Off topic watch chat for the horologists out there

richkaz · Post by **richkaz** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 3:22 pm

ABM914 Wrote

No idea what to buy, budget at the moment is only £250, so what do you all recommend?

A few years ago I bagged a used 25 jewel lever Swiss Movado Kingmatic chrono running a Valjoux 7750 self winding engine for less than your budget. So far so good - It loses about a minute a week

abm914 · Post by **abm914** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:12 pm

Thanks for all the responses - so where do you guys buy all your watches - Evilbay or are there other good sites?
What makes should I be on the look out for, etc. anyone know of a good guide on the net anywhere?

Also - if I doubled the budget to £500 - would that be more realistic to get a higher end watch?

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Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 4:16 pm

A good source are the forums.

TZ and The Watch Forum.

People with a passion for watches advertise on them and sell at fair prices.

Yes, £500 would open the market.

It's more down to want you like. Divers? Sports? Dress? Gold? Silver? Automatic? Quartz? Vintage? New? etc.

It's a real personal thing so buy something you like that you'll be proud to pass on to you little one.

smallspeed · Post by **smallspeed** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:48 am

how about a seiko bullhead/speedtimer?.. they seem to still be on the fringes but i can imagine them increasing in value pretty soon. they've nearly doubled in the last couple of years!

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:30 pm

This is my favourite watch and my 'daily driver'. I wear this more than any other.
It's a Carrera re-issue from 1999.
These early re-editions were a very accurate copy of the 1964 original.
The size is correct, the movement very high quality (the Lemania c.1861 as used in the Omega Speedmaster) and it was copied right down to even having a plastic 'glass'.
The dial is also identical, having just the Heuer logo and not disfigured with any TAG references.
A cool watch.

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:17 am

Looks cool Paul - how easy would it be to get hold of an original (from 64)?

Don't holding with this backdating nonsense personally....

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 9:26 am

sladey wrote:Looks cool Paul - how easy would it be to get hold of an original (from 64)?

Mark, I don't think they ever made any with an orange stripe.

Post by **Bootsy** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:02 am

sladey wrote:Looks cool Paul - how easy would it be to get hold of an original (from 64)?

60s Carreras are around on the market.

For example - £1300 for this manual 60s number

or this Volvo special edition for £2500

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:17 am

Nice!

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:56 am

sladey wrote:Looks cool Paul - how easy would it be to get hold of an original (from 64)?

Don't holding with this backdating nonsense personally....

In a similar vein to Paul's but a little more 'vintage'

Available here:

http://www.vintageheuer.com/modelcodeH108.htm

Ferry Man · Post by **Ferry Man** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:54 am

Ferry Man wrote:This is my favourite watch... ...It's a Carrera re-issue from 1999.

I bought mine new and back then paid £1,250.
Nowadays they fetch about £1,200-£1,300.
Mind you, I don't advocate buying expensive new watches as an investment. Remember, the value of your investments can go down...

sladey · Post by **sladey** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 2:47 pm

left4dead wrote: In a similar vein to Paul's but a little more 'vintage'

Available here:

http://www.vintageheuer.com/modelcodeH108.htm

I REALLY like that one - you should sell yours and get that one Paul

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:06 pm

My new watch, bought it on Thursday...its a 1966 Breitling Toptime Chorno, with the Venus 178 movement, now on a brown leather strap that really brings out the slightly aged lumini (sp?)

Im very pleased.

Will take some pics soon on the new strap as it looks a lot nicer imho.

I've thought about buying the '64 re-issue 'tag', but think i want to hold out for an original, lovely watch.

left4dead · Post by **left4dead** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:11 pm

JAN wrote:My new watch, bought it on Thursday...its a 1966 Breitling Toptime Chorno, with the Venus 178 movement, now on a brown leather strap that really brings out the slightly aged lumini (sp?)

Im very pleased.

Will take some pics soon on the new strap as it looks a lot nicer imho.

I've thought about buying the '64 re-issue 'tag', but think i want to hold out for an original, lovely watch.

Very classy & cool. Love it

Did you find it through a dealer

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:16 pm

left4dead wrote:
JAN wrote:My new watch, bought it on Thursday...its a 1966 Breitling Toptime Chorno, with the Venus 178 movement, now on a brown leather strap that really brings out the slightly aged lumini (sp?)

Im very pleased.

Will take some pics soon on the new strap as it looks a lot nicer imho.

I've thought about buying the '64 re-issue 'tag', but think i want to hold out for an original, lovely watch.
Very classy & cool. Love it

Did you find it through a dealer

Thanks.

Yeah i did, not confident enough to go it alone yet, i used these guys;

http://www.corrvintagewatches.com

Delivered by the main guy himself to my office, seemed a nice guy, very happy with the service so far.