I have two Hamilton pocket watches. One of which belonged to my great-grandfather and the other my grandfather. They were both used as railroad watches as they had both worked for CXS and said they were the only brand that could keep time like they needed on the railroad. It was something union related I’m sure haha. Despite both being railroad used they are in perfect condition and I cherish them greatly.
I agree with everything in this video. All of my wristwatches are vintage (1950s-1970s) & I have had good experiences with them, but pay attention to what Nathan says about the need for TLC or a service. I've had to pay more on repairs and services etc for my vintage watches than I paid for them in the first place. I paid because it was worth it to me personally but take care.
Yes! I bought a Seiko Speedmaster new in 1983 and recently had it restored to running condition. It cost me nearly three times as I paid originally. It was worth it to me but there is a price associated with watches that are no longer manufactured for parts and labor.
@@dannysimenauer5745 It depends, what country are you living in? I stay in the UK and I knew an established local jeweller who specialise in antique timepieces, clocks and so on
@@Molach101 For those of us living in the UK, are you able to share the details and location of your recommended jeweller who specialises in vintage watch servicing and repair?
As someone who has recently begun trying to work with fixing some watches now and then, I always enjoy finding vintage watches that may be marked not running to see if I can get them running, because then I can get even more value.
My first vintage watch is a 1945 Tissot Antimagnetique mechanical. Simple and small/slim enough to disappear under my shirt’s cuff. Scored a beautiful 1906 Elgin pocket watch that keeps time like a champ. Both were fully serviced and restored.
I second the recommendation of Delray Watch. I’ve bought twice from them, sold once to them and had my 1958 Datejust 1605 serviced by them. Speaking of servicing, your also correct on the relative fragility of vintage pieces. My 1605 was dropped when a spring bar wore out and it needed a full service to get back to its superlative chronometer self. Vintage luxury watches and cars cost more to maintain than new but generally are more charming.
Funny how this video comes up when I'm looking at vintage watches. Mostly, I started looking at them as a way to research my grandfather's Zodiac Automatic my father bought him in the 1960s. Since they're both gone, I only have sparse information, so I started looking and found all kinds of cool watches. Now I'm into watches, which was the last thing I needed while trying to also update/correct my wardrobe, but here we are. :D
Would love a vintage watch. But I have a reissue and love it. I have an Accutron 261. I love it. Ware it every day with every outfit. Wish they still used the tubing fork but I’m happy with the Swiss movement it does have. It’s a unique shape and dial that I haven’t seen anybody else with.
I picked up a 1976 Bulova Oceanographer and wear it out on casual date nights with my wife. I also wear the Casio 158 because it reminds me of my father as he wore one when I was a child.
Also, as someone who could take or leave watch content, this is some of the better watch stuff online. I think GG is onto something in the “entry level watch consumer” category!
3:02 I would go for a Timex Weekender or a Casio a168w instead of a Daniel Wallington... Or I'll get an automatic Seiko or Orient for a similar price.....😉
Reason #5: Watches made prior to the 80’s are completely hand made since there was no CAD/CAM and the quality is generally higher. You can also find brands that don’t exist anymore but used to make movements or movements from historical manufacturers. This insures a great intrinsic value which usually modern watches can’t offer unless you’re paying thousands of dollars.
I pass this along in the "optional consideration" category... I am very much a classic/permanent style sartorialist, and for this reason, vintage watches have adorned my wrist for decades. I recently replaced my everyday wristwatch with a vintage inspired selection from cottage watchmaker Vario. I chose the 1918 Medic model in white enamel face, orange lume, and brass, wire-lugged case. Exceptional quality, highly competitive price point, and with pass-thru strap, I can wear this wristwatch with any outfit. Lastly, I am often asked about my "vintage, beautifully restored" wristwatch. It just doesn't get much better than this.
I have two vintage watches - a Vostok Sputnik where the small seconds had is a little sputnik that rotates around, The second is a GuB Glashutte Spezimatic which I love. If anyone who is into vintage watches is passing through Saxony then visit the watch museum in Glashutte.
Vintage watches have more character and you’ll always have someone ask a question about it. Thrift shops are ideal for finding vintage watches very cheap that might not even need a service and if they do chances are it’ll still be cheaper than buying from a dealer of you know what to look for. For instance I found a perfectly working vintage 50’s sultana chronograph at a local charity shop for £5 and it was upper clean and in excellent working order complete with case.
I have a early 40's Gruen watch have worn for years that belonged to my grandfather. I wore that watch with no issues from middle school well into my 30's these days I only were it on special occasions because it has a radium painted face.
