Why? CBP are often great watches more rugged and accurate that any mechanical.Seems everyone wears a Rolex but me. Now I'm embarrassed to even post a picture of my ten dollar disposable.
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What watch do you wear?
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Yep, those couple of seconds a day really do tend to throw you off too the point you just can't trust them.
I own many chronometer handwinds and automatics. The vast majority are vintage. Any mechanical movement originally issued with a chronometer certificate will not remain at chronometer time keeping specifications through its life. Probably not after the first service/cleaning/lube. Can't say the same about most CBP quartz. That's just the simple truth of the matter.
Like I said, those couple of seconds a day can be earth shattering.
Like I said, the man shouldn't be embarrassed by his CBP. It's probably more accurate (and more rugged) than my expensive chronometers.
I never said he should.
This evening, my birth year watch --- a 1961 Omega Pie Pan Constellation with Omega's excellent in-house c.561 automatic chronometer.
Nice!!!
Sometimes I find the back of the watch to be as much if not more interesting than the front of the watch.
My earliest wristwatch is a 1934 Omega aviator w/ c.25.5. Designed to be strapped to the outside of the flying suit at the wrist or thigh. Fast knurled bezels and onion crown designed for use with gloved hands.
Bought it about 15 years ago from a friend who is a world renown Omega collector. Apparently nicer than the ones at Omega's museum.
Most of my vintage watches have shown incredible increases in value since I bought them. Watches aren't an investment, but I did well in buying mine before prices got stupid. Haven't bought a watch in years because of that, but I've kept my dozens of watches. May off load them soon.
Vintage watches aren't something I have an interest in getting into very heavily but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate them. That's just fabulous. So who exactly do you trust when it comes to the time when they need servicing? Are parts at this point becoming a bigger issue?
Parts aren't really an issue as I don't abuse my watches. I've never had any part other than gaskets replaced in any of my watches. I use a local watchmaker I've known for a dozen or so years. He's about 10 years younger than me so I should be good. He went to the old Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking before it closed its doors nearly twenty years ago.
That makes sense and it's real good to know someone you can trust. So how often do you usually have them serviced? Do you take them in religiously at a certain time or do you have them evaluated before having them serviced?
5-7 years. Unless it's one I rarely wear then less often. If I want to start wearing one of those often, then I'll first have it serviced. What's really important is to wind them occasionally as the lubes pool otherwise.
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I heard Rolex is now saying 10 years.