Vintage and Omegamania
Horologer Harry Tan has put out the call! The Heirloom Gallery will see Dr. Bernard Cheong will give the low down on vintage mechanical timepieces!
Once one of the leading watch houses of Switzerland, Omega had suffered the same near-death experience during the quartz crises of the 1970s. After being brought under the Swatch Group, it has seen a revival in its fortunes and gathered renewed interest with success of the Omegamania Antiquorom auction in 2006.
I have never paid vintage watches much attention, given my preference for the contemporary. However with the ever astronomical prices commanded by established brands, collectors have been looking at vintage through different eyes. In addition, advances in technology and restoration techniques have pushed the appeal of vintages timepieces from mildly tolerable to highly desirable. So how to judge a golden egg from a lemon?
posted by Teutoburg @ 3:35 PM
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