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More vintage than not . . .

Many of us at Chronocentric, while we enjoy and own new watches, are more vintage than not.

Our reasons are varied, of course.

So are our watches . . . my co-moderators, Steve W. and Keith D. both favor vintage chronographs, as does our esteemed leader, Jeff Stein. And of course, saying 'Chuck Maddox' and chronographs was almost a redundancy.

The questions today are:

1) Why vintage?

2) What was the last vintage you wore?

3) And if not Omega, what was the last vintage Omega you wore?

4) If you don't have a vintage watch at all, which of your watches will be treasured by collectors 20 years from now?

MY ANSWERS:

1) I've always enjoyed the variety of designs and technology and the changes watches have gone through over time.

2) I wore this yesterday, to visit a clockmaker who dabbles in watches as well -- from the 1950s and before.

3) My last vintage Omega was earlier in the week.

A quartz chronograph, I feel compelled to post the mechanical worn prior to that

4) Just to cover all the bases, here is the modern Omega I think will be a classic in twenty years, coveted by collectors:

The "Great White"

Sam aka Hewybaby

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