After I introduced you in the vintage watch world, in the first part on the complete vintage watches guide , we have to have a clear idea on what are the differences between an antique and a vintage watch.
Luxury antiques
So, antiques are the timepieces all collectors run after. They are the items that are supposed to be unique or limited edition and will raise their value in time, so it's a piece worthing an investment for the future generation, or, why not, for the next decade. This kind of watch will have certain characteristics such as durability, accurate movements, exquisite details made by known artisans, etc. Moreover, they can be manufactured from metals and materials that are no longer used by current watch makers, mark that is surely to increase its value.
Vintage Watches
Watch collectors search for a variety of vintage watches, that ca be as expensive as the antique ones. The range consists of a multitude of wristwatches, elegant pocket watches or different sized clocks. Any collector knows how to recognise the quality of his watches , and this is a process that can be learned by any watch lover and enthusiast. Here are a few tricks that may come handy:
Signs of an Authentic Vintage Watch
- NOS strategy:
A good deal is represented by a good vintage watch at the right price. If you really need an “original” one, you will have to pay a gigantic price, or if the price sounds too good to be true, it's very possible that it isn't an authentic one. So you might want to settle with NOS (new old stock), which is an old product that has stayed on the shelf for a while. So the product is old, but it hasn't been used, a win-win situation for antiques collectors .
- Specific Conversions
There are numerous cases when watch owners go to horologists asking to make a few changes for different purposes: for example, in Switzerland elerly people want their watch hands to be painted darker or lighter due to their decreasing visual faculty. A specialist will use a removable paint, so a restoration will be easy to make.
Other requests are made in countries where the sun shines brighter or
in foggy ones, and many of them are made by the importer himself for a Rolex Submariner or an Omega Seamaster .
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- Watch Bible
Any watch lover has researched all there is to know about his favorite
watch brands, collections and models, but any respectable watch
collector should own the mother of all timepieces books, the bible of
watches: Wristwatches Armbanduhren Montres-bracelets . Absolutely everything there is to know you'll find in there, well organised after brands, history, characteristics.
Everything you need to know about watches is included in this book, all
great watch brands, their story underneath the surface, of its design
and diferent models and sizes.
- Wristwatch forums
A good place for research are the actual watch forums places, but be
careful that there are a lot of amators and many love to give advice on
watches without really knowing “the real deal”.
So those are good places for observation, but you need to grant more
than 10 minutes of study if you want to “have an eye” for real watch
expert advice.
- Learn from mistakes
The best and fastest way of learning is from your own mistakes. You won't wake up with the million dollars deal at from the start, you'll have to lose in order to advance. However, I will give you another advice that will escape you from many personal errors: learn from others' mistakes. So any online place where watch lovers gather is a great place of earning experience.
There are many groups, forums and pages where brand watch owners share
their stories behind their precious items: their succes or fail
purchases.
Next article will be about clear tips of determining if a watch is
authentic or fake , no matter if there you want new or used watches, so
keep us close.
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