Late last week, I found myself sitting in the office of a notable dealer down south, being handed watch after watch, each one more unconventionally interesting than the last. There were pieces flown on the space shuttle, watches with dials bearing seldom-seen signatures of long-gone retailers, and pieces still largely overlooked by the masses, along with a hefty helping of heavy hitters too. You name it, he had it. This lead to a discussion regarding the market’s future, collecting for yourself, and the beauty of the decidedly weirder vintage pieces up for grabs today. Having said this, consider this week a bit of an ode to the oddballs, of sorts. A celebration of quirks, if you will. We’ve got a Tudor with Canadian Kodak provenance, an outstanding time-only Heuer, and one of the best buys in vintage watch collecting – a Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox. At the sportier end of the spectrum, there’s what many regard as the earliest dive watch, plus a Breitling pilot’s chronograph cased in 18k gold. For good measure, there’s a history lesson or two thrown in, so you can flex on your fellow collectors at the next nerdy get together. Let’s do this.
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