every five years or so, I buy a brand new watch -- usually either a Timex Ironman or a Casio runner's watch. Nice plastic box, folded sheet of instructions (in six languages), protective plastic on the dial . . . all this, for $30 to $50.

yep, that's all the "new watch" experience I'll ever need!!

Jeff

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: I have a question for you.
: Since we are interested mostly in vintage
: watches we are very well used to buying and
: wearing a "used" watch.

: (Btw, I know watch collectors who would never
: wear a watch that has been on another person
: wrist for a sognificant period of time. They
: say the watch carries the "aura"
: of the previous owner etc...)

: Now I'm vaguely considering to buy a Tag Heuer
: super professional diver. (Btw, I have read
: that production of this model has stopped.
: Is this true ?) I have found this watch in
: two watch shopps in my area with a MSRP of
: around 1300euro. These watches are sold on
: ebay (they don't appear very often) for
: 500-700euros. Now it has been quite some
: time since I entered a shop and ought a
: brand new watch and I sorta miss this
: exprerience. Instant gratification, without
: waiting for shipping, without surprizes
: about the condition and being the first and
: only owner...

: If this model is indeed out of production then
: this is probably my last chance of buying
: one new, but on the other hand this also
: means that the pieces I saw in shopwindows
: are demonstration pieces that have already
: been in a lot of wrists... ;-)

: What would you do?
: Would you buy "new" or used and why?
: Do you ever miss the "buying a brand new
: watch" experience?

: Regatrds