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>>6786615
>Would you recommend checking out a different brand altogether, or sticking to the vintage pieces?

Jaeger LeCoultre has about equal finishing work to modern Patek Philippe but comes at a dramatically cheaper pricepoint. JLC tends to be soft on the secondary market though so you aren't likely to make a profit, but if you buy intelligently you can at least keep the money you put into it.

Vacheron Constantin is about equal to Patek in price but their finishing work is miles ahead of them. They have small army of watchmakers at their factory who specialize in using hand tools to finish their watch movements the old fashion way (Patek uses modern power tools which leave "chittering" marks on the anglage of their movements FYI) They're also the only brand that produces watches in significant numbers that still carry the Geneva Seal. Only criticism is their watches tend to have fairly vanilla movements in them for all of their entry level stuff. Finishing quality is greatand consistent throughout their lineup though.

A. Lange & Söhne has the best finishing out of any of the ones listed and they used to be Hitler's favorite brand. Be prepared to be raped on service costs though. These are 100% going to go up in value and I would buy these for an investment, not a Patek.

H. Moser & Cie is the final one I would recommend. I'm personally planning to buy either one of these or a Lange when I cash out hopefully. Their movements are superior to all of the above listed and they have finishing work arguably equal to if not a hair under Lange. Where they really shine is their dials which are truly beautiful. They're also owned the only independent, private watch company I've listed here. Their CEO is cheeky and loves poking fun at other brands and how they cut corners on everything. Also super low production numbers, so you will never run into someone with the same watch. High chance they will be worth a lot one day.
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