Men's Vintage Watches

The Watch Snob is in.You may think you know watches, but let's be real you just don Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own and are just that opinions. Don worry, though. AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. But for those who would like a truly discerning opinion on timepieces, let the Watch Snob decree.men's vintage watchesHi Watch Snob,Being a student and not coming from a wealthy family, my funds are obviously limited. My immediate problem is that I do not own a timepiece. Please advise me on my next move. Should I get a decent watch that I can afford right now so that I can at least have something to wear to work? Or should I just save my money until I can afford a Patek Philippe or Jaeger LeCoultre that I know I will eventually own, even though it will be in a few years?There are problems with both of your options. If you try to get a watch, whatever that is, on limited funds, you will fall in step with the bleating herd, right over the cliff of horological mediocrity. Not to mention you will be wasting money that could have otherwise been saved toward a fine timepiece. If you wait and save money for a Patek Philippe or Jaeger LeCoultre, you will be forever checking your trendy smartphone for the time, which is at least as egregious an offense, not to mention your wrist will be naked, which is unforgivable.So what are you to do? Fear not: I have a solution, one that does not involve marrying rich (though it does have its upsides) or endearing yourself to a wealthy elderly gentleman with a fine timepiece collection. Buy men's vintage watches.Young watch collectors often feel they must start their collection by marching into the Audemars Piguet boutique and plunking down for a brand new Millenary. While that is commendable, I think there is value in starting with a piece from the golden age of watchmaking: the 1950s and Watches from this era are plentiful, built to handle the rigors of daily wear and fairly affordable. They have the added benefit of endowing you with an appreciation for the craftsmanship and heritage that so many of today watches try desperately to recapture. Mid century watches from some of the big watch brands also mean that you getting something from an era when these brands meant something: Longines, Breitling, Omega, IWC. You can find them all at vintage shops and (shudder) online, many times for less than the new timepieces from the same or inferior brands. Opt for a men's vintage sports watch, which will be sturdier and typically larger for a better fit with a young man lifestyle. The fact of the matter is, the complications that are worthy now are the same ones that were worthy a hundred years ago. I tend to lean toward the simpler, time only pieces and find the Patek Calatrava and Lange Saxonia to be perhaps the epitome of watchmaking excellence. However, a complication is what watchmaking is all about more than a means of telling time but an exercise in mechanical artistry. So while I would never sully my wrist with a regatta complication, I can appreciate the mental and mechanical perambulations that went into its development.Beyond worthiness, I have a certain fondness for repeaters of all kinds. A watch that introduces a sonic element is truly special and the engineering and manufacturing skill involved in making any repeater exceeds that of almost any other complication.Question from a watch knobHello Mr. Watch Snob,I looking for a Swiss made timepiece with some history that is good value. I came across Auguste Reymond, in particular, the Mega Boogie. Besides the horrific name given to this timepiece, I feel that it meets all of my criteria for an everyday watch. What are your thoughts on Auguste Reymond pieces and the Mega Boogie in particular?Let look at your criteria for an everyday watch: Swiss made, has some history and good value. Respectable, promising criteria. Now let look at Auguste Reymond: a cheap, off the shelf movement inside a case of indeterminate origin selling for far too much by a company that bought the rights to use the name of a long dead watchmaker. And then there the name, Mega Boogie. Need I go on, or can you make the big leap to my thoughts about this pathetic excuse for a timepiece?Men's Vintage Watches

The Watch Snob is in.You may think you know watches, but let's be real you just don Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own and are just that opinions. Don worry, though. AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. But for those who would like a truly discerning opinion on timepieces, let the Watch Snob decree.men's vintage watchesHi Watch Snob,Being a student and not coming from a wealthy family, my funds are obviously limited. My immediate problem is that I do not own a timepiece. Please advise me on my next move. Should I get a decent watch that I can afford right now so that I can at least have something to wear to work? Or should I just save my money until I can afford a Patek Philippe or Jaeger LeCoultre that I know I will eventually own, even though it will be in a few years?There are problems with both of your options. If you try to get a watch, whatever that is, on limited funds, you will fall in step with the bleating herd, right over the cliff of horological mediocrity. Not to mention you will be wasting money that could have otherwise been saved toward a fine timepiece. If you wait and save money for a Patek Philippe or Jaeger LeCoultre, you will be forever checking your trendy smartphone for the time, which is at least as egregious an offense, not to mention your wrist will be naked, which is unforgivable.So what are you to do? Fear not: I have a solution, one that does not involve marrying rich (though it does have its upsides) or endearing yourself to a wealthy elderly gentleman with a fine timepiece collection. Buy men's vintage watches.Young watch collectors often feel they must start their collection by marching into the Audemars Piguet boutique and plunking down for a brand new Millenary. While that is commendable, I think there is value in starting with a piece from the golden age of watchmaking: the 1950s and Watches from this era are plentiful, built to handle the rigors of daily wear and fairly affordable. They have the added benefit of endowing you with an appreciation for the craftsmanship and heritage that so many of today watches try desperately to recapture. Mid century watches from some of the big watch brands also mean that you getting something from an era when these brands meant something: Longines, Breitling, Omega, IWC. You can find them all at vintage shops and (shudder) online, many times for less than the new timepieces from the same or inferior brands. Opt for a men's vintage sports watch, which will be sturdier and typically larger for a better fit with a young man lifestyle. The fact of the matter is, the complications that are worthy now are the same ones that were worthy a hundred years ago. I tend to lean toward the simpler, time only pieces and find the Patek Calatrava and Lange Saxonia to be perhaps the epitome of watchmaking excellence. However, a complication is what watchmaking is all about more than a means of telling time but an exercise in mechanical artistry. So while I would never sully my wrist with a regatta complication, I can appreciate the mental and mechanical perambulations that went into its development.Beyond worthiness, I have a certain fondness for repeaters of all kinds. A watch that introduces a sonic element is truly special and the engineering and manufacturing skill involved in making any repeater exceeds that of almost any other complication.Question from a watch knobHello Mr. Watch Snob,I looking for a Swiss made timepiece with some history that is good value. I came across Auguste Reymond, in particular, the Mega Boogie. Besides the horrific name given to this timepiece, I feel that it meets all of my criteria for an everyday watch. What are your thoughts on Auguste Reymond pieces and the Mega Boogie in particular?Let look at your criteria for an everyday watch: Swiss made, has some history and good value. Respectable, promising criteria. Now let look at Auguste Reymond: a cheap, off the shelf movement inside a case of indeterminate origin selling for far too much by a company that bought the rights to use the name of a long dead watchmaker. And then there the name, Mega Boogie. Need I go on, or can you make the big leap to my thoughts about this pathetic excuse for a timepiece?Men's Vintage Watches

