Originally posted by ragu
Holy, those vintage skeleton Omegas are insane and ~$1-2000?
Since I'm very unfamiliar to the mechanical/ winding watches (googling explains some), is this something you can wear everyday without wrecking it/ costing lots?
What's are some other alternatives within same price range?
Yeah but those watches are over 100 years old. In THAT shape for that age, thats insane, if I was in better financial standing I`d drop 2-4 times that on one of those. Each of those is a piece of (mint condition) history. Besides; how cool of a conversation piece would those be eh? Considering they`ve been keeping time since before WWI
I wear my mechanical movement watches everyday at work and elsewhere and I`ve never come anywhere near breaking one. Which includes incredibly rough usage; building & fixing heavy oil pumps that weigh hundreds of pounds; I think its safe to say they get a good beating everyday. Still no problems ever. Most Rolex`s are very very tough as well. They just wont die, in very similar use.
As far as maintenance; just give them to a watch maker once a year or two, and let him oil them up. Most watches never require much work at all, just simple lubes for all the moving parts.
Im FAR from an expert as to which watches are the most durable, but there are plenty out there. Hopefully Rage & others can chime in with that. From what I`ve heard the Tourbillion watches are the most delicate. I dont think that should much matter though as you`ll likely never find a new one for under $3k.
Last edited by Graham_A_M; 03-21-2012 at 10:45 AM.
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