go to the sea everyday, my lifestyle being more... Urban. What I want to say is that I consider ALL my vintage watches as daily wearer... If not, I let them go. Among them, the Vintage GMTs, and ...  

... pocket watch? I didn't see a strap so I would naturally assume it goes in your pocket, oui? - scott

......some of mine I just cannot wear for everyday. Take the 6610, the radium is notoriously fragile and easy to fracture. When I wear my 6610, I do so with a lot of care and certainly not when it could be exposed to any water. I cannot call it a daily we... 

OK, I would not go swimming or to the gym with some of them... But moutain hiking - no problem! :) Best, my friend Blomman ...  

While I am happy to wear all my vintage watches for different occasions. The question of what I would turn to for a daily wearer is slightly different. I think Nilo raised perhaps the most important question for me which is spare parts and servicability. ...