Sir Charles
Interestng comments as always.
FWIW, it seems like this is the perfect place to trot out Memphis Raines in the Ferrari dealer from Gone in 60 Seconds.
Where he compares the 360 Modena that he finds in front of Starbucks to the 4 cam 275GTB that will make velvet ropes part and champagne flow from the heavens.
I still consider my 861 Speedmaster is a vintage piece, albeit one that's still in production in some form. (Although if I were buying back in the day when a 321 and an 861 were roughly comparable in price, I would have bought the 321) I may be a poseur and a weenie, but not because I wear an 861 Speedy (24/7 every single day BTW)
But while I think that some of the TAG Heuer reissues are nice watches, they're not classic like an old Carrera. The vintage watch is much cooler, not too much more expensive to buy, and cheaper to own both in the short run (buy a new TAG today and try and sell it tomorrow) and the long run (I fully expect that if you hold on to a nice vintage carrera, you'll be able to buy a small fleet of reissues in five years)
Two requests, Mr. Maddox.
1) repost that Memphis Raines essay. It's very very good.
2) Sell me your Siffert Autavia cheap, In about 50 years it'll be impossible to find parts for it.
(You can't blame a guy for trying.)

best
Allen