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Aug 13, 2019, 04:39 PM
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Quartz watches
Do you have anything against quartz watches? Are they as much fun as a mechanical watch? What is the maximum you would spend on a quartz watch?
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Aug 13, 2019, 05:26 PM
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well got more quartz then mech just a few of my ismy's bakers dozen price depends on a lot of things
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Aug 13, 2019, 05:44 PM
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Aug 13, 2019, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by
hayday
I Can quartz be vintage? How old does something need to be before it's considered vintage?
An item should be at least 100 years old to be defined as an antique. Generally speaking if the item is no older than an antique but not less than 20 years, it falls under the term vintage. I have heard the term 'true vintage' as being at least 50 years old.
so heard some say anything over 30
so yes some of my seiko quartz are vintage pieces
edit think I did a thread on it but just to lazy to look
Last edited by is that my watch; Aug 13, 2019 at 05:54 PM.
sharky
one of the most original good guys their was never anything but a true friend "the daito to my shoto"
rest easy good buddy
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Aug 13, 2019, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by
Cybotron
Do you have anything against quartz watches? Are they as much fun as a mechanical watch? What is the maximum you would spend on a quartz watch
I ...almost... got one earlier this month, late last month..... it was a Junghans
Most places sell this model (an analog dialled Chronograph) for £445, I looked everywhere for a good deal - I eventually found an authorised retailer selling it for £332 !! Obviously that dial colour/strap colour combo didn’t sell for them so they were dumping it.
I put it in the basket (just one left) , I kept looking , I left it for a day, checked it out again .... it was still in the basket
For some reason, although I was very close to pressing order , I just didn’t .... another £20 or 330 even and I would have done. (Maybe it was the dial/strap colour combo but I think it was the price.)
Then the next day I looked again - again close to pressing order - but it had been snapped up.
So I guess that’s my price limit for a quartz - if it was £300 I might have just done it on day one.
I have an analog dialled quartz already (Kampswimmer ) and that was a very similar situation and price.
Back in the day, 35 years ago, I wouldn’t have blinked buying whichever it was, but now I do..
That’s not to say I wouldn’t but price would have to as above.
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Aug 13, 2019, 05:58 PM
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Exhibit A:
If it came up new at the above price I’d prob buy
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Aug 13, 2019, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by
Seriously
Exhibit A:
If it came up new at the above price I’d prob buy
Did you see this one? I think it's kinda cool.
https://www.junghans.de/en/junghans-...ster-mega.html
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Aug 13, 2019, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by
Cybotron
Nice, I’ve got another (mechanical) Meister on its way in the next couple of weeks
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Aug 13, 2019, 07:04 PM
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Other than the occasional G shock and Swatch, I'm not much of a fan of quartz... However... I'd gladly wear this all day every day:
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Aug 13, 2019, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by
gnuyork
Other than the occasional G shock and Swatch, I'm not much of a fan of quartz... However... I'd gladly wear this all day every day:
Yeah that's a beauty. But would you spend that much for a quartz?
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