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The Watch Appreciation Thread (Reviews and Photos of Men's Timepieces by Rolex, Patek Philippe, Brei

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^ Nice. Is that the 42mm?
 
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I've always liked the planet ocean/seamaster over the speed, nice watch though!
 

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anyone with thoughts on a vintage dress watch for $2000 or under (preferably a decent bit under) and where is a good place to shop for such a thing without fear of being ripped off? I'm itching for something dressy I can wear to formal events where my speedmaster isn't appropriate, but it would not make a lot of sense right now for me to pony up for the JLC MUTM 39 or maybe a reverso that I want. Vintage Omegas seem pretty pricey these days (though within my range). I also really love the Universal Geneve watches I keep seeing referenced on Hodinkee (esp. something with a calendar and moonphase). Or something pretty plain in stainless steel or white gold. Another option would be something like a Nomos, but I think I'd prefer something with a bit more ... something. Provenance or horological significance or uniqueness. Other thoughts about what I should be looking out for on timezone or somewhere else?


There is a shop in the french quarter of New Orleans called "Quarter Past Time." My wife and I stopped in last year while we were in south Louisiana for our anniversary. They had a wonderful selection of cleaned, serviced, but not refinished pieces. I had a really good experience, and after the fact the only negative review I could find was that the owner was an :censored:. As my anniversary present, my wife bought for me a 1957 Longines which has very quickly become my favorite watch. (Pic below). I won't say how much she payed, but it was well within the budget you're looking for. They also had plenty of vintage Omegas, Hamilton, Heuer (predecessor to Tag Heuer)... pretty much name it in a great variety of price ranges. If you want, I can PM you the phone number and/or email for the owner. I certainly intend to go back.

Have you checked out Longiness and Hamilton?


not so much. maybe a vintage hamilton could be cool, though i don't know why i think of them more as tool watch than dress watch. i haven't thought much about longines. there are a lot of gaps in my watch knowledge.
thanks, i haven't looked there at all. and i think you are right about gold. obviously that's just not going to happen given the price gold is these days.


When I was looking at the shop mentioned above, I found myself really gravitating towards the different Longines. There were plenty of Omegas, but they all had that same Omega character. The Longines stood out as elegant and separate. To that end...

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p.s. That Raymond Weil Kappelan posted is the sort of small, simple, elegance I've been digging these days. Rock on. :slayer:
 

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very pretty, not familiar with that model though. deets?
 
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