Refurbished vintage watches
Discussion
What are everybody's thoughts on substantially refurbished vintage watches, essentially turning the watch into a 'new' old watch?
Rolex are able to use authentic parts to turn an old beater into something which looks like it was sold just yesterday. You lose the patina on the dial and case wear, which is part of the appeal of a vintage watch, but gain the ability to use the watch as you would a new model (not worrying about swimming in it and stuff like that).
Dominic and I spoke about this the other day as I'm looking at buying something which has been made 'new' by Rolex, but I really can't get my head around whether this is something I want or not. Are these refurbished watches even vintage anymore?
I like the worn look, but with it comes a sense of fragility - is a refurbed watch the best of both worlds or does it belong in neither?
Rolex are able to use authentic parts to turn an old beater into something which looks like it was sold just yesterday. You lose the patina on the dial and case wear, which is part of the appeal of a vintage watch, but gain the ability to use the watch as you would a new model (not worrying about swimming in it and stuff like that).
Dominic and I spoke about this the other day as I'm looking at buying something which has been made 'new' by Rolex, but I really can't get my head around whether this is something I want or not. Are these refurbished watches even vintage anymore?
I like the worn look, but with it comes a sense of fragility - is a refurbed watch the best of both worlds or does it belong in neither?
A bit of both to be honest Mel. I wear all of my watches and won't buy something overly fragile for that reason. However, I don't like to lose money if I move them on so also have that side of the coin in mind.
I suspect I'll pull the trigger on this one and wait until I get bored of it to see whether it was a bad idea or not!
You Seamaster sounds great - I'd love to pick up a '60s seamaster 300 at some point, but want a RN issued one so have cut my options somewhat.
I suspect I'll pull the trigger on this one and wait until I get bored of it to see whether it was a bad idea or not!
You Seamaster sounds great - I'd love to pick up a '60s seamaster 300 at some point, but want a RN issued one so have cut my options somewhat.
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