Great video! I had a vintage Hamilton Pan Europ and maintenance was a pain and expensive. Parts were hard to get. It was easier to sell it and concede but YMMV for other pieces.
that is the risk of vintage. And the truth is when you go vintage, unless you know the previous owner, you have no idea how the watch was cared for. The watch could have been subject to abuse for decades, or gently worn for a few years than put away in a drawer for 30 years. In the case of the former, such a hard life might make it a poor choice for daily wear now without extensive repairs. And in the case of the latter, it might be good as new with just a service.
I love my Bulova Minuteman (1958). Sure, it's not a Rolex or Omega but it's got style in spades, not obtrusive, and a lovely mellow patina. It runs, if you'll pardon the pun, like clockwork! Reliable and accurate! I even have an original celluloid box to keep it in when I'm not wearing it.
I describe my three favorite watches: Hamilton, Hamilton and Wittnauer. Here is the shocker. The last Hamilton cost under $25 including shipping and tax. I lucked out that it was an estate sale. Runs perfectly. The other two cost under $100 each, including tax and shipping. They needed new leather bands and have retirement inscriptions on the back. Although I am old school, I was able to find only one without a date function over the years. Just hour and minute in a round case size 38-40. Sure, I have the chunky, the Christmas tree, the Brick. I also have automatics and mechanical, but I don't wear them on a daily basis. The $25 Hamilton is a daily wearer because it has a metal band, not a leather. As one of people at my favorite shop said, he wears his leather band watch only on the weekend. They wear out rather quickly. When or as the leather bands wear out on my "wash the car" or "dig in the dirt" watches, I replace them with a twistaflex metal band.
Modern Hamilton's are made in Switzerland and vintage ones were made in America. Its one of the reasons many vintage Hamilton's seem like bargains. Both can be great watches.
I have a couple of vintage Accutrons. Unfortunately mine are the later generation, where the battery isn't end-owner serviceable, and with the end of the old battery chemistry that Bulova employed when designing the system it requires using a watch expert to maintain them anyway. Plus the crystals protrude enough that I've cracked a couple. They're still available but not cheaply.
I have been watching your channel for only a couple of weeks and I really like your videos. I have a vintage watch from the 80s and it is from a Japanese watch company named structure and I can't find any other structure watches on Google or RUclips. Do you know anything abouts structure watches and do you know how much they are worth?
I have bought two vintage watches. Both are 'speedometer' watches. One occasionally takes a solid knock to run. The other I had serviced at Chicago Clock Co.
There are an abundance of cheap gold-plated mechanical dress watches with off-the-shelf movements (meaning parts are cheap) on ebay. They can be built or repaired for far less than $100. Both of mine were bought from a guy in the flea market for a total of £50
The world of vintage watches is so addictive that your collection would never feel completed (in a good way), I'm always thinking about what to buy next haha. I got into vintage watches when I was 16, now I'm almost 20 with over 10 vintage watches... I would recommend anyone to try one. As long as the watch is serviced and kept away from water, shock, and strong magnetism, it is still perfect for daily use.
Once you start you’ll never look back. I was in your shoes until I stumbled upon a 14kt 1960s Omega Geneve for a song and experienced the charm of these gems from the past. Now I wish I got into vintage earlier.
Easier to wear is the best reason. Modern watches are clown shoes big unless you have really large wrists, or are on the heavy side. My sweet spot is 34 mm to 36 mm diameter with a maximum lug to lug of 41 mm. That lug to lug distance is more important than the case diameter actually. That was a typical size in decades past and very hard to find in modern watches. I prefer mechanical movements over quartz, but in vintage watches, unless recent service records are provided, you can expect that it will likely need servicing. Going with quartz is much more likely a safer bet with vintage watches, but limits you to watches made in the last 50 years. However, a neat trick is to get a replacement movement rather than servicing. Often the cost is comparable and you will likely get better long term results with a replacement. You can even replace an old mechanical movement with a quartz movement, greatly extending the time period for when servicing may be necessary, if ever. I am a watch enthusiast, but not a snob. I appreciate quality, not luxury. The two are sometimes synonymous, but often not really. My favorite dress watch is a Cartier Tank, but second favorite is a modern 34 mm Timex Marlin, a $200 watch. I am not a "collector," and don't think of watches as investments to be resold in the future any more than I do a fine pair of shoes.
