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Why have repro watches when you can...
Have an original! I own three vintage watches my self... well, five if you count the two pocket watches... I have a 1933 Elgin (Art Deco beauty!) I have a 1936 Bulova, and a 1940 Bulova. They all work great! I found the 1936 Bulova at a thrift shop... it's not perfect but, it was working perfect and was marked at $5.00!!! Yeah, they drove a hard bargain but, I had to have it!lol My 1940 Bulova was no more then $80. and the Elgin was $65. and they work so well!
The trick is just to wind them up nicely each morning... one should never wind it all the way, it's bad on the spring! They keep good time and look so nice... you can get these fixed at most older jewelry shops or, a watch repair shop... those are hard to come by but, just crack open the phone book and start looking for one in the area... if you live close to LA, there's a guy who does great work! I can dig up the guy's info for those who may be interested!
Ebay is great to find vintage watches but, I also enjoy looking in antique shops... you can hold it, wind it, see how well it works and haggle a little on the price some times... and in the end, you walk out the store with a beautiful watch you can start to enjoy!
Now, the only plus to a repro is that they are battery operated... that's all I see good about'em.
=WR=
Have an original! I own three vintage watches my self... well, five if you count the two pocket watches... I have a 1933 Elgin (Art Deco beauty!) I have a 1936 Bulova, and a 1940 Bulova. They all work great! I found the 1936 Bulova at a thrift shop... it's not perfect but, it was working perfect and was marked at $5.00!!! Yeah, they drove a hard bargain but, I had to have it!lol My 1940 Bulova was no more then $80. and the Elgin was $65. and they work so well!
The trick is just to wind them up nicely each morning... one should never wind it all the way, it's bad on the spring! They keep good time and look so nice... you can get these fixed at most older jewelry shops or, a watch repair shop... those are hard to come by but, just crack open the phone book and start looking for one in the area... if you live close to LA, there's a guy who does great work! I can dig up the guy's info for those who may be interested!
Ebay is great to find vintage watches but, I also enjoy looking in antique shops... you can hold it, wind it, see how well it works and haggle a little on the price some times... and in the end, you walk out the store with a beautiful watch you can start to enjoy!
Now, the only plus to a repro is that they are battery operated... that's all I see good about'em.
=WR=