The Watch Snob is in.You may think you know watches, but let's be real you just don Let me, a true horological aficionado, enlighten your plebeian minds as to what makes a real watch, what you should wear when and what to do with those old watches of yours. All the opinions expressed by the Watch Snob are my own and are just that opinions. Don worry, though. AskMen will still be bringing you great features on interesting watches to buy, both old and new, expensive and cheap. But for those who would like a truly discerning opinion on timepieces, let the Watch Snob decree.men's vintage watchesHi Watch Snob,Being a student and not coming from a wealthy family, my funds are obviously limited. My immediate problem is that I do not own a timepiece. Please advise me on my next move. Should I get a decent watch that I can afford right now so that I can at least have something to wear to work? Or should I just save my money until I can afford a Patek Philippe or Jaeger LeCoultre that I know I will eventually own, even though it will be in a few years?There are problems with both of your options. If you try to get a watch, whatever that is, on limited funds, you will fall in step with the bleating herd, right over the cliff of horological mediocrity. Not to mention you will be wasting money that could have otherwise been saved toward a fine timepiece. If you wait and save money for a Patek Philippe or Jaeger LeCoultre, you will be forever checking your trendy smartphone for the time, which is at least as egregious an offense, not to mention your wrist will be naked, which is unforgivable.So what are you to do? Fear not: I have a solution, one that does not involve marrying rich (though it does have its upsides) or endearing yourself to a wealthy elderly gentleman with a fine timepiece collection. Buy men's vintage watches.Young watch collectors often feel they must start their collection by marching into the Audemars Piguet boutique and plunking down for a brand new Millenary. While that is commendable, I think there is value in starting with a piece from the golden age of watchmaking: the 1950s and Watches from this era are plentiful, built to handle the rigors of daily wear and fairly affordable. They have the added benefit of endowing you with an appreciation for the craftsmanship and heritage that so many of today watches try desperately to recapture. Mid century watches from some of the big watch brands also mean that you getting something from an era when these brands meant something: Longines, Breitling, Omega, IWC. You can find them all at vintage shops and (shudder) online, many times for less than the new timepieces from the same or inferior brands. Opt for a men's vintage sports watch, which will be sturdier and typically larger for a better fit with a young man lifestyle. The fact of the matter is, the complications that are worthy now are the same ones that were worthy a hundred years ago. I tend to lean toward the simpler, time only pieces and find the Patek Calatrava and Lange Saxonia to be perhaps the epitome of watchmaking excellence. However, a complication is what watchmaking is all about more than a means of telling time but an exercise in mechanical artistry. So while I would never sully my wrist with a regatta complication, I can appreciate the mental and mechanical perambulations that went into its development.Beyond worthiness, I have a certain fondness for repeaters of all kinds. A watch that introduces a sonic element is truly special and the engineering and manufacturing skill involved in making any repeater exceeds that of almost any other complication.Question from a watch knobHello Mr. Watch Snob,I looking for a Swiss made timepiece with some history that is good value. I came across Auguste Reymond, in particular, the Mega Boogie. Besides the horrific name given to this timepiece, I feel that it meets all of my criteria for an everyday watch. What are your thoughts on Auguste Reymond pieces and the Mega Boogie in particular?Let look at your criteria for an everyday watch: Swiss made, has some history and good value. Respectable, promising criteria. Now let look at Auguste Reymond: a cheap, off the shelf movement inside a case of indeterminate origin selling for far too much by a company that bought the rights to use the name of a long dead watchmaker. And then there the name, Mega Boogie. Need I go on, or can you make the big leap to my thoughts about this pathetic excuse for a timepiece?