old watches

[beddington]

im rather inclined to get a vintage watch, ideally mechanical but have some issues.

1. I don't know the right brands to look for. cost/quality/functionality

at moment I KNOW ive seen original rolex go for 500$ or less, but cant find anything online at the moment.

2. I have an extremely corrosive body chemistry. My sweat corrodes titanium glass frames in 6 months or less if I don't get the special over coat options. I KILL watches, I can kill a quartz movement made by Timex in just a few months.

Any ideas? I saw the post on Vostok, but the vostok Europe sight doesn't show the amphibian model or paratrooper on it

 

[Legion]

im rather inclined to get a vintage watch, ideally mechanical but have some issues.

1. I don't know the right brands to look for. cost/quality/functionality

at moment I KNOW ive seen original rolex go for 500$ or less, but cant find anything online at the moment.

2. I have an extremely corrosive body chemistry. My sweat corrodes titanium glass frames in 6 months or less if I don't get the special over coat options. I KILL watches, I can kill a quartz movement made by Timex in just a few months.

Any ideas? I saw the post on Vostok, but the vostok Europe sight doesn't show the amphibian model or paratrooper on it

If I understand correctly, Vostok Europe are a different company than the one that makes the Vostok classic, which are the more vintage style that the Amphibia and Komandirskie are.

If your sweat is that corrosive I would get the Amphibia models, since they are more water proof, and have less chromed parts (just the bezel, which shouldn't get sweated on.)


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[tankerjohn]

I should think you’d be fine with a proper dive watch. Is your sweat more corrosive than ocean salt water? Solid gold ought to be pretty corrosion resistant too, if you’ve got the cheddar for a gold watch.

 

[StillShaving]

By kill a quartz do you mean knock off a hand? Most are pretty durable for everyday use, more durable than a mechanical. I might recommend a g-shock but the older ones are digital. You could look for an older Seiko 5, I would expect them to be inexpensive. With the resell prices of Rolex, I would be very surprised if you could find one for $500 that runs and keeps time. There are lots of Vostok models on eBay.

 

[ajkel64]

Old watches are the best watches. That is all.

 

[Whilliam]

Best place to learn about and pursue vintage watches (or any watches, for that matter) is TimeZone.com. At least it was for me when I was collecting. The ambiance there is much like B&B: refined, polite and helpful.

 

[beddington]

standard battery powered quartz movement in a timex watch. I kill those things. it either my sweat or electric field. I kill them like ted kennedy in car