Definitely something I’ll consider! I do want to get a nice universal watch eventually. I have two watches that were relatively inexpensive, one was target brand. I get compliments on them regularly. Especially the one from target. The other one is polo assn brand but sometimes I feel it’s a little flashy and I never got it sized to my wrist. The target one is actually pretty clean and simple, with a vintage look. Would love an omega or a Rolex to compliment some of my new looks. If there was another cheaper brand to recommend what would it be?
Well I still have my Empress AWC Co. Swiss Pocket Watch 10 Year and I am very fond of it. Pocket watches are very classy piece in my opinion, It's not for daily wear mind.
so i was actually gifted a LeCoultra (not jlc(at least it doesnt say jeager on the dial)) triple callander moonphase and im saving up to get it serviced and thatll probably cost me at least the price of a new watch but im already in contact with jlc on getting it done
I'm totally into 70th Seiko quartz. Superior, Grand, King, Lord. Extreme craftsmanship servicable and durable. Only negative is that they are not water proof. But anyway nobody dares to use a modern seamaster at sea, due to the risk of having forgotten to properly secure the crown.
Realize that they make replacement cases dials hands for popular vintage watches. Much of what is sold as new old stock on eBay is an old movement cased up in new Chinese everything else. Which maybe better quality than the original parts.
too much detail for these guys to get into. Try looking at channels like wristwatch revival to see what goes into restoring and repairing vintage watches.
Generally good advice. Do not go vintage to save money. Except for some very expensive modern brands, going vintage will almost always cost more in the long run than just buying something modern with a vintage look. If saving money is your thing, there are modern vintage inspired designs you can find for a couple of hundred bucks, or even less. Servicing on vintage watches can get expensive, and inthe case of complicated watches like chronographs, very expensive. make sure to buy from a trusted seller. There are way too many pitfalls to risk buying from a sketchy seller, from fakes, to Franken watches, to badly cared for watches. Make sure you know just how much smaller vintage watches are than modern ones. 33, 34 mm was pretty common, but there are vintage watches as small as 28 or 29 mm, or even smaller, and that might be too small for someone who is used to 40 mm or larger. Finally, educate yourself. I have vintage watches that are rock solid, and others I had to keep repairing and rarely kept good time. After more than 20 years, there are only a handful of vintage brands I would buy again, and many I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. All that said, I do highly recommend vintage to anyone who appreciates classic style and who understands the need for extra care and service that comes with a vintage watch.
Hello, I have a silver cased Zenith pocket watch (Grand Prix 1900 model) from the year 1939. Does anyone here have experience with these types of watches?
Do you have a recommendation for a good place to buy watch bands? When I look at local jewelers they seem to mostly focus on standard jewelry or full watches rather than just bands.
lots and lots of options for watch bands. Holbens, StrapsCo, B and R bands, Blu Shark, Crown and Buckle, Barton, and even Joma shop, where you can sometimes fine exotic leather bands for 70 or 80% off. In general though, I go with Holbens as they have some great deals on some very fine leather straps from Hirsch, Hadley Roma, Fluco, Colareb, and Rios, to name a few. For watch bracelets, Strapcode, Strapsco, Uncle Seiko, even Amazon or ebay have some good deals on vintage style bracelets.
It shouldn't. Maintenance only needs to be done when the watch stops keeping good time. Nothing under the hood to explode as with an automobile engine.
@@billbrown4745a mainspring from the 1950s absolutely can break and destroy the entire watch. It was common back in the day when steel wasn’t as good. There are lots of ways to catastrophically destroy an old watch.
@@Jake-bt3fc a broken mainspring will not destroy a watch. I have had broken mainsprings replaced a number of times with the vintage watches I collect.
@@billbrown4745 here is a quote from a watchmaker who disagrees: “What you’re looking at is a broken mainspring from a automatic mechanical watch. The mainspring is a very long (comparatively) steel spring that is wrapped around an arbor (that is secured to a ratchet wheel and click above) so it can be wound, and fit into a barrel housing with teeth and a lid so that that wound energy can be transferred to the gear train. Since the mainspring is under constant tension, it is proper practice to replace them during every service, but even then, they can still sometimes break. When that happens, if the watch is fully wound, the entirety of the stored energy is transferred all at once through the gear train and…bad things happen. Usually we see damage down the train in the finer-toothed wheels, so I thought the unusual contrast of the broken mainspring and the mushed teeth on the barrel itself was a pretty good representation of what can go wrong.”
I think that the DATE & TIME on this CASIO AE1200 watch should be a larger size. There is some wasted real estate space on this watch. The DATE and TIME on the CASIO model W96H-1BV is a much larger size. I can see the TIME on it easily from 1 meter away ! The CASIO W96H-1BV is my favorite digital watch because it shows the TIME, DATE, DAY and YEAR all on the face without having to push any buttons for selection. You look at this watch and it shows everything all at once.... though the CASIO AE1200 watch is better when traveling to different countries. I do like the CASIO AE1200 and decided to buy one because of it's many features. I am going to modify it with the all metal SKXmod company watch kit.
