The Watch Appreciation Thread - Page 8

The really vintage bands that I find are in awful shape, so new are my only recourse. Don't know about others.

Streetwear and denim style.

I would dearly love a vintage watch like one of those but I know so little about watches I fear I would end up getting ripped off...also I am too poor.

Perhaps I will educate myself one of these days.

Do you guys buy your vintage watches online or at auctions or what?

Not a fan of what Squinky has on eBay as vintage NOS? He is a TZ seller as well... here is a 1950's lizard band I just got from him (haven't moisturized it yet or put it on): I've found a few sellers on Timezone that I follow and stick to what they offer. PM me if you want a link or a few suggestions.

With PG/RG I also like rich brown but with a bit of red in it (see above!).

BEAUTIFUL watch, one of the nicest I've ever seen. Out of curiosity, what's the ballpark on those? They were limited edition, correct?

Thanks. Yes, they were LE: 1000 ss ($8,500), 500 rg ($12,500) & 250 pt ($21,500). They were released in 1993, probably all produced by 1995 and many sat at dealers through 2000. Then they became the hottest watch for collectors. I bought this one at the end of 2005. Through a series of WTB ads, targeted emails to people who know people in watches and answering old FS ads, I turned up two in every metal. At that time, steel was going for $12k, gold was going for $15-$16k and platinum $20-$22k.

I even uncovered an ultra-rare Pisa Portuguesier for about $16k, but that was just too rich - even though I consider the Pisa the most beautiful of the lot.

A lot of the modern high-end straps are too thick to look good on the vintage watches.

However, I've seen some vintage watches with straps like these:

I think this strap is very nice:

nice

late 50s early 60s Tiffany AP on a new (very thin) strap. pic quality is horrible. oh well.

The Pisa Port really is beautiful. I just don't like the 'Pisa' branding over the sub-dial. I appreciate that Cellini doesn't visibly sub-brand the limited editions they commission.