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| Vivid Boy |
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? |
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| Sushipunk |
| 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 like that, but every time I saw something that I liked, it was way too much :/ |
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| Vivid Boy |
| 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. |
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| Sushipunk |
Nazi stuff would go for squillions man, no joke.
Not the sort of you'd wear to a club anyway :p
Neither is the Omega Skeleton, for that matter! |
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| Vivid Boy |
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/ |
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| Vivid Boy |
this one is going for $99 000
one of four watches used in the 1968 space expedition
baller. you jay-z |
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| Sushipunk |
| Went to space in 1968? :wtf: $99K is cheap, IMO. Now THAT is a collector's piece. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| i actually collect bulova time pieces with the tuning fork mechanism. they are nowhere near as valuable as these though. |
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| Acton |
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
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| Looney4Clooney |
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. |
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| wotyzoid |
| Don't know much but I've wanted an IWC for a while now. Those are DOPE. |
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