Visited New Orleans last weekend, for a family event . . . walking around the French Quarter, I spotted this old Omaga watch . . . I know very little about it, at the moment, but it's hard to imagine that there is any modren watch that would give me so much pleasure, at this price point (around $1,000). Now, I get to learn about it, photograph it, share it with the community, but -- most of all -- it makes me happy every time I look at it.

Perhaps there are many who will have the same reaction to their brand new watch. They make chocolate and they make vanilla . . . Ford and Chevy . . . Coke and Pepsi . . . vintage and modern. It's nice to have these choices.

Jeff

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: Jeff,

: As a confirmed vintage guy, I was prepared to write a scathing
: reply. However I read the post and the reasons given aren't the
: typical whiny "I got screwed by a franken dealer"
: reasons we often hear. I was prepared to give my standard,
: "this is a guy who is not willing to do the work and take
: the risks necessary to be a vintage collector in today's
: market." The problem, after reading the post, is that this
: guy gives a pretty rational/reasonable explanation of his state
: of mind. He obviously likes vintage but he has
: "existential" reasons for trending toward new.

: I don't agree, as I type this while wearing a new Omega Coaxial,
: about the "New Advantage" he talks about. I bought the
: coax second hand, though it is a current model watch because I
: am a guy who doesn't care about new. I have never in my life
: that I recall bought a brand new watch from a dealer. I do care
: a bit about the story a watch brings to me and I don't care much
: about the story I bring to the watch. I like new and vintage
: with an obvious tilt toward vintage. I am interested in
: mechanical timekeeping. I am just different from this guy. I
: like what he wrote. I get it. It is not for me but I can coexist
: in a world with this guy and probably have a nice discussion
: with him while disagreeing. I won't say I can do that...or that
: I even want to do that with every New Collector.

: I would buy Mr. Felix Scholz a beer and talk watches with him and
: probably end up having a few beers and maybe dinner.

: JohnCote