BB58 on a leather strap and my 1978 Seiko Turtle are my go to travel watches. You don’t have to think twice but I’m always pleased to have one on my wrist.
Well, I hope the P01 won’t become one of the future classics, never really got used to this model, not sure why. Would rather hope to see Tudor‘s 2010s Heritage Chronos turn out to be a classic. Not that I have ever owned one given they were too bulky, but I feel they deserve the fame given the strong story telling - just remember the video with the couple driving down the coastal streets in Southern Europe in a roadster with Dean Martin’s ‚gentle on my mind’ playing in the background!
Vintage Heuers as Boomer watches - ouch! Mostly ouch, because while I am not young, I also am not a boomer (not even from the same ending decade) and love them, at least on paper as I don’t own any yet. I’ve loved the Skipperera from the moment I saw it, but I certainly can’t afford one. I may get the new glass box version when my bonus hits in a few months. We shall see.
Anybody else find it odd that Hodinkee is always referred to as "the Mothership?" I feel like that site's time has come and gone, and they don't hold nearly the same respect and admiration as during the late twenty-teens. Some of their writers that came and went stand stronger on their own (yourself included, Tony), and don't need to qualify anything with the year or two they spent writing for the once-behemoth.
too hot is exactly right. and it’s not just indies, but everything else is up too. even lange prices have shot up noticeably, several references i adore are now being listed at $20k more than they were a year ago (examples: white-gold daymatic, richard lange jumping seconds, first-gen datos).
this is not good news. anybody who thinks it is good news is not the type of fan who will stick with the brand in the long run. they’ll just cash in on the appreciation and move on to the next pump.
time to step away from the secondary market, i’m not buying a pre-owned watch again until this latest bubble pops and prices flatten at whatever the next low is. there was a great buyers-market for about 24 months, from summer 2023 to summer 2025. and the way things are going, the next buyers-market will probably emerge around summer 2028.
BB58 on a leather strap and my 1978 Seiko Turtle are my go to travel watches. You don’t have to think twice but I’m always pleased to have one on my wrist.
Well, I hope the P01 won’t become one of the future classics, never really got used to this model, not sure why. Would rather hope to see Tudor‘s 2010s Heritage Chronos turn out to be a classic. Not that I have ever owned one given they were too bulky, but I feel they deserve the fame given the strong story telling - just remember the video with the couple driving down the coastal streets in Southern Europe in a roadster with Dean Martin’s ‚gentle on my mind’ playing in the background!
Vintage Heuers as Boomer watches - ouch! Mostly ouch, because while I am not young, I also am not a boomer (not even from the same ending decade) and love them, at least on paper as I don’t own any yet. I’ve loved the Skipperera from the moment I saw it, but I certainly can’t afford one. I may get the new glass box version when my bonus hits in a few months. We shall see.
Anybody else find it odd that Hodinkee is always referred to as "the Mothership?" I feel like that site's time has come and gone, and they don't hold nearly the same respect and admiration as during the late twenty-teens. Some of their writers that came and went stand stronger on their own (yourself included, Tony), and don't need to qualify anything with the year or two they spent writing for the once-behemoth.
lol it is the mothership!
Tbh I used to listen to Dan Patrick a lot and he still refers to espn as the mothership, that’s where I got it from
too hot is exactly right. and it’s not just indies, but everything else is up too. even lange prices have shot up noticeably, several references i adore are now being listed at $20k more than they were a year ago (examples: white-gold daymatic, richard lange jumping seconds, first-gen datos).
this is not good news. anybody who thinks it is good news is not the type of fan who will stick with the brand in the long run. they’ll just cash in on the appreciation and move on to the next pump.
time to step away from the secondary market, i’m not buying a pre-owned watch again until this latest bubble pops and prices flatten at whatever the next low is. there was a great buyers-market for about 24 months, from summer 2023 to summer 2025. and the way things are going, the next buyers-market will probably emerge around summer 2028.