Ok folks, famous last words but I'm finished with modern watches as I reckon I have a balanced collection of them. I now need a vintage (sad thing is that I'm now technically vintage myself according to our criteria).
I have no money this year but am planning to get married next year and have been given a green light to buy a watch for it (actually SWMBO stated that 'I assume you'll be buying a watch" when looking at a budget).
So, given that I have two Bremonts (Alt1-P and MB2), and IWC diver and Omega sports watch what you suggest in the following categories:
£1000, £2000, £3000?
Last edited by bydandie; 24th August 2012 at 13:41.
So much to choose from, but if it were me:
1000 - An Omega cal 500 series in 18k
2000 - Heuer Carrera 12 or 45
3000 - No idea, never considered vintage at that price level (but you might need to for a Carrera 12 in top nick)!
Last edited by GlennO; 24th August 2012 at 04:10.
£1000 - Mk2 Speedmaster
£2000 - Early cal 861 Speedmaster Pro' (possibly 1969) with box & papers
£3000 - Late cal 321 Speedmaster Pro'
Well that's what I would do!
1000 - Omega Constellation Pie Pan
2000 - LeCoultre Memovox
3000 - IWC
£1000 - DJ .....as you don't have anything smart
£2000 - Vintage Omega 321 Moonwatch ....something with real history
£3000 -Rolex Sub of course.
Cheers,
Neil.
Circa £1,000 – Omega Speedy MKII or Cal 1045, or SM300
Circa £2,000 – Omega Baby PloProf or a nice Autavia
Circa £3,000 – Tudor Snowflake Sub, or Big Block Chrono, Autavia GMT
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Excelsior Park Monte Carlo / Bulova Marine Star or similar
Good man!
£1000 - MY '66 cal.564 black dialled Omega Pie Pan Constellation
£2000 - MY '71 cal.861 'Stepped dial' Omega Speedmaster (b but no p).......
£3000 - A loose 'Plexi' 5513 Sub. A fat pile of £20'/£50 notes on the table in the current climate could do the trick?
If I had the money to branch out from Omega collecting I'd go for:
Circa £1K Glycine Airman SST
Circa £2K Heuer Carrera in top notch condition or 1163 Autavia
Circa £3k Heuer, Sinn or Lemania Bund (Lemania 5100 movement)
Cheers
Ian
Des, I think it has to be one of these.....a Speedmaster pre-68 with the lovely 321 movement. For the money it really is the bargain high quality vintage watch of the moment I reckon.
For a little bit more you could find a Rollie GMT 1675.
Either are great wearable (and tradeable) classic pieces.