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Posted by Vivid Boy on Dec-25-2012 07:51:

Watch Collectors

So im big on watches. I love them. I'm looking to make a purchase on a vintage 1913 Omega skeleton pocket watch that was converted into a wrist watch. Its a grand which is kind of steep...butttttt its pretty awesome.

does anyone else collect watches here?

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-25-2012 08:04:

Not a collector.. but watches are the only kind of male 'jewelry' that I like, and I'm kind of big on them too. I would LOVE to get some vintage shit like that, but every time I saw something that I liked, it was way too much :/

Posted by Vivid Boy on Dec-25-2012 08:08:

if you keep good care of them they rise in value. Call me crazy but after I purchase an Omega skeleton. I may start search for a German Nazi WWII watch. I won't wear it out in case i'm in a club, someone notices the swastika and I get beat down for being some kid of racist by some dumbass, but it would be a dope collectors item.

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-25-2012 08:25:

Nazi stuff would go for squillions man, no joke.

Not the sort of shit you'd wear to a club anyway

Neither is the Omega Skeleton, for that matter!

Posted by Vivid Boy on Dec-25-2012 08:42:

Oh I floss my watches haha.

Omega's are cool because they have beautiful designs and are relatively cheap compared to vintage rolex's and Patek's. I would say they are of the same quality in respects to time keeping but they are way more undervalued/

Posted by Vivid Boy on Dec-25-2012 08:51:

this one is going for $99 000

one of four watches used in the 1968 space expedition

baller. fuck you jay-z

Posted by Sushipunk on Dec-25-2012 08:57:

Went to space in 1968? $99K is cheap, IMO. Now THAT is a collector's piece.

Posted by Dykes_on_Jay on Dec-25-2012 09:30:

i actually collect bulova time pieces with the tuning fork mechanism. they are nowhere near as valuable as these though.

Posted by Amduscias on Dec-25-2012 17:43:

http://luxuryspot.watchesonnet.com/...indrique-watch/

^ Buy this from me

Only problem is, you have to wait a little over a year as these are made once you order them.

Posted by Acton on Dec-25-2012 18:20:

I do appreciate a good watch, but I still don't think I'll splash out on a super expensive model.

I've had my eye on the Qlocktwo W for a while, which costs circa �700 and will probably be the most I've ever spent on a watch....

... you guys will probably hate it, though, as I guess it's more of a 'cool thing' than a nice piece of time-keeping engineering

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Dec-25-2012 22:35:

i like clocks. Never been a fan of watches. Detailing is just too small for my eyes.

WWII watches are not that expensive. You can find a standard issued werhmacht for around 1000 - 2000. I do think that there are restrictions regarding the unit for which the watch was made depending on the country you are from. I purchased a uniform in Germany a few years ago, Legitimate and legal as far as I know.

Posted by wotyzoid on Dec-25-2012 22:45:

Don't know much but I've wanted an IWC for a while now. Those are DOPE.

Posted by Sleightful on Dec-26-2012 21:35:

I love some of the Ulysse Nardin watches but I'd feel out of place owning one unless I was a mariner.

Posted by srussell0018 on Dec-26-2012 21:39:

I've heard Fossil makes really nice watches

Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Dec-26-2012 21:43:

Goes well with my Oakleys while I'm stuffing a Cinnabon into my face hole.

Posted by Street_Soldier on Dec-26-2012 22:43:

Vintage Omegas are actually better than vintage Rolex watches. Before the 1960s Omega pretty much dominated the watch industry with its variety of designs and reliable movements, at this point Rolex had few desirable models and a not so reliable movement. When buying watches its mainly about the name, and since in todays world the Rolex brand is synonymous with luxury watches you are going to pay more for that.

I would be very suspect in buying any vintage watch from any brand. I can't imagine a watch made in 1913 would have been regularly serviced over the past 100 years. The parts made during that time are far from the parts in todays modern watches. I would expect their to be a lot more grinding and since synthetic lubricants were not available in those days they would need to be serviced at a much higher interval.

On that note the likeliness of having failing/broken parts is much higher, so I wonder where the replacements parts are actually coming from. Its near impossible to locate some spare parts for Omegas produced in the 1960s so I highly doubt finding ones for watches earlier than that would be easy.

In many vintage watches you will find replacement parts from a number of different sources, some of these parts being cheap parts from china, some parts will be hacked together from a similar part etc. Its even common to find a completely different movement inside the case.

In the case of your converted pocket watch, I wouldn't call that a vintage Omega, cause calling something "Vintage Omega" implies that it was made by Omega, I would really question how much of that watch was actually made by Omega if any at all. The dial has been engraved but its nothing original, probably something produced within the year and thrown into the watch. It appears a lot of work has been done engraving it but it sadly it doesn't add any value to the watch. Even if it did have a 100% authentic Omega movement, it wouldn't mean all that much anyway seeing as Omega pocket watches can be had for a few hundred dollars (for one in great condition). Generally people who collect watches prefer to have original unaltered pieces whose origins could be traced. A price tag of over 1000 is a very high price to pay. It is interesting piece and if you enjoy it then its all that matters.

As for watches increasing in value, its really not true in the traditional sense. The vast majority of the watches out there will only lose value. Currently some watch brands appear to be increasing in value but its because of price manipulation. For example someone could have bought a watch in 2008 for $1000 and today will see same make and model costs $2500. In the past 5 years Swiss watch companies have increased the prices of the watches by 1.5 times to 3 times their MSRP. The best indicator of what a watch costs is the MSRP vs the price of the item used, and in these cases the used prices arent increasing nearly as much as the new MSRP. Saying this there are some watches that are increasing in value but these are rare limited edition pieces.

Posted by Vivid Boy on Dec-26-2012 22:58:

best post in this thread. thanks man.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Dec-27-2012 00:13:

how is your collection ?

anything that stands out ?

Posted by on Dec-27-2012 00:18:

I like watches, unfortunately I don't like wearing them. I actually have one hanging from the shower head so I'm not late to work. I tend to lose track of time in the shower.