Question: Why does a vintage watch needs to be pre owned as per the definition? If it is 20 years old but not pre-owned - not sure if that exists but with 7 billion people on the planet it might - why not consider that vintage?
I bought some vintage 50s/early 60s Omega and Longines watches, like the simple classic style, next level price-wise would be Jaeger Lecoultre, IWC, A. Lange.
@@WileyJordan, You are free to do whatever, for sure. That said, you wear your watch above the wrist joint for a reason; it interferes with your wrist movement below the joint, so it's just a matter of practicality.
I really dislike the fact that you showed an IWC Big Pilot / a Panerai as examples for watches that are too oversized. Those are proper tool watches, which historically have always been "big" (original big pilots were more than 50mm in size) because they were build for a purpose!
They are horribly oversized, like hockey pucks. Original "tool" watches were those from Breitling, Rolex GMT Master, Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex Submariner.
Reason no1 modern watches are on steroids.....44mm or more.... Vintage divers was 38mm 40 max. Also also the heavy bracelet....why hollow links are no go?? They are light and don't disturb the balance... heavy watch light bracelet not the other way around.
Vintage watches are not, I repeat, not a way to save money in any sense. service/overhaul costs make up the difference on what you are saving in the one off purchase from who you are buying it for and most vintage watches and watches in general are not investments a vast majority won’t shoot up in value any time soon not unless its from rolex or even omega in some cases along with some other known brands. I collect vintage watches that have been lied to about service history and I know first hand how much it costs to service vintage watches across the spectime of brands and value. I really enjoy it but it's a minefield
No pros and no cons, either you buy it and it works, or it doesn’t, get it fixed, or sell it on, or chuck it, do what you want, as pays your money and takes your choice.
Your cuffs are too tall and the sweater looks terrible without a shirt, say, an OCBD underneath. The Grant Stones are right but get your style together, man. Good advice on the watches.
I have two Hamilton pocket watches. One of which belonged to my great-grandfather and the other my grandfather. They were both used as railroad watches as they had both worked for CXS and said they were the only brand that could keep time like they needed on the railroad. It was something union related I’m sure haha. Despite both being railroad used they are in perfect condition and I cherish them greatly.
I agree with everything in this video. All of my wristwatches are vintage (1950s-1970s) & I have had good experiences with them, but pay attention to what Nathan says about the need for TLC or a service. I've had to pay more on repairs and services etc for my vintage watches than I paid for them in the first place. I paid because it was worth it to me personally but take care.
Yes! I bought a Seiko Speedmaster new in 1983 and recently had it restored to running condition. It cost me nearly three times as I paid originally. It was worth it to me but there is a price associated with watches that are no longer manufactured for parts and labor.
Molach, how did you find a local repair shop that you could trust? What type of questions should I he asking?
@@dannysimenauer5745 It depends, what country are you living in? I stay in the UK and I knew an established local jeweller who specialise in antique timepieces, clocks and so on
@@Molach101 I live in the US. I will start with Google to find the right shop.
@@Molach101 For those of us living in the UK, are you able to share the details and location of your recommended jeweller who specialises in vintage watch servicing and repair?
As someone who has recently begun trying to work with fixing some watches now and then, I always enjoy finding vintage watches that may be marked not running to see if I can get them running, because then I can get even more value.
My first vintage watch is a 1945 Tissot Antimagnetique mechanical. Simple and small/slim enough to disappear under my shirt’s cuff. Scored a beautiful 1906 Elgin pocket watch that keeps time like a champ. Both were fully serviced and restored.
I second the recommendation of Delray Watch. I’ve bought twice from them, sold once to them and had my 1958 Datejust 1605 serviced by them. Speaking of servicing, your also correct on the relative fragility of vintage pieces. My 1605 was dropped when a spring bar wore out and it needed a full service to get back to its superlative chronometer self. Vintage luxury watches and cars cost more to maintain than new but generally are more charming.
Funny how this video comes up when I'm looking at vintage watches.
Mostly, I started looking at them as a way to research my grandfather's Zodiac Automatic my father bought him in the 1960s. Since they're both gone, I only have sparse information, so I started looking and found all kinds of cool watches.
