Hi all,

A big thanks to Jim & the boys for having me aboard and hopefully I can contribute to the fun around here.  Seems like a cool place to prop up one’s feet, crack open a beer and shoot the shit with some bros.

As some of you may know, I am a serious watchaholic with a special soft spot for vintage pieces.  I have a pretty large collection and have bought and sold many, many more.  Mostly they are watches produced prior to the 1990s and usually between the 1950s and the late 1970s.  The watches from this era have great panache both visually and in what I like to call their “superpowers” (chronographs, divers, GMT watches, etc.).   Before the 70s quartz revolution forced ever smaller margins in the Swiss watch industry and pretty much exterminated the American one the quality of these mass produced mechanical marvels was really top notch.  Which is why even today, some decades after their manufacture, you can enjoy them and wear them just about the same as you would a brand new watch.  But with the added huge plus of vintage style that can’t be beat and adds to your individual overall look.  Trust me, when you strap a nice vintage wristwatch on, you’re going to feel badass, manly and ready for the challenges of the day.

I’ll be talking about vintage watches in all price ranges because I firmly believe that there’s something cool to be had for any guy’s budget.  It doesn’t take a ton of dough to sport something cool and this ain’t no dick measuring contest.  So I’m cool with a watch like this…

…a nice late 60s Zodiac Sea Wolf diver that was often favored by the soldiers and navy men over in Nam and will run you around $700 give or take…   Just as I’m cool with this baby…

…a very hard to find mid-60s Rolex 6240 Cosmograph with water resistant screw down pushers and large crown, which will run around $30k…if you can find one. 

So no judgements and I’ll be talking about all sorts of great vintage watches that you can find out there in the wild either in shops, on eBay or through deals with other collectors (the best way to go, IMO).

In the meantime, here are some good places to learn about watches in general and vintage pieces as well:

Best on the Net for Vintage Rolex: http://www.vintagerolexforum.com/

Great place for all makes and a terrific sales corner: Timezone.com

Cool Omega site with good discussion of some other brands: Omega Forums

And another large omnibus site with a top notch sales corner and dedicated vintage forum: Watchuseek

Well, that should keep you fellas busy for a while. I’ll be back soon to start talking about some of my favorite models in depth and with some tips on what to look for in collectible vintage watches in general.

See you soon and best to all,

T.