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?
Last edited by Vivid Boy on Dec-25-2012 at 08:04
Dec-25-2012 07:51
Sushipunk
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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 :/
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Dec-25-2012 08:04
Vivid Boy
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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.
Dec-25-2012 08:08
Sushipunk
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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!
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Dec-25-2012 08:25
Vivid Boy
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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/
Dec-25-2012 08:42
Vivid Boy
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this one is going for $99 000
one of four watches used in the 1968 space expedition
baller. fuck you jay-z
Dec-25-2012 08:51
Sushipunk
Flickering, I roam
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Went to space in 1968? $99K is cheap, IMO. Now THAT is a collector's piece.
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Dec-25-2012 08:57
Dykes_on_Jay
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i actually collect bulova time pieces with the tuning fork mechanism. they are nowhere near as valuable as these though.
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.