Now I'm into watches, which was the last thing I needed while trying to also update/correct my wardrobe, but here we are. :D
I loved how you compared the mullets with oversized watches :D
Would love a vintage watch. But I have a reissue and love it. I have an Accutron 261. I love it. Ware it every day with every outfit. Wish they still used the tubing fork but I’m happy with the Swiss movement it does have.
It’s a unique shape and dial that I haven’t seen anybody else with.
I picked up a 1976 Bulova Oceanographer and wear it out on casual date nights with my wife. I also wear the Casio 158 because it reminds me of my father as he wore one when I was a child.
Also, as someone who could take or leave watch content, this is some of the better watch stuff online. I think GG is onto something in the “entry level watch consumer” category!
Thanks for your kind words! Glad to hear you liked the video 🙂
Big shout out to British radio DJ Pat Sharp whose photo you used at 4:24 😆
3:02 I would go for a Timex Weekender or a Casio a168w instead of a Daniel Wallington... Or I'll get an automatic Seiko or Orient for a similar price.....😉
Reason #5:
Watches made prior to the 80’s are completely hand made since there was no CAD/CAM and the quality is generally higher. You can also find brands that don’t exist anymore but used to make movements or movements from historical manufacturers. This insures a great intrinsic value which usually modern watches can’t offer unless you’re paying thousands of dollars.
What watch is Jack wearing at 6:48?
I pass this along in the "optional consideration" category... I am very much a classic/permanent style sartorialist, and for this reason, vintage watches have adorned my wrist for decades. I recently replaced my everyday wristwatch with a vintage inspired selection from cottage watchmaker Vario. I chose the 1918 Medic model in white enamel face, orange lume, and brass, wire-lugged case. Exceptional quality, highly competitive price point, and with pass-thru strap, I can wear this wristwatch with any outfit. Lastly, I am often asked about my "vintage, beautifully restored" wristwatch. It just doesn't get much better than this.
I have two vintage watches - a Vostok Sputnik where the small seconds had is a little sputnik that rotates around, The second is a GuB Glashutte Spezimatic which I love. If anyone who is into vintage watches is passing through Saxony then visit the watch museum in Glashutte.
Vintage watches have more character and you’ll always have someone ask a question about it. Thrift shops are ideal for finding vintage watches very cheap that might not even need a service and if they do chances are it’ll still be cheaper than buying from a dealer of you know what to look for. For instance I found a perfectly working vintage 50’s sultana chronograph at a local charity shop for £5 and it was upper clean and in excellent working order complete with case.
I have a early 40's Gruen watch have worn for years that belonged to my grandfather. I wore that watch with no issues from middle school well into my 30's these days I only were it on special occasions because it has a radium painted face.
Great video! I had a vintage Hamilton Pan Europ and maintenance was a pain and expensive. Parts were hard to get. It was easier to sell it and concede but YMMV for other pieces.
that is the risk of vintage. And the truth is when you go vintage, unless you know the previous owner, you have no idea how the watch was cared for. The watch could have been subject to abuse for decades, or gently worn for a few years than put away in a drawer for 30 years. In the case of the former, such a hard life might make it a poor choice for daily wear now without extensive repairs. And in the case of the latter, it might be good as new with just a service.
I love my Bulova Minuteman (1958). Sure, it's not a Rolex or Omega but it's got style in spades, not obtrusive, and a lovely mellow patina. It runs, if you'll pardon the pun, like clockwork! Reliable and accurate! I even have an original celluloid box to keep it in when I'm not wearing it.
Bulova Watch Co. made a point of training and employing disabled American veterans who returned from WWII.
@@billbrown4745 even better!
I describe my three favorite watches: Hamilton, Hamilton and Wittnauer. Here is the shocker. The last Hamilton cost under $25 including shipping and tax. I lucked out that it was an estate sale. Runs perfectly. The other two cost under $100 each, including tax and shipping. They needed new leather bands and have retirement inscriptions on the back. Although I am old school, I was able to find only one without a date function over the years. Just hour and minute in a round case size 38-40.
Sure, I have the chunky, the Christmas tree, the Brick. I also have automatics and mechanical, but I don't wear them on a daily basis.
The $25 Hamilton is a daily wearer because it has a metal band, not a leather. As one of people at my favorite shop said, he wears his leather band watch only on the weekend. They wear out rather quickly. When or as the leather bands wear out on my "wash the car" or "dig in the dirt" watches, I replace them with a twistaflex metal band.
Modern Hamilton's are made in Switzerland and vintage ones were made in America. Its one of the reasons many vintage Hamilton's seem like bargains. Both can be great watches.
