You know it's vintage when you watch is "ultra-thin" but has a A. Schilds 1187 in it. I also know it is vintage because it is 3 times my age.
Anyone else have any more you know your watch is vintage when..., here is another one. You know your watch is vintage when it has more years to it than parts that make up the watch.
I'm a watchbreaker not a watchmaker.
Hi -
You know when it's vintage when you bring your watch to a 70-year old watchmaker who says "I had one of these when I passed my watchmaking exam!" - true story.
JohnF
PS: Stowa Bauhaus vintage with central seconds...
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When it's American made.
When the balance jewel screams "Incabloc? I don't need no stinkin' Incabloc!"
...it's less than 36 mm.
...it's an average watch but has an in-house movement.
...it's a family heirloom.
You know it's vintage when...
...someone says "I can't believe you wear one of THOSE!"
...someone says "Does that thing even work?"
...someone says "Does that thing keep proper time?"
...someone says "Hey, an old-timey windup watch..."
...It's gold-filled, not gold-plated, or worse, 'gold-tone'.
...It ticks really fast.
"Pipes are occasionally of extraordinary interest...nothing has more individuality save, perhaps, watches and bootlaces."
- Sherlock Holmes.
'The Yellow Face'.
...you keep checking it against your phone to make sure it's telling you the correct time.
...when its the last thing you look at for the purpose of telling the time
... when it cost more to service that its worth
... when a 45 year old woman says, "my grandpa had a watch that look just like yours."
I'm a watchbreaker not a watchmaker.
I used to do that...until I realised that my watch actually kept better time than my phone!Originally Posted by timesofplenty
...you keep checking it against your phone to make sure it's telling you the correct time.
You know it's vintage when people ask you why you're not wearing a suit to go along with the watch (someone did actually ask me this! Hahaha...)
"Pipes are occasionally of extraordinary interest...nothing has more individuality save, perhaps, watches and bootlaces."
- Sherlock Holmes.
'The Yellow Face'.
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