I have a couple of vintage Accutrons. Unfortunately mine are the later generation, where the battery isn't end-owner serviceable, and with the end of the old battery chemistry that Bulova employed when designing the system it requires using a watch expert to maintain them anyway. Plus the crystals protrude enough that I've cracked a couple. They're still available but not cheaply.
I have been watching your channel for only a couple of weeks and I really like your videos. I have a vintage watch from the 80s and it is from a Japanese watch company named structure and I can't find any other structure watches on Google or RUclips.
Do you know anything abouts structure watches and do you know how much they are worth?
I have bought two vintage watches. Both are 'speedometer' watches. One occasionally takes a solid knock to run. The other I had serviced at Chicago Clock Co.
There are an abundance of cheap gold-plated mechanical dress watches with off-the-shelf movements (meaning parts are cheap) on ebay. They can be built or repaired for far less than $100. Both of mine were bought from a guy in the flea market for a total of £50
The world of vintage watches is so addictive that your collection would never feel completed (in a good way), I'm always thinking about what to buy next haha. I got into vintage watches when I was 16, now I'm almost 20 with over 10 vintage watches... I would recommend anyone to try one. As long as the watch is serviced and kept away from water, shock, and strong magnetism, it is still perfect for daily use.
Indeed it's true..
I wish I was brave enough to go vintage but it's such a minefield :(
Agreed
Once you start you’ll never look back. I was in your shoes until I stumbled upon a 14kt 1960s Omega Geneve for a song and experienced the charm of these gems from the past. Now I wish I got into vintage earlier.
It is not, simple watch knowledge, a bit trained eyes and a reliable site is good enough
No 50 year old will look great and she has had no work done. Same with watches. It has had a few facelifts and a hip replacement.
Very interesting. It's not vintage, but I actually wear a Tiffany Atlas watch that my wife bought for me used.
I have a few vintage and a few new watches! I enjoy them…
How long have we been falling!? I don't know! My watch doesn't tell time!😂🤣.
Easier to wear is the best reason. Modern watches are clown shoes big unless you have really large wrists, or are on the heavy side. My sweet spot is 34 mm to 36 mm diameter with a maximum lug to lug of 41 mm. That lug to lug distance is more important than the case diameter actually. That was a typical size in decades past and very hard to find in modern watches. I prefer mechanical movements over quartz, but in vintage watches, unless recent service records are provided, you can expect that it will likely need servicing. Going with quartz is much more likely a safer bet with vintage watches, but limits you to watches made in the last 50 years. However, a neat trick is to get a replacement movement rather than servicing. Often the cost is comparable and you will likely get better long term results with a replacement. You can even replace an old mechanical movement with a quartz movement, greatly extending the time period for when servicing may be necessary, if ever. I am a watch enthusiast, but not a snob. I appreciate quality, not luxury. The two are sometimes synonymous, but often not really. My favorite dress watch is a Cartier Tank, but second favorite is a modern 34 mm Timex Marlin, a $200 watch. I am not a "collector," and don't think of watches as investments to be resold in the future any more than I do a fine pair of shoes.
Definitely something I’ll consider! I do want to get a nice universal watch eventually. I have two watches that were relatively inexpensive, one was target brand. I get compliments on them regularly. Especially the one from target. The other one is polo assn brand but sometimes I feel it’s a little flashy and I never got it sized to my wrist. The target one is actually pretty clean and simple, with a vintage look. Would love an omega or a Rolex to compliment some of my new looks. If there was another cheaper brand to recommend what would it be?
New face for me on the channel. Really like to see another presenter. Being more dressed down and casual was a nice change of pace.
Well I still have my Empress AWC Co. Swiss Pocket Watch 10 Year and I am very fond of it. Pocket watches are very classy piece in my opinion, It's not for daily wear mind.
I'm new to coats. Should i snip up the peak lapels on my duffle coat? Is there a reason not to?
I'm wearing an Elgin circa 1927 service and keep great time
i have a lot of vintage but thats not fair wen you are a watchmaker....but i agree good video
Is that the the Green Dragon selvedge from Brave Star?
so i was actually gifted a LeCoultra (not jlc(at least it doesnt say jeager on the dial)) triple callander moonphase and im saving up to get it serviced and thatll probably cost me at least the price of a new watch but im already in contact with jlc on getting it done
I still have my Swiss DWC Spiro Agnew watch from junior high. Its 50+ years old.
I'm totally into 70th Seiko quartz. Superior, Grand, King, Lord. Extreme craftsmanship servicable and durable. Only negative is that they are not water proof. But anyway nobody dares to use a modern seamaster at sea, due to the risk of having forgotten to properly secure the crown.
Realize that they make replacement cases dials hands for popular vintage watches. Much of what is sold as new old stock on eBay is an old movement cased up in new Chinese everything else. Which maybe better quality than the original parts.
I actually have a pocket watch that is almost 200 years old, and many other pocket watches over 100 years old
What about vintage Pocket watches do a video on that
Can you make a video what can be fixed in vintage watch and what can't be fixed.
too much detail for these guys to get into. Try looking at channels like wristwatch revival to see what goes into restoring and repairing vintage watches.
I have a vintage gruen 510 and egin dress watch Bulova tank and dress watch
Generally good advice.
Do not go vintage to save money. Except for some very expensive modern brands, going vintage will almost always cost more in the long run than just buying something modern with a vintage look. If saving money is your thing, there are modern vintage inspired designs you can find for a couple of hundred bucks, or even less.
Servicing on vintage watches can get expensive, and inthe case of complicated watches like chronographs, very expensive.
make sure to buy from a trusted seller. There are way too many pitfalls to risk buying from a sketchy seller, from fakes, to Franken watches, to badly cared for watches.
Make sure you know just how much smaller vintage watches are than modern ones. 33, 34 mm was pretty common, but there are vintage watches as small as 28 or 29 mm, or even smaller, and that might be too small for someone who is used to 40 mm or larger.
Finally, educate yourself. I have vintage watches that are rock solid, and others I had to keep repairing and rarely kept good time. After more than 20 years, there are only a handful of vintage brands I would buy again, and many I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.
All that said, I do highly recommend vintage to anyone who appreciates classic style and who understands the need for extra care and service that comes with a vintage watch.
Hello, I have a silver cased Zenith pocket watch (Grand Prix 1900 model) from the year 1939. Does anyone here have experience with these types of watches?
Do you have a recommendation for a good place to buy watch bands? When I look at local jewelers they seem to mostly focus on standard jewelry or full watches rather than just bands.
lots and lots of options for watch bands. Holbens, StrapsCo, B and R bands, Blu Shark, Crown and Buckle, Barton, and even Joma shop, where you can sometimes fine exotic leather bands for 70 or 80% off.
In general though, I go with Holbens as they have some great deals on some very fine leather straps from Hirsch, Hadley Roma, Fluco, Colareb, and Rios, to name a few.
For watch bracelets, Strapcode, Strapsco, Uncle Seiko, even Amazon or ebay have some good deals on vintage style bracelets.
Ive actually found some good ones on etsy.
I want to buy one Rolex please inform me from where to buy
I’ve thought about going this route before, but the cost and frequency of maintenance for a watch that’s out of production give me pause.
It shouldn't. Maintenance only needs to be done when the watch stops keeping good time. Nothing under the hood to explode as with an automobile engine.
@@billbrown4745a mainspring from the 1950s absolutely can break and destroy the entire watch. It was common back in the day when steel wasn’t as good. There are lots of ways to catastrophically destroy an old watch.
@@Jake-bt3fc a broken mainspring will not destroy a watch. I have had broken mainsprings replaced a number of times with the vintage watches I collect.
@@billbrown4745 here is a quote from a watchmaker who disagrees:
“What you’re looking at is a broken mainspring from a automatic mechanical watch. The mainspring is a very long (comparatively) steel spring that is wrapped around an arbor (that is secured to a ratchet wheel and click above) so it can be wound, and fit into a barrel housing with teeth and a lid so that that wound energy can be transferred to the gear train.
Since the mainspring is under constant tension, it is proper practice to replace them during every service, but even then, they can still sometimes break. When that happens, if the watch is fully wound, the entirety of the stored energy is transferred all at once through the gear train and…bad things happen. Usually we see damage down the train in the finer-toothed wheels, so I thought the unusual contrast of the broken mainspring and the mushed teeth on the barrel itself was a pretty good representation of what can go wrong.”
@@billbrown4745 there is actually an old complication called a motor barrel specifically made to protect the gear train if the mainspring breaks.
Buy them from Japan - that’s my advice, they look after their stuff
I think that the DATE & TIME on this CASIO AE1200 watch should be a larger size. There is some wasted real estate space on this watch. The DATE and TIME on the CASIO model W96H-1BV is a much larger size. I can see the TIME on it easily from 1 meter away !
The CASIO W96H-1BV is my favorite digital watch because it shows the TIME, DATE, DAY and YEAR all on the face without having to push any buttons for selection. You look at this watch and it shows everything all at once.... though the CASIO AE1200 watch is better when traveling to different countries.
I do like the CASIO AE1200 and decided to buy one because of it's many features. I am going to modify it with the all metal SKXmod company watch kit.
The answer is yes.
Question: Why does a vintage watch needs to be pre owned as per the definition? If it is 20 years old but not pre-owned - not sure if that exists but with 7 billion people on the planet it might - why not consider that vintage?
I have watches that were"vintage inspired" 24 years ago. What would you call those? 😮
Not sure if this was mentioned but most vintage watches are on the smaller side. A 34mm watch is quite small so buyer beware.
Take a look at 4:28
you don’t have a video for pocket watch??
I love vintage watches, but another con is getting them repaired. Not many places do that anymore, not where I am, anyway.
“Some call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade”
I would be apprehensive. A lot of older watches are magnetized.
Buy a new watch, keep it for 30 years, becomes vintage for your children to use. Saves money for them as well.
I bought some vintage 50s/early 60s Omega and Longines watches, like the simple classic style, next level price-wise would be Jaeger Lecoultre, IWC, A. Lange.
You should wear your watch behind the wrist joint.
Personal preference bruh
Absolutely!
@@WileyJordan, You are free to do whatever, for sure. That said, you wear your watch above the wrist joint for a reason; it interferes with your wrist movement below the joint, so it's just a matter of practicality.
@@harveyts3 unless you are wearing a vintage watch. than it really doesn't matter much.
I really dislike the fact that you showed an IWC Big Pilot / a Panerai as examples for watches that are too oversized. Those are proper tool watches, which historically have always been "big" (original big pilots were more than 50mm in size) because they were build for a purpose!
They are horribly oversized, like hockey pucks. Original "tool" watches were those from Breitling, Rolex GMT Master, Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex Submariner.
Reason no1 modern watches are on steroids.....44mm or more....
Vintage divers was 38mm 40 max.
Also also the heavy bracelet....why hollow links are no go??
They are light and don't disturb the balance... heavy watch light bracelet not the other way around.
Man that first wrist shot...get that cartier up on the wrist where it belongs!!
Vintage watches are not, I repeat, not a way to save money in any sense. service/overhaul costs make up the difference on what you are saving in the one off purchase from who you are buying it for and most vintage watches and watches in general are not investments a vast majority won’t shoot up in value any time soon not unless its from rolex or even omega in some cases along with some other known brands. I collect vintage watches that have been lied to about service history and I know first hand how much it costs to service vintage watches across the spectime of brands and value. I really enjoy it but it's a minefield
Do you know any vintage watches in particular that are cheap to service and have lots of available parts?
4:40
Big size watches really out of the trend
No pros and no cons, either you buy it and it works, or it doesn’t, get it fixed, or sell it on, or chuck it, do what you want, as pays your money and takes your choice.
Vintage watch collecting to me is only for person who has an advance & next level knowedge of horology, not for a newcommer in watch collecting
I got a ESQ watch from 2001 or 2002 and it still works, yet ESQ is a dead brand now it is from Movado.
A little bit of money for a restoration HA HA😂
so you are not sponsored, but you get watches and in return you mention the shop, that is giving you the watches. in my opinion it is a sponsoring.
Delray lends us a few watches for filming, we send them back and choose to say thank you by mentioning them in the video.
1:52 Like Ex Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He use a Casio
The oufit in this video is an insult. This channel is going down in its quality.
The presenter always drops his voice at the end of each…It’s really…I can’t follow what he is…
bring a microscope to ensure the quality of the watch.
Helllloo
Stop saying 'more unique' or 'really unique' arggggh. It's either unique or it isn't.
Peasant tickers
why do you whisper
Watch reviewers on RUclips always have such small wrists.
No. Way overpriced.
A $2000 watch that only tells time, that’s cute. Get an Apple Watch, a nicer band and a vintage watch face and you’re set
I'd rather shoot myself before wearing a smartwatch.
Apple watches are classless plastic nothings...
If that's what is important to you, your cell phone is as accurate a watch as can be found and more functional.
Your cuffs are too tall and the sweater looks terrible without a shirt, say, an OCBD underneath. The Grant Stones are right but get your style together, man. Good advice on the watches.
I'm almost retirement age and have never worn a watch. Even more useless now that we have cell phones.
Doesn't it bother you to behave like a teenie, taking out your mobile phone every other minute?
@@adrianwalker2833 do you have to look at the time that much?
@@teekue No
@@adrianwalker2833 You apparently think I check the time constantly. I rarely do. and I use the phone FAR LESS than most people. LOL
Well you can always keep your cellphone